A Collection of Resources To Tell The Story of Adobe
In 1982 John Warnock and Charles Geschke founded one of the most influential graphics companies in history, Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe is a company that develops software used by many professional graphic designers.
The company didn’t start off developing desktop graphic software but a computer language called PostScript that would be used for accurate computer-generated pages without being specific to any computer or printer. In other words, it was a language that would standardize computer documents and printing.
Apple purchased 15% of Adobe stock in the early days of the company and became the first to license the Postscript language. After a number of years, Apple announced it would sell its stocks and look into developing its own technology which is now True Type fonts which are widely used in the industry.
Speaking of standardization another product widely used around the world is the PDF File. The year was 1991 when co-founder Dr. John Warnock launched an undertaking called, The Camelot Project which would later produce the PDF which is used to display graphics, fonts, diagrams, tables, etc., that would look and print the same on any device that could open a PDF document. With over 1 billion devices that Adobe Acrobat Reader is used on is proof of the success of this product.
In 1987, Adobe Illustrator was born and this was a PostScript-based drawing program that would soon become the standard for professional desktop publishing. It was well-received by professional artists and designers.
Photoshop which would become the companies most popular program and soon 90% of the world’s creative professionals would use it. Photoshop is what made me a long time customer of Adobe and it has come a long way from the first version.
There is a lot of history and current information about Adobe. Have a look at the sections included in this post that offer the resources that give you the complete story.
Resources
History
Adobe Inc. | History, Products, & Facts | Britannica
Adobe Corporation History — Silicon Valley Historical Association
History of Adobe Systems Inc. – FundingUniverse
Adobe Creative Suite: The history | Computerworld
Founders
John Warnock | Computer History Museum
Charles Geschke | Computer History Museum
Executives
ADBE | Adobe Inc. Company Profile & Executives – WSJ
Mission Statement
Adobe Mission, Vision & Values | Comparably
Adobe Mission Statement 2019 | Adobe Mission & Vision Analysis
Divisions and Subsidiaries
List of acquisitions by Adobe – Wikipedia
Ownership and Investors
ADBE – Adobe Inc Shareholders – CNNMoney.com
Adobe Inc. Common Stock (ADBE) Institutional Holdings | Nasdaq
Facts
30 Interesting Adobe Facts and Statistics (2019) | By the Numbers
Adobe Reports and Financial Statements
ADBE – Adobe Inc Financial Results – CNNMoney.com
Business Strategies
How Adobe Is Winning On Wall Street
Adobe pushes digital marketing strategy in China – Business – Chinadaily.com.cn
Reborn in the cloud | McKinsey
Competitors
Adobe Competitors, Revenue and Employees – Owler Company Profile
Adobe Creative Suite Competitors Review & Comparison | CMS Connected
Adobe competitors pounce after subscription backlash – CNET
Does Adobe have Competition? Not Really – Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBE) | Seeking Alpha
Marketing Strategies
Adobe: How To Dominate The Subscription Economy
Enhancing Marketing Strategies Through Automation | Adobe Blog
Marketing Mix of Adobe – Adobe Marketing mix
Adobe Marketing Mix (4Ps) Strategy | MBA Skool-Study.Learn.Share.
Adobe Marketing Cloud Strategy, Development, and Management | Perficient Digital Agency
Products & Services
Adobe products: desktop, web, and mobile applications | Adobe
List of Adobe software – Wikipedia
Adobe Creative Cloud – Wikipedia
Employee Relations
Why choose Adobe? | Adobe Careers
Adobe – Great Place To Work United States
Working at Adobe: 94 Reviews about Pay & Benefits | Indeed.com
Companies with amazing employee benefits – Business Insider
How Adobe Puts the Employee At The Center Of Their Global Well-Being Program
Company Culture
Insights into Adobe’s Award Winning Company Culture
Adobe and The Art of A Great Corporate Culture
How Adobe Instils a Creative Company Culture
How Adobe’s Company Culture Drives Continuous Success
Reputation
Adobe Reviews | Read Customer Service Reviews of www.adobe.com
Adobe Reviews – 108 Reviews of Adobe.com | Sitejabber
Company Complaints
Adobe Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
Suit Claims Adobe Does Not Refund/Cancel Minors’ Creative Cloud Purchases
Adobe Plans to Settle Breach Lawsuit – BankInfoSecurity
Adobe warning of legal problems if subscribers keep using old versions of Creative Cloud apps
Dolby sues Adobe for dodging license fees • The Register
Failures
Adobe apologises for global Creative Cloud failure – BBC News
Inside The Success of Adobe
Adobe: How To Dominate The Subscription Economy
Adobe: How To Dominate The Subscription Economy
Out of the box, into the cloud: Adobe’s transformation success story – dPrism
Adobe’s Record Revenue Proves Successful Business Transformation Is Possible – TechCrunch
Articles and Stories of Interest
Adobe Systems Inc. – The New York Times
How much a $1,000 investment in Adobe 10 years ago would be worth
Books
Books From Amazon Related To Adobe
Google Book Search Related To Adobe
The Latest About Adobe
Google Searches
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