Adobe Systems Incorporated

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	Company Name	Adobe Systems Incorporated
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	Company Type	Public ( NASDAQ : ADBE )
	Foundation	San Jose (1982)
	Location City	San Jose, California
	Location Country	US
	Key People	Charles Geschke , Founder<br /> John Warnock , Founder<br /> Bruce Chizen , CEO <br /> Shantanu Narayen , Pres & COO
	Industry	Software {Link without Title}
	Products	See Complete Products Listing
	Revenue	$2575 billion USD (2006)
	Num Employees	6,068 (January 2007)

Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee ) () () is an American Computer Software company headquartered in San Jose, California , USA.

Adobe was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke , who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell the PostScript Page Description Language . In 1985, Apple Computer licensed PostScript for use in its LaserWriter Printers , which helped spark the Desktop Publishing revolution. The company name ''Adobe'' comes from Adobe Creek, which ran behind the house of one of the company's founders.

Adobe acquired its former competitor, Macromedia , in December 2005.

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