Wave Issue 0501 1/7/05 Article 3-01

***Adobe Announces Acrobat 7.0 Software Availability; Beta
Customers Applaud Higher-Value Uses of Adobe PDF

SAN JOSE, Calif.
Jan. 5, 2005

Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the immediate
availability of Adobe Acrobat 7.0 software, a family of desktop
applications that enables workgroups to manage a range of
essential business activities. Acrobat 7.0, the latest update to
the Adobe Intelligent Document Platform, provides users the
ability to assemble documents from multiple sources, create
intelligent forms, and collaborate on projects inside and outside
the firewall, among other capabilities.

The Acrobat 7.0 family offers different functionality to address
specific customer workflows. Acrobat 7.0 Professional provides
more advanced control over engineering and design documents for
technical and creative workgroups that rely on specialized
software, including computer-aided design applications and
publishing solutions such as Adobe Creative Suite. Acrobat 7.0
Standard is ideal for business professionals in organizations of
all sizes, where the ability to effectively find, use and manage
vital information--from emails and Web pages to everyday
application files--is key to getting work done on time and
budget. Acrobat Elements is a license-only product that allows
enterprises to put Adobe PDF creation capability on every desktop
for more secure document distribution.

Adobe also announced the immediate availability of Adobe Reader
7.0, including a public beta version for the Linux(R) operating
system. The company's free client software can be downloaded at

www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

In addition to the ability to reliably view and print Adobe PDF
files, Adobe Reader 7.0 now offers more powerful capabilities.
Users can participate in document reviews, have Yahoo! Search
capabilities at their fingertips and can interact with 3D objects
placed in PDF. Adobe has distributed over half-a-billion copies
of Adobe Reader since its 1993 introduction.

Acrobat 7.0 Professional and Acrobat 7.0 Standard for Microsoft
Windows 2000 (with service pack 2), Windows XP Professional, Home
and Tablet PC Editions, and Mac OS X v10.2.8 and v10.3, are
immediately available in English. French, German and Japanese
language versions are expected to be available in early 2005.

Information about the availability of other language versions of
the Acrobat 7.0 family, as well as further details on pricing,
upgrade and support policies, is available online at

www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/