Company Profile For Adobe Systems Inc

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe) is a diversified software companies. The Company offers a line of creative, business and mobile software and services used by creative professionals, knowledge workers, consumers, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partners, developers and enterprises for creating, managing, delivering and engaging with content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media. It distributes its products through a network of distributors, value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs) and OEMs, direct to end users and through its own Website at www.adobe.com. It also licenses its technology to hardware manufacturers, software developers and service providers, and offer integrated software solutions to businesses of all sizes. Adobe has operations in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia. In September 2008, it acquired YaWah ApS, a dynamic imaging software provider based in Denmark.

BRIEF: For the thirty nine weeks ended 28 August 2009, Adobe Systems Incorporated's revenues decreased 18% to $2.19B. Net income decreased 33% to $418.6M. Revenues reflect a decrease in income from creative solutions segment and lower knowledge worker & enterprise segment revenues. Net income also reflects decreased gross margins, an increase in restructuring charges, lower net interest & other income and the presence of net investment losses vs. gains.