Successful exits
Following is a sampling of Adobe's successful exits.
AvantGo
AvantGo is the world's largest mobile Internet service, delivering rich, personalized content and applications to PDA, wireless PDA, and smartphone users.
Exit type: IPO, 2000.
Digimarc
Digimarc's digital watermarking technology protects media content from piracy and supports new methods of media distribution, enabling new entertainment experiences for consumers.
Exit type: IPO, 1999.
DigitalThink
DigitalThink is a provider of web-based learning solutions.
Exit type: IPO, 2000. Acquired by Convergys, 2004.
EFI
EFI is the market leader in printing technology, providing products, services, and support to handle all business printing needs.
Exit type: IPO, 1992.
FiveAcross
FiveAcross provides a web platform designed to build Internet-based communities.
Exit type: Acquired by Cisco Systems, 2007.
Kontiki
Kontiki provides a complete corporate video-on-demand solution.
Exit type: Acquired by VeriSign, 2006.
Netscape Communications Corporation
An Internet pioneer, Netscape created the first broadly used web browser.
Exit type: IPO, 1995. Acquired by AOL, 1998.
Siebel Systems
Siebel is a provider of sales force automation and customer relationship management software.
Exit type: IPO, 1996. Acquired by Oracle, 2006.
Shutterfly
Shutterfly is a leading Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service that enables consumers to share, print, and preserve their memories.
Exit type: IPO, 2006.
Tumbleweed Communications
Tumbleweed provides secure Internet communication solutions for enterprises and government organizations of all sizes.
Exit type: IPO, 1999.
Vignette Corporation
Vignette develops and markets content management software worldwide.
Exit type: IPO, 1999.
Virage
Virage provides rich media management software and intelligent video analytics.
Exit type: IPO, 2000.
Virtual Ubiquity
Maker of an online word processor, perfect for writing reports, proposals, and anything else you need to access online or work on with others. It looks and behaves like your normal desktop word processor, but it opens inside a web browser, so there's no installation required.
Exit type: Acquisition, 2007.
