New Graphics Tool Instantly Adds Style to Your Web Site

San Jose, California, (October 12, 1998) (NASDAQ: ADBE)--Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® ImageStyler™ 1.0 software for Windows and Macintosh. Adobe ImageStyler 1.0 is a powerful Web graphics software application for the creative business user who needs to create professional-looking Web graphics. In just four weeks since its introduction, over 60,000 users have previewed and responded enthusiastically to Adobe ImageStyler software's productivity and creativity Web graphic tools that enable them to achieve extraordinary results.

Customers in the United States and Canada can purchase Adobe ImageStyler 1.0 for Windows 95 and 98, Windows NT 4.0, and Power Macintosh from Adobe Authorized Resellers and retail outlets for an estimated street price of $129 (U.S.). For additional information, customers can call Adobe at 1-800-685-3659. For a complete listing of international Adobe distributors, please see http://www.adobe.com/international/intlsales.html on the World Wide Web.

For the creative business customer who is using popular Web authoring tools, Adobe ImageStyler is a simple and powerful way to create Web graphics. "Adobe has introduced one of the nicest products I've seen for mere mortal business people who need to create Web graphics," said Chris Shipley, Editor and Publisher of DEMOLetter. "Adobe ImageStyler helps you create live objects, JavaScript rollover effects, and other design elements quickly and without a degree in graphic arts."

Adobe ImageStyler is a software program designed to help users like Debbie Jeffers, quickly create spectacular Web graphics. Jeffers, who manages Web sites for the University of Delaware, found that creating attention-getting Web graphics could be very time-consuming and tedious. "Literally everything I do, from creating Web graphics to making changes to other people's Web sites, can now be done in a small fraction of the time," she says.

With Adobe ImageStyler, non-professional designers can be instantly creative using style editing and live objects; easily update their site with batch creation graphics; and provide efficient Web production with auto-layout and JavaScript effects. For example, with Adobe ImageStyler, Darenna Rainsdon can add interactivity to the Internet and Intranet sites she manages for the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Mass., without having to learn JavaScript code. "Creating rollover effects can now be done quickly--without writing one line of JavaScript code," said Rainsdon. "I can create mouse-overs in an absolute flash with Adobe ImageStyler. The bottom line is that our site is going to have more interesting, appealing bells and whistles--without my having to work all hours of the night."

French and German versions of Adobe Imagestyler are expected to ship within 30 days, and a Japanese version within 60 days, of the U.S. release. Information on support policies for other countries will be announced separately.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems builds award-winning software solutions for Web and print publishing. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media, and authoring tools enable customers to create, publish and deliver visually-rich content for various types of media. The company's products are used by Web and graphic designers, professional publishers, document-intensive organizations, business users, and consumers. Adobe is the fourth largest U.S.-based personal software company, with annual revenues approaching $1 billion. It employs over 2,400 employees worldwide and has operations in North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim, Japan and Latin America. Adobe's worldwide headquarters are in San Jose, California and its web site is located at www.adobe.com.