World's Best Selling Macintosh Web Authoring Tool Combined with Apple's Fastest-Selling Computer

San Jose, California, (November 5, 1998) (NASDAQ: ADBE)--Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that Adobe PageMill® 3.0 software, the world's best selling Web authoring tool for the Apple Macintosh® platform, will be bundled with Apple's innovative consumer computer, iMac. Adobe PageMill 3.0 delivers an intuitive and straightforward Web authoring solution to Apple iMac customers and is included with iMacs that have Mac OS 8.5 pre-loaded on the system. Mac OS 8.5 is Apple's recently announced "must have" upgrade to the Macintosh operating system.

"iMac combines the simplicity of the Macintosh with the excitement of the Internet," said Phil Schiller, vice-president of worldwide marketing, Apple Computer. "iMac is the simplest and fastest way to get online and the combination of PageMill 3.0 and iMac makes creating and updating your own Internet sites fun and easy as well."

Designed specifically to help businesses, home office workers and consumers stand out on the Internet, PageMill 3.0 for Macintosh brings drag-and-drop simplicity to Web page authoring, and supports many of the productivity enhancements available in Mac OS 8.5.

"The combination of Adobe PageMill 3.0 and the Apple iMac is really an ideal Web solution," said Kyle Mashima, vice-president of Adobe's Business and Imaging Solutions Group. "This announcement not only gets millions of consumers on the Internet, but also gives them a quick, easy and affordable way to create a compelling Web presence."

Key features in PageMill 3.0 for Macintosh include:

• An easy-to-use interface that enables busy professionals and personal users to quickly build professional-looking Web sites without having to learn complex applications or understand the intricacies of HTML.
• Integrated and enhanced site management features eliminate the time and tedium of maintaining and updating a Web site; users can instantly update their entire sites as easily as dragging and dropping.
• Drag and drop support for multimedia and Java that make creating and previewing eye-catching Web pages a snap.
• More design and layout features, including enhanced support for frames, fonts, color and more.
• Support for MacOS 8.5 enhancements including Navigation Services and Contextual Menus.
• Improved support for HTML editing, including more control over tables and source code editing.

Pricing and Availability
Adobe PageMill 3.0 for Macintosh software is available immediately with iMacs that include Mac OS 8.5. iMacs are available for purchase at Apple Authorized Resellers and online through the Adobe Store.

Adobe PageMill 3.0 is also available as a standalone product and sells for an estimated street price of U.S. $99. It joins Adobe's category-leading family of complementary products, including Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe PageMaker® and Adobe Illustrator® software, extending customers' ability to communicate on the Web and in print.

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.