Free PageMaker CD-ROM with education-specific content kicks off the initiative

San Jose, Calif., (June 26, 2000) (Nasdaq: ADBE)--Fortifying its commitment to the education market, Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced a new program that provides special programs and services, including a community website, instructional resources and reduced pricing, to educators, students and administrators. The new program benefits both K-12 and higher education.

"Adobe provides a complete set of industry standard tools to the world of professional design and web development," said Melissa Dyrdahl, senior vice president of marketing, Adobe Systems Incorporated. "It is essential that students learn how to use these tools to prepare them for the future. Our new program will make the process easier and more appealing for both the educators and the students."

A new community website for educators will be a primary component of the Adobe education program. The site, scheduled to go live on August 1, 2000, will provide a single location for educators to share ideas as well as a place to showcase schools and students. In addition, lessons from the Adobe® GoLive® Classroom in a Book will be available for teachers to incorporate into their own curriculum. There will be other instructional resources available on the site, as well.

To support the education initiative, Adobe is offering special product promotions for Adobe PageMaker®, GoLive and LiveMotion™. The first is a free CD-ROM with educational content to all customers who purchase PageMaker 6.5 Plus at the special education price. The CD contains free clip art, stock photographs, templates and tutorials to help teachers and students use PageMaker to its fullest potential. Additionally, GoLive 5.0 and LiveMotion 1.0 will be available as an educational bundle for $129. The bundle offers both web authoring and animation tools to help students and teachers create engaging online experiences. Both special offers are available from August 1, 2000 through October 31, 2000 in the US and Canada only.

In addition, the new program provides special education pricing for a number of Adobe products widely used in classrooms:

Acrobat® 4.0 $106 Illustrator® 9.0 $99 AfterEffects® 4.1 $280
Photoshop® 5.5 $299 Photoshop LE $49 Premiere® 5.1 $349
LiveMotion 1.0 $99 PageMaker Plus $289 Web Collection $399
GoLive 5.0 $89 InDesign® 1.5 $367

Adobe also offers volume licensing which provides substantial savings to educational institutions that purchase 10 or more licenses. For more information about the products listed here or volume licensing, please visit http://www.adobe.com.

"Educators have to prepare students for the world beyond the classroom by teaching them to think creatively and use the best tools for any job, so access to the suite of tools from Adobe is important," says Steve Adler, IT integrator at Northern Valley Regional High Schools in Bergen County, New Jersey. "With the new education program from Adobe, it is now easier for schools and students to acquire Adobe tools and explore first-hand how ideas can be brought to life in design and publishing environments."

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) 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. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Adobe is the third largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.