Product Broadens Reach of Adobe PDF, Further Extends Value of Acrobat 5.0 Software

SAN JOSE, Calif., (December 11, 2001) (Nasdaq:ADBE)—Adobe Systems Incorporated, the leader in network publishing, today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® for Pocket PC, a new software application that builds on the company's vision to deliver visually-rich content anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC, which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe.com Web site at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html, allows mobile professionals and others the freedom to view content in the ubiquitous Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on devices based on the popular Pocket PC software from Microsoft Corp.

The public beta version of the product received an enthusiastic welcome from professionals across industries, many of whom pointed to its ease of use and the value it added by providing immediate access to Adobe PDF files from virtually anywhere.

"Adobe PDF supports the full range of materials we rely on, from technical reports with charts and images to text-intensive documents," said Al Cohen, a pilot for Air Canada. "Having this information available on my Pocket PC in Adobe PDF is far more advantageous than carting around paper, or even my laptop. With Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC, I can review documents wherever I am in an instant."

"We want to make online synonymous with available anywhere. Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC brings us closer to that goal," said Kendall Whitehouse, director of advanced technology development, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. "Because Adobe PDF is a standard format for distributing many of our materials, including school brochures, faculty research and class assignments, Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC gives our staff and students nearly universal access to important information. This enables them to review materials in a way that fits their busy schedules and lifestyles."

Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC extends the value of award-winning Adobe Acrobat® 5.0 software and Adobe PDF to a broad range of devices, including HP Jornada, Compaq iPAQ and Casio CASSIOPEIA Pocket PC personal digital assistants (PDAs). Adobe PDFfiles created using Acrobat 5.0, as well as Adobe InDesign® 2.0 and Adobe PageMaker®7.0, will offer the best reading experience on Pocket PC devices because they are automatically tagged with information on page structure and organization. This allows for easier and more reliable text reflow on a handheld device.

Pricing and Availability

Acrobat Reader for PocketPC is immediately available free of charge at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html for the HP Jornada 520, 540 and 560, Compaq iPAQ H3630, H3635, H3670, H3135, H3760, H3850 and H3870, and Casio CASSIOPEIA E-125, EM500, E-115 and E-200 Pocket PC PDAs. The product supports the Pocket PC and Pocket PC 2002 operating systems, is compatible with Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP, and requires Microsoft ActiveSync 3.1 or 3.5 (ActiveSync 3.5 is not supported on Windows NT 4.0) and a Pocket PC device with minimum memory of 16 MB. Acrobat Reader for Pocket PC is initially available in English only. Support for other languages is expected in future versions. For more information, please visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrmobiledevices.html.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for network publishing, including Web, ePaper, print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable content. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is the second-largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion.

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Matt Rozen
A&R Partners
650-762-2897
mrozen@arpartners.com