SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 16, 2002 (NASDAQ: ADBE) — Adobe Systems Incorporated, the leader in network publishing, today announced the immediate availability of Photoshop 7.0 with native support for Mac OS X. Creative professionals and photographers using the Mac can now take advantage of system-level enhancements in Mac OS X to more efficiently create the highest quality digital images with Adobe® Photoshop® 7.0 software. While fully compatible with the newest enhancements of Mac OS X, Photoshop 7.0 also supports Mac OS 9.1 and 9.2.

“Adobe and Apple are committed to working side-by-side to deliver the best quality, highest performance products possible for creative professionals,” said Bruce Chizen, president and CEO of Adobe. “By continuing to deliver Mac OS X-native software solutions, like the award-winning Photoshop 7.0, customers can enjoy working with their favorite graphic design, imaging, dynamic media, and authoring tools on the Mac.”

"The release of Photoshop for Mac OS X is a major milestone for both Adobe and Mac OS X," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We have a lot of joint customers who can't wait to get their hands on the unprecedented graphics capabilities and power that Photoshop 7.0 on Mac OS X provides."

Adobe Photoshop is the professional image-editing standard for creating, editing, and retouching images that can be used in all media, including print, Web and wireless devices. It empowers users to meet tight deadlines and exceed client expectations — or simply meet their own demanding standards — all with the highest-quality results.

Mac OS X combines the power and stability of UNIX with the simplicity and elegance of the Macintosh, delivering a more responsive, faster, and more reliable platform. Photoshop 7.0 supports multiprocessor enhancements for image processing in Mac OS X, as well as taking advantage of the new Aqua user interface and smoother looking controls. Photoshop 7.0 integrates with other Adobe applications that run natively on Mac OS X, including Adobe® Acrobat®, Adobe After Effects®, Adobe GoLive®, Adobe Illustrator®, Adobe InDesign®, and Adobe LiveMotion™.

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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Natalia Sandin
A&R Partners
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