$41.68

0.14 (0.34%)

7/18/2008 1:29 PM

Adobe Systems, Inc. (ADBE)

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The Company offers a line of creative, business and mobile software and services used by high-end consumers, creative professionals, designers, knowledge workers, original equipment manufacturers developers and enterprises.

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Software (35), Application Software (70), Nasdaq 100 (99), Large Cap (467), S&P 500 (481), Graphics Software (16)
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Adobe Systems, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price:	$41.68
Last Trade Time:	7/18/2008 1:29 PM
Open:	$41.17
Previous Close:	$41.54
Daily Range:	$40.75 - $41.78
52-Week Range:	$30.70 - $48.47
Volume:	3,517,577
Market Cap:	$22.04B
P/E Ratio:	27.15
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Other News Headlines for ADBE

Adobe to make searching easier on Flash sites
7/3/2008 3:47:00 PM - AP
Adobe releases tools to improve Flash video search
7/2/2008 5:31:00 PM - AP
Software trade group spent $227,866 to lobby in 1Q
6/25/2008 9:21:00 AM - AP
S&P 500: ADBE
6/24/2008 11:36:00 AM - AP

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10 Adobe Systems, Inc. (ADBE)

Avatar raja786 (94.17) Submitted: 6/07/08 12:29 PM

I work as a Senior Flash Engineer, and have been working with Adobe products for more than 10 years now. I have been following the stock for about 2 years now, and I really feel that Adobe is in the strongest position it's ever been in.

I do realize the shares are a little pricey, but I am definite...More

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I work as a Senior Flash Engineer, and have been working with Adobe products for more than 10 years now. I have been following the stock for about 2 years now, and I really feel that Adobe is in the strongest position it's ever been in.

I do realize the shares are a little pricey, but I am definitely confident that buying even at these levels would easily beat the S&P. In the real world, I own this stock, and I would add more to my position on any dips.

Here are some of the main reasons why I think they will continue growing, possibly at a much higher pace
- I have worked with dynamically generating PDFs, and when it comes to choosing alternatives, there simply aren't any.
- Their Flex/Flash platform is growing at an unprecedented rate within the industry. It is by far the best solution for high end RIA and Rich media solutions.
- Take this CAPS site as an example. It's done in .NET and as a user, I noticed that it took months to clean up the bugs on this site (from when it was first released), and while it seems pretty stable right now, it would look a lot more smoother and nicer if it was done in Flex, and would have probably taken 50% less development time. More companies are realizing this and are looking towards a Flex based solution.
- By aligning Flex development closely with Java, Adobe has allowed the huge pool of Java Developers to easily get into Flex. This gives them a huge resource pool.
- And finally, with the release of Flash Player 10 (still in beta), they are out to really conquer the desktop. Flash Player has to P2P capabilities. Let me try to put in this perspective; approximately 95% of desktop users (in 'mature markets') will have Flash Player 10 installed by the end of next year (or somewhere around then) thanks to the ability of self-update in Flash Player 9. This means, or at least I think what it means is that you will see a huge push of desktop applications (using P2P) just like we are seeing for 'widgets' on the Web.

Anyway, I realize I might be getting too technical, but basically the potential is huge, and if Adobe management continues to execute it's strategy, I think this stock will continue to grow (>25% for the next few years).

Thanks,

Tehsin Bhayani

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1 Adobe Systems, Inc. (ADBE)

Avatar TexGEOas (< 20) Submitted: 7/19/07 2:58 PM

July 17, 2007

Print Owners News Group - Dallas, Texas

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Adobe Systems (ADBE)

In an incredible move, a few days ago Adobe seemed to gamble everything it has by imbedding a "print this at Kinko's" button inside new editions of its fr...More

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Recs 0 (ADBE) udflyerz (89.70) Submitted: 7/17/08 4:49 PM : Start Price: $41.17 ADBE Score: 1.83 Top Bull raja has me convinced. He seems to know what he's talking about, and the market looks like it agrees. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (ADBE) SaraFurlong (< 20) Submitted: 7/16/08 8:10 PM : Start Price: $40.93 ADBE Score: -1.59 The P/E is more than the growth rate. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (ADBE) Gemini846 (69.85) Submitted: 7/15/08 2:16 PM : Start Price: $40.14 ADBE Score: 1.45 Tech Software - MSN AAB Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (ADBE) djveed (38.00) Submitted: 7/14/08 11:45 AM : Start Price: $39.05 ADBE Score: 5.01 The new release of Adobe Acrobat 9 will result in increased sales from companies of all sizes. Additionally, Acrobat 9 now plays media, and it's easy integration will push other media players down in market share. The company's done a great job of putting its products on every desktop in the world, and they are further expanding their reach. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (ADBE) hansthered0 (< 20) Submitted: 7/13/08 7:35 PM : Start Price: $39.88 ADBE Score: 4.42 Scoutus Maximonius Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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