Adobe Systems Announces PageMaker 6.0

Major Upgrade Adds 50 New Features

Seattle, Wash. (July 17, 1995) (Nasdaq:ADBE) -- Commemorating the tenth
anniversary of the shipment of Aldus PageMaker 1.0, Adobe Systems
Incorporated today announced Adobe PageMaker 6.0 for the Apple
Macintosh/Power Macintosh and Windows 95 platforms, a major upgrade that
adds more than 50 new and enhanced features to the worlds leading
professional page composition software.

The first major upgrade to the program since the merger between Aldus
Corporation and Adobe Systems Incorporated, Adobe PageMaker 6.0 offers a
range of powerful new features emphasizing versatile color publishing,
flexible page design, expert printing and prepress controls, extensibility
via plug-ins, and enhanced compatibility and integration with other Adobe
products as part of the Adobe publishing solution. In addition, PageMaker
6.0 features new technology for creating publications in Adobes Por-table
Document Format (PDF) and authoring Hypertext Markup Language documents
(HTML) for electronic publishing on the World Wide Web.

"Version 6.0s new professional features and electronic publishing tools
keep Adobe PageMaker at the forefront of publishing technology," said Mike
Peronto, vice president of Adobe Publishing Products. "And, with its
tighter integration with Adobes other world-class graphics and publishing
products, PageMaker is uniquely positioned to be the product of choice for
creative professionals."

Versatile Color Publishing

Appealing to high-end publishing professionals, Adobe PageMaker 6.0 adds
nearly a dozen new color features. Among the most significant color
publishing enhancements in version 6.0 are: the Kodak Precision Color
Management System (CMS), complete Photo CD support with auto-sharpening
capabilities, RGB-to-CMYK TIFF conversion, and expanded PANTONE color
libraries - including the PANTONE Hexachrome libraries.

The Kodak Precision Color Management System helps PageMaker 6.0 users
ensure accurate and consis-tent color from scanning to on-screen
manipulation, proofing, and final output. Automatic sharpening and
color-management of imported Kodak Photo CD images in PageMaker streamline
the workflow of the production-focused user. Expanded PANTONE color
libraries allow the specification of inks such as metallics, fluorescents,
and pastels directly in PageMaker, while support for such advanced
printing technologies as the PANTONE Hexachrome libraries extends the
gamut of process color printing by permitting the use of more than the
four standard process colors.

"The fidelity of PMS colors on the screen is greatly improved," said Jim
Dornbos, beta tester and owner of service bureau Dornbos Press. "By
supporting high-fidelity color, PageMaker gives us the tools and
flexibility to print the expanded color gamuts customers want. Adobe keeps
providing more and more reasons to use PageMaker instead of the
competition."

Page Design Enhancements

New page layout features, designed with substantial input from PageMaker
users, include: multiple master pages, grouping and ungrouping, a new
Table Editor, position locking and unlocking of elements, polygon drawing,
a zoom tool, the ability to mask text and graphics, automatic alignment
and distribution of objects, user-definable grids, improved automatic
kerning, and the ability to move selected elements forward or backward.

"PageMakers multiple master pages are great, especially for creating
catalogs and magazines," said beta tester Doug Lidster, owner of catalog
publisher Woodsmith Corporation. "Adobe has added a lot of power without
making the product foreign to longtime users like us. All the new features
are intuitive."

Expert Printing and Prepress

New printing and prepress features of Adobe PageMaker 6.0 include
integrated automatic color trapping with sophisticated trapping controls,
such as the ability to specify trap width, trapping thresholds, black
attributes, and the ability to auto-overprint black text, lines and fills.
Print Fit view displays the relationship between the page and paper or
film to ensure a proper fit, while readers spreads allow for printing of
two-page spreads. PageMaker 6.0 also offers the option to designate
objects as nonprinting, which can speed output and allows users to make
production notes directly on the page.

Enhanced Compatibility and Adobe Product Integration

Adobe PageMaker 6.0 has several new features that enhance compatibility
with other Adobe products. PageMaker users can apply Adobe Photoshop
special effects from Adobe Photoshop plug-ins, such as Kais Power Tools
and Gallery Effects, to images directly in PageMaker. Additional
compatibility includes hot links to Adobe Photoshop, the ability to save
publications in PageMaker 5.0 format, and OLE 2.0 client support.

Electronic Publishing Features

Anticipating the transition of print-based publishing to on-line delivery,
Adobe PageMaker 6.0 provides new tools for the electronic distribution of
publications. The Create Adobe PDF plug-in enables PageMaker documents to
be saved seamlessly in Adobes Portable Document Format, com-plete with
automatic hypertext links, bookmarks, and article threads. PDF files can
then be distrib-uted electronically, including on CD-ROM or the World Wide
Web. PDF files can also be viewed and printed across Macintosh, Windows,
DOS, and UNIX platforms. PageMaker 6.0 includes new tem-plates for
on-screen design, making it even easier to design interactive, on-line
documents. The HTML Author plug-in lets users convert PageMaker
publications into HTML format for distribution on the World Wide Web.

Windows 95 Compatibility

Adobe Systems has worked closely with Microsoft Corporation to ensure that
PageMaker 6.0 will be one of the first major applications released for
Windows 95. A 32-bit program, PageMaker 6.0 will take full advantage of
the new user interface, performance enhancements, and memory management
promised by Windows 95. PageMaker 6.0 for Windows will be shipped with Win
32s dynamic linking libraries (DLLs) to enable users of the 16-bit Windows
3.1 to use the new features in version 6.0.

Extra Value CD-ROMs

Adobe PageMaker 6.0 is shipped on floppy disks, as well as on a Deluxe
CD-ROM. The Deluxe CD contains technical information and thousands of
dollars worth of software, including: the Adobe Acrobat Distiller and
Reader, Kodak Photo CD images, Straight Talk technical white papers, and a
multimedia presentation of new features. A second CD-ROM includes Adobe
Type Manager and Adobe Type On Call 2.0 with 220 free fonts that can be
unlocked upon registration of the Type On Call CD.

Pricing and Availability

In the United States and Canada, Adobe PageMaker 6.0 for the Apple
Macintosh and Power Macintosh is scheduled to be released in the summer of
1995. The Microsoft Windows 95 version is expected to be released in the
fall of 1995. The suggested retail price for PageMaker 6.0 is $895 (U.S.)
for Macintosh/Power Macintosh or Windows. Registered users of any version
of PageMaker can upgrade to version 6.0 for $149 (U.S.). Customers who
purchase PageMaker 5.0 after June 17, 1995 in the United States or Canada
are eligible to receive a free upgrade to version 6.0. For more
informa-tion, customers can call Adobe at 1-800-42-ADOBE (23623).
Localized language versions and support and upgrade polices for other
countries will be announced later.

System Requirements

Power Macintosh System Requirements: A Power Macintosh with 16 MB of RAM
(10 MB available to PageMaker*), Apple System Software 7.1.2 or later, 20
MB of free hard drive space for installation, and a 9 (PowerBook ) or 12
or larger monitor (640 x 840 pixels).

Macintosh System Requirements: A 68030 or greater processor, Apple System
Software 7.1 or later, 16 MB of RAM (8 MB available to PageMaker*), 20 MB
of free hard drive space for installation, and a 9" (PowerBook) or 12" or
larger monitor (640 x 840 pixels).

Windows 95 System Requirements: An Intel486 processor, 12 MB of RAM (8 MB
available to PageMaker*), Microsoft Windows 95, 24 MB of free hard drive
space for installation, a VGA display card, high-density disk drive, and a
mouse or other pointing device.

Windows 3.1 System Requirements: An Intel486 processor, 16 MB of RAM (10 MB
available to PageMaker*), DOS 5.0 or later, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later
running in enhanced mode, 24 MB of free hard drive space for
installa-tion, a VGA display card, high-density disk drive, and a mouse or
other pointing device.

* On the Power Macintosh/Macintosh, RAM requirements comprise 6 MB/8 MB for
the PageMaker application and a total of 2 MB for color management and OLE
libraries. Under Windows 95/Windows 3.1, RAM requirements comprise 6 MB/8
MB for the PageMaker application and 2 MB for color management.

Adobe Systems Incorporated was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in
Mountain View, Califor-nia. Adobe develops, markets, and supports computer
software products and technologies that enable users to create, display,
print, and communicate all kinds of information. The company licenses its
technology to major computer, printing, and publishing suppliers, and
markets a line of applications software and type products for authoring
visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of
powerful, but easy-to-use, products for home and small-business users.
Adobe has subsidiar-ies in Europe and the Pacific Rim, serving a worldwide
network of dealers and distributors. Adobes 1994 revenue was approximately
$598 million.
 
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