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• [1] Macromedia Is Now Adobe (Designorati) Beth Dean laments the loss of FireWorks and speculates on the merger’s resulting product line. …
• [2] Ben Forta's ColdFusion Blog: Hello From Adobe (Web Services Journal - Montvale,NJ,USA) Yes, I now work for Adobe. Although, what I am doing is no different to what I was doing while working for Macromedia. Yes, I now work for Adobe. …
• [3] Adobe and Macromedia Are One (Adobe) Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen discusses his plans for the future of Adobe and Macromedia products. As a subtle reinforcement of the merger and his strategy, Chizen presents his vision in a multimedia presentation authored in Macromedia Breeze. …
• [4] Layoffs Pending After Adobe, Macromedia Merger (Digit UK) Adobe will reduce part of its workforce in light of its acquisition of Macromedia, saying Monday that employees who don’t lose their jobs may be offered relocation packages. …
• [5] Adobe Announces New Software Bundles (Forbes - USA) NEW YORK - No one can accuse Adobe Systems of dragging its feet. Just two days after finalizing its $3.8 billion acquisition of …

• [6] Aftermarket Movers: Adobe volume stays up (BusinessWeek - USA) DEC. 5 5:25 PM ET Heavy trading in Adobe Systems Inc. carried into aftermarket activity Monday, following the announcement that …
• [7] Opinion: Adobe and Macromedia merger (Digit
  Magazine - UK) …reasons. First of all, Dreamweaver is as close as possible to a de facto standard for a Web-design tool - a kind of Quark for HTML. …
• [8] Adobe completes Macromedia acquisition (Register - London,England,UK) Adobe has completed the acquisition of Macromedia Software and is marking territory on day one by hawking three bundles combining software from both companies. …
• [9] Adobe clinches Macromedia deal (Computer Business Review - UK) By Rhonda Ascierto. Adobe Systems Inc said Friday it had cleared the final regulatory hurdle to buy rival Macromedia Inc for $3.4bn. …
• [10] Adobe Systems "strong buy" (New Ratings - USA) NEW YORK, December 5 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Brean Murray reiterate their "strong buy" rating on Adobe Systems Inc (ADBE.NAS). …
• [11] Adobe Offers New Design Bundles (PhotoReview.com.au - Australia) December 6, 2005: Adobe Systems has announced three new product bundles that combine the design and publishing prowess of Adobe Creative Suite 2 and Adobe …
• [12] Adobe-Macromedia merger changes everything (Macworld UK) The merger between Adobe and Macromedia marks a huge change in the landscape of creative tools, not least Web development. It’s barely five years since Adobe and Macromedia were suing each other over alleged patent infringements - a battle that ended in a virtual draw. …
• [13] Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) SAN JOSE, Calif.–-Dec. 5, 2005—Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the completion of its acquisition of Macromedia, Inc. The transaction was finalized on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005. …
• [14] Adobe, Macromedia Deal Nearly Done (Developer Pipeline) ‘Macrodobe’ combo with Macromedia’s Flash, Dreamweaver and Adobe’s Acrobat, PhotoShop stables could be counterweight to Microsoft. …
• [15] Adobe and Macromedia are one (Economic Times - India) Adobe has announced the completion of its acquisition of Macromedia. The transaction was finalised on Saturday, December 3, 2005. …

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