Headquarters 345 Park Avenue San Jose, CA 95110-2704 Contact Phone: 408-536-6000 Fax: 408-537-6000 Website www.adobe.com Basics Index Membership: S&P 500, S&P 1500 Super Comp, Nasdaq 100 Sector: Technology Industry: Application Software Full Time Employees: 6,959 Exchange NASDAQ Background Adobe Systems Incorporated offers business and mobile software and services worldwide. Its Creative Solutions segment provides software tools for professional publishing, Web design and development, professional photography, video production, animation, and motion graphic production, as well as printing visually rich information. The company's Business Productivity Solutions Segment offers products, which meet the needs of enterprises to improve their productivity, help automate business processes, and improve collaboration. This segment provides knowledge worker customers with various applications and services to help them share information and collaborate. It also offers server-based enterprise interaction solutions that automate people-centric processes. The Mobile and Device Solutions segment provides solutions that create compelling experiences through content, user interfaces, and data services on mobile and non-PC devices, such as cellular phones, consumer devices, and Internet connected hand-held devices. In addition, the company offers various products and services, which address market opportunities ranging from the publishing needs of technical and business publishing to the company's OEM printing businesses. Its products and services are used by creative professionals; designers; knowledge workers; high-end consumers; original equipment manufacturer partners; and developers and enterprises for creating, managing, delivering, and engaging with content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices, and media. The company distributes its products through distributors and dealers, value-added resellers, systems integrators, and independent software vendors; directly to end users; and through its Web site at adobe.com. Further, it licenses its technology to hardware manufacturers, software developers, and service providers. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. Officers Mr. Shantanu Narayen, 44 Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Chief Operating Officer Mr. Mark Garrett, 50 Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP Ms. Karen O. Cottle, 58 Sr. VP, Sec. and Gen. Counsel Mr. Matthew Thompson, 49 Sr. VP of Worldwide Field Operations Mr. Bruce R. Chizen, 52 Strategic Adviser Financial considerations Total Cash (mrq): 1.72B Total Debt (mrq): 450.00M Ownership Shares Outstanding: 561.11M Float: 558.37M % Held by Insiders: 0.48% % Held by Institutions: 88.80% Stock price King Capital Investment Group http://kingcapital.tripod.com