Adobe Offers New Design Bundles

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 video tools with the interactive strength of just-released Macromedia Flash Professional 8 and Macromedia Studio 8 software.

The Adobe Design Bundle combines Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software with recently introduced Flash Professional 8 software and is ideal for creating advanced interactive content. Launched in April 2005, Adobe Creative Suite 2 integrates cutting edge design tools – Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2 and Adobe GoLive CS2 software – with the all-new Version Cue CS2. It also introduces the Adobe Stock Photos service, Adobe Bridge and includes Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional software. Estimated street price is AU$2,899 inc tax or NZ$2,799 ex tax.

The Adobe Web Bundle offers Studio 8 software, the essential solution for Web design and development, with Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software. Announced in August 2005, Studio 8 combines the latest releases of award-winning Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Flash Professional 8, and Fireworks 8, and key maintenance and productivity tools Macromedia Contribute 3 and Macromedia FlashPaper 2 software. The combination of Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium and Studio 8 delivers expressiveness, efficiency, and comprehensive workflows to design, develop, manage and maintain rich experiences for print, the Web and mobile devices. The Adobe Web Bundle is expected to sell for AU$3,499 inc tax or NZ$3,399 ex tax.

The Adobe Video Bundle will team Adobe video solutions with Flash Professional 8. It is due to ship in early 2006. To be notified about the Adobe Video Bundle, when it becomes available, log in to www.adobe.com/bundles. Upgrade pricing is available for certain products. For more detailed information about features, system requirements, upgrade policies, licensing options and education pricing, visit www.adobe.com/bundles.