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a milestone release for virtually every creative

Adobe has announced the Creative Suite 4 product family, a milestone release of industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical breakthroughs that bring down the wall between designers and developers-and packed with feature innovations-the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, Web, mobile, interactive, film and video production.

With new levels of integration for Flash technology across the entire product line, the release includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Adobe Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.

Adobe Introduces Creative Suite 4 Product Family

Radical Workflow Breakthroughs, New Levels of Flash Expressiveness and Integration Anchor Adobe's Biggest Software Release - Adobe has announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family, a milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical workflow breakthroughs that bring down the walls between designers and developers - and packed with hundreds of feature innovations-the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, Web, mobile, interactive, film and video production. With new levels of integration and expressiveness for Flash technology across the entire product line, Adobe's biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.

Adobe Delivers Creative Suite 4 Design Premium

New Creative Tools and Simplified Workflows Increase Efficiency in Cross-Media Design - Adobe has announced Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium, the latest evolution of the premier toolkit for creating and producing engaging design for print, web, interactive and mobile media. Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium software combines powerful new versions of Adobe InDesign® CS4, Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Extended (see separate releases), Adobe Illustrator® CS4, Adobe Flash® CS4 Professional, Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4, Adobe Acrobat® 9 Pro and the newly integrated Adobe Fireworks® CS4 for quickly prototyping websites and applications. A new version of Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Standard will also be available.

Adobe Unveils Creative Suite 4 Web Premium

New Collaboration Between Designers and Developers Simplifies The Delivery of Stand-Out Online Experiences - Adobe has unveiled Adobe Creative Suite® 4 Web Premium, the next major release of its award-winning Web design and development software. Packed with new features and offering significant productivity gains, Adobe CS4 Web Premium drastically simplifies creative workflows and reduces the time it takes creative professionals to develop high-impact, interactive websites and online experiences. Adobe CS4 Web Premium includes new releases of Adobe Fireworks® CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4, Adobe Flash® CS4 Professional, Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Extended, Adobe Illustrator® CS4, Adobe Contribute® CS4, Adobe Device Central CS4, and Adobe Acrobat® 9 Professional software. For the first time Adobe Soundbooth® CS4, the latest release of its innovative audio editing tool, is also included in Creative Suite Web Premium edition. A version of Adobe CS4 Web Standard will also be available.

Adobe Releases Creative Suite 4 Production Premium

Cross-Platform Video Toolset Delivers New Technologies For Creating Searchable Video Content - Adobe has announced Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, a complete solution for creative professionals who craft world-class video, audio, and interactive media-for delivery on-air, online, and on device. Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium offers unprecedented levels of integration across major new releases of its video, audio, design, and web tools, including Adobe After Effects® CS4 Professional, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4, Adobe Encore® CS4, Adobe Photoshop® CS4 Extended (see separate release), Adobe Illustrator® CS4, Adobe Flash® CS4 Professional, Adobe® Soundbooth® CS4 and Adobe OnLocation(tm) CS4 - now redesigned to natively support Intel-based Macs.

Adobe Debuts Powerful InDesign CS4 Release

Enables Publishers To Create and Deliver Refined Layouts in Print, Interactive PDFs or Flash Files - Adobe has announced Adobe InDesign CS4 software, a major upgrade to its leading professional page layout program. InDesign CS4 delivers powerful new features and enhancements that help increase productivity and efficiency, streamline and automate long document creation and expand output to new media, such as interactive PDFs or Adobe Flash files. With innovative and integrated collaboration services, InDesign CS4 enables users to design more in less time, avoid costly production errors, efficiently create unique content for multiple media, and work effectively with clients and peers. InDesign CS4 will be available as a stand-alone application or as a component of Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium and Standard editions (see separate release) and Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection.

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