Adobe Systems and Print NW/Six Sigma Sign Agreement to Provide Adobe Acrobat Publishing and Distribution Services

Business Wire, March 28, 1995

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 1995--Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) and the Electronic Publishing Group (EPG) of Print NW/Six Sigma, today announced a strategic relationship and technology licensing agreement to provide Adobe Acrobat software as a key part of the EPG's electronic publishing services.

As a result of the agreement, EPG, an authorized Acrobat Information Integrator, will offer Adobe Acrobat technology as a solution for companies who want to convert print publications such as books, catalogs and manuals to electronic media for distribution via CD ROM and online services.

The Electronic Publishing Group provides services to convert a wide variety of documents into Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format that preserves the appearance of documents across all major computer platforms and printers. With Adobe Acrobat software, end users can view and print exact replicas of original documents including all graphics, illustrations and color. The EPG also develops custom Acrobat user interfaces and creates plug-ins, specialized software that enhance Acrobat software's core feature set.

As an authorized Acrobat Information Integrator, the EPG also provides licensing and distribution services for the entire family of Acrobat products to content publishers, OEMs, ISVs and VARs. Adobe Systems Inc. and the Electronic Publishing Group are currently engaged in marketing and promotional activities to support the worldwide introduction of these new services.

"Electronic distribution can save significant amounts of time and money through lower production and distribution costs," said Clifford Guren, vice president and general manager of the Electronic Publishing Group. "Many publishing houses see the advantages of information distribution via CD ROM and online services but don't know how to implement the technology effectively. With Adobe Acrobat software, we provide easy-to-use turnkey services that help our customers convert their print publications into electronic media."

"This agreement means that consumers gain access to huge amounts of visually-rich information quickly and easily," said John Warnock, chairman and CEO, Adobe Systems Incorporated. "By taking advantage of Acrobat software's extensible architecture and ability to link, annotate and search information, the Electronic Publishing Group adds significant value to the electronic publishing services it offers."

Print NW/Six Sigma is an information services company that produces, manufactures, packages and distributes printed, optical and magnetic media. The company's in-house capabilities include: electronic publishing, printing, CD ROM manufacturing, diskette duplication, packaging, CD-related printing, assembly, fulfillment, distribution and inventory management. Print NW/Six Sigma, founded in 1902, is headquartered in Fife, Washington and is a subsidiary of Quebecor Printing Inc. (QPI). QPI is the second-largest printing enterprise in North America with 82 printing and related service facilities in six countries.

Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of application 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 use. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim, serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Revenue for fiscal 1994 was approximately $598 million.

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Note to Editors:

Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

CONTACT: Adobe Systems Incorporated

Micael Wong, 415/962-2197

mwong@adobe.com

http://www/adobe.com/

or

Print NW/Six Sigma

Clifford Guren, 206/453-1173

cliff@pnwss.com