Adobe

Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) released Flash Player 9 for Linux on Wednesday, allowing users of the open-source operating system to create or use multimedia applications with the latest version of Flash.

Design and art software firm Adobe Systems made a pre-release version of its popular photo-editing software available for download this week, giving graphic artists and investors alike, a taste of its next-generation software.

Software development firm, Adobe Systems (ADBE), announced on Tuesday that it will contribute source code of its ActionScript product to the Mozilla foundation, seeking to bolster standardized web technologies.

Following the announcement of Adobe's next generation Acrobat software last Friday, the San Jose Calif.-based company showcased upcoming features and developments at several industry events, giving consumers and investors a look at its anticipated software.

Adobe Systems Inc. is preparing the latest versions of its Creative Suite software package, and flagship Acrobat file-sharing product, marking the company's first major product release since its Macromedia acquisition.

Adobe posted earnings on Thursday, detailing higher revenue, but saw profits fall over 30 percent.

Adobe Systems Inc. said on Wednesday Google Inc. had agreed to pay the multimedia software maker a significant amount to distribute the Web search leader's software.

Microsoft Corp. expects Adobe Systems Inc. to file a lawsuit against it in Europe over the use of software to make electronic document files, according to a report.