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The CEO

The CEO
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Darryl K. Taft
Darryl K. Taft
Oct 5, 2011
2 minute read
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The CEO

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Adobe President and CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks with members of the media during Adobe MAX 2011.


Press Conference

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Narayen, right, and CTO Kevin Lynch speak with journalists and analysts during the show in Los Angeles.


Buying Nitobi

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Adobe’s Ben Forta, right, director of evangelism, and Andre Charland, CEO of Nitobi Software, demonstrate PhoneGap at Adobe MAX 2011 on Oct. 4. Adobe has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Nitobi, which makes PhoneGap and PhoneGap Build. PhoneGap is an open-source platform for building fast, easy cross-platform mobile applications with HTML5 and JavaScript.


Angry Birds on Flash 11

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Emmy Huang, group product manager of Adobe Gaming Solutions, and Andrew Stalbow, general manager of North America for Rovio, preview a new version of Angry Birds built on Flash Player 11.


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Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition

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Lynch introduces Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition. Adobe Digital Publishing Suite allows freelance designers and small design firms to publish interactive content with Adobe InDesign CS5.5 on the Apple iPad tablet.


Touch for Photos

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Lynch introduces Adobe Photoshop Touch. Adobe Photoshop Touch is part of the Adobe Touch Apps, a family of six intuitive touch-screen applications.


Adobe Photoshop Touch

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Lynch, left, works with photographer Chase Jarvis to demonstrate Adobe Photoshop Touch.


Adobe Buys Typekit

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Lynch, right, and Jeffrey Veen, founder and CEO of Typekit, announce Adobe’s acquisition of Typekit. Available as a subscription-based cloud service, Typekit’s vast font library gives designers and developers creative license to deliver type that enhances the Web experience.


Adobe Creative Cloud

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Lynch unveils Adobe Creative Cloud, which will allow creative workers to access tools and services and collaborate online.


Adobe Touch Apps

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Lynch unveils Adobe Touch Apps. Adobe Touch Apps is family of six intuitive touch-screen applications.

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