SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 14, 2000 - The Web has become, at its least, an extension of the presentation process. Whether you're putting an existing presentation on the Web for future reference to, say, board members who couldn't make the meeting, or if the Web is part of the presentation process, such as the U.S. political conventions, or the 2000 Olympics, you probably want to go with a professional-level development product. Everyone in the communications industries should have professional Web development on their resume anyway, so if you are just setting up a site, you might as well start off right, rather than having to upgrade later.

The two companies competing most fiercely on several professional Web-development fronts are Adobe and Macromedia (so fierce, in fact, that Adobe recently file a patent infringement suit against Macromedia). Macromedia's Dreamweaver is the market leader in authoring, with 70 percent marketshare as of March, 2000. Hoping to make a dent, Adobe began shipping GoLive version 5.0 today.

Adobe says GoLive is tightly integrated with other Adobe design tools, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Ilustrator, Adobe LiveMotion, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, and also provides workflow enhancements for collaborative Web design.

About Adobe GoLive 5.0

Adobe GoLive 5.0 includes more than 100 new features, including "360Code" that enables control over any Web source code. The tight integration of GoLive 5.0 with Photoshop, Illustrator, and LiveMotion streamlines the Web workflow with native support of .psd, .ai and .liv files, while the utilization of the Photoshop imaging engine within GoLive makes the files Web ready. Additionally, GoLive 5.0 offers Web professionals site planning and management tools for designing, producing and maintaining dynamic and compelling sites, enabling workgroup collaboration with WebDAV support.

"With version 5.0 we're empowering professional Web designers with the richest visual design tool to date for improving their development process," said Michael Hopwood, director of Web product management at Adobe.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe GoLive 5.0 for Macintosh and Windows is now available in the U.S. and Canada for an estimated street price of US $299, and can be purchased online through the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com or from an authorized reseller. GoLive 5.0 is also now available as part of The Adobe Web Collection, which also includes Illustrator 9.0, LiveMotion 1.0, and Photoshop 5.5, available for an estimated street price of US $999 in the U.S. and Canada. Pricing and availability may vary by region. Customers should check their local Adobe website for details.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds software solutions for Web and print publishing. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media, and authoring tools enable customers to create, publish and deliver visually rich content for various types of media. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Adobe is the third largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.