Video games, computers find symbiosis
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The video-game industry and the computer software industry are converging as computer software developers, lured by big money, begin to develop products for the video-game market. Conventional wisdom used to claim that the PC industry would destroy the video-game market, but that eventuality appears to have been arrested. The video-game industry has survived because hardware makers such as Sega Enterprises Ltd and Sony Corp have developed high-performance video-game players. These machines now use CD-ROM technology, which perform better than on a PC. PC game developers have recognized that this market provides an excellent opportunity to expand markets for their products. Companies such as Sanctuary Woods Multimedia Corp, Maxis Inc, Rocket Science Games Inc and Spectrum Holobyte Inc are all developing titles for the video-game market. The video game market provides excellent opportunities but the costs for porting titles from PCs to video game players is high.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1995
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Adobe Systems' net soared 79% in period, exceeding forecasts
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Adobe Systems reported $53.4 million in earnings for the fiscal third period ended Aug 29, 1997. The announcement marks a 79% improvement over 1996 same-date earnings of $29.8 million, and surpasses Wall Street projections for the computer-publishing software manufacturer. Profits, meanwhile, jumped 27% from $180.9 million to $230 million. Adobe, which earlier worried about a decline in Apple Macintosh users, lists three reasons for the year-over-year performance. Emphasizing the non-Macintosh market helped Adobe Systems expand its Windows-compatible graphics applications sales by 75%. Mcintosh-based software sales still increased by 42%, representing the biggest surprise. Third, Adobe benefitted from tightening costs and unveiling a successful ad campaign that strengthened sales of its FrameMaker publishing program.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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Adobe Systems to unveil program to let computers ship complex documents
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Adobe Systems Inc introduces its Acrobat software, which allows complex documents, such as newsletters that include photographs, to be transmitted between different computing platforms. The product incorporates a technology called Portable Document Format (PDF). Acrobat allows a user to display or print a document as it looked on the machine on which it was originally created. Industry observers are enthusiastic, saying Acrobat could be Adobe's most successful product since PostScript, the company's popular technology for printing typefaces on microcomputers. Company officials say the new program will cost something more than $100 for a version called Exchange, which allows both viewing and printing of documents.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1993
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