Desktop publishing specialist Adobe Systems is buying multimedia applications maker Macromedia in a $3.4 billion deal geared toward building a software powerhouse. The all-stock deal, announced Monday ...

Macromedia Flash—and its namesake file format—redefined the Internet browsing experience five years ago with scalable vector animations. Of the products in our roundup, Macromedia Flash 5 is the most ...

Combining two of the largest makers of software for creating and delivering digital content, Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday it will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at ...

With its $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems is buying into a crucial battle to shape the next generation of Web application development. Adobe, which built its name on the Portable ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Combining two of the largest makers of software for creating and delivering digital content, Adobe Systems Inc. said today it will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock ...

Macromedia Inc. warned yesterday of a “critical” security flaw in the latest version of its Flash animation player and advised users to install a new version that it released on the Web to fix the ...

An earlier open-source website development system from Macromedia that provided a complete package for e-commerce, content management and delivering custom pages based on users' interests. It worked ...

Adobe Systems has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by ...

Macromedia will be adding to its Web design software portfolio with Contribute, a utility created to enable Web site updates by non-IT staff. A beta version of the application was demonstrated to Web ...