June 8, 1992 -- Mountain View, California -- Adobe Systems Incorporated
today announced that it has signed an agreement with Hayden, an imprint of
Prentice Hall Computer Publishing, to create Adobe Press, a joint
book-publishing venture. Adobe and Hayden will work together to develop
and distribute high-quality books in both traditional paper format and
electronic format.

Topics for the books include graphic arts, Adobe computer applications, and
advanced technologies. The books will also encompass the role, function,
and art of typography, as well as how best to use Adobe's technology in
the graphic arts and printing industry.

"We believe combining Adobe's knowledge of computer science, computer
graphics, and typography with Hayden's knowledge of book production,
marketing, and distribution will create 8 very successful book publishing
venture," said Clinton Nagy, Adobe's vice president, Communications
Products Division. "We look forward to working with Hayden on producing
quality books and exploring new formats in publishing."

"The goal of Adobe Press is to publish books that contain practical
information and whose design, typography, and materials make them a
pleasure to own," said Mike Britton, publisher of Hayden and of Adobe
Press. "We are excited about this venture and believe that Adobe Press
will offer books that will appeal to a wide variety of computer users."

Hayden and Adobe will collaborate on Adobe Press books with technical
guidance from Adobe engineers, designers, art directors, and typographers.
They will be published and distributed by Hayden.

Adobe Press will begin publishing books in the summer of 1992. Design
Essentials, with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, the first title in
the Professional Studio Techniques series, is expected to be the first
book available.

Books from Adobe Press will be available through Prentice Hall Computer
Publishing's distribution channels, including bookstores throughout the
country, as well as through direct mail. Foreign language translations
will be available in select markets in Europe and the Pacific Rim. All
books will be published simultaneously in the United States and Canada.

Hayden, who published books for computer users of all experience levels, is
an imprint of Prentice Hall Computer Publishing and is headquartered in
Cannel, Indiana Prentice Hall Computer Publishing is a division of Simon
and Schuster, which is a division of Paramount Communications.

Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain
View, California Adobe develops, markets, and supports computer software
products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print, and
communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to
major computer and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of type and
application software products. Revenue for 1991 exceeded $229 million.

Simon & Schuster Business and Professional Group
11711 North College Ave, Carmel, IN 46032-5634
317-573-2500

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