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 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — By acquiring rival software maker Macromedia in a deal originally valued at $3.4 billion, Adobe Systems is positioning itself to do battle with Microsoft over the tools to create, ...

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., April 18 -- Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday that it plans to acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion, a move than would combine two of ...

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. Under the terms of ...

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. The combination ...

Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. said on Monday it agreed to buy multimedia software firm Macromedia Inc. for about $3.4 billion in stock to extend its lead in the market for creating and ...

Software maker Adobe Systems won its lawsuit Thursday claiming that rival Macromedia infringed on the company's patents. Adobe filed the suit in August 2000, alleging that the user interface of ...

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 ...

We don’t generally delve into the software side of things, but this is pretty big news for webheads and the public at large. Adobe announced this morning that they will be acquiring webdev tool ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Adobe Systems Inc., one of the world's largest providers of document-design software, will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion, ...