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Titanium puts open source mettle against Adobe AIR — Web devs in deskstopland Adobe Air is getting an open source rival with Appcelerator Titanium, a new platform designed to let web developers build installable desktop and mobile applications using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.…... [Tags: adobe, air web, devs, html css, mettle]

A new cross-platform runtime environment takes on Adobe AIR.... [Tags: adobe, cross platform, titanium, web apps]

News to know: Layoffs at AT&T, Adobe, Real; AMD warns; $99 iPhone — Larry Dignan: AT&T cuts 12,000 jobs, will cut capital spending Jason D. O’Grady: Adobe lays off 600; skips Macworld Expo Sam Diaz: Next up for layoffs: Real Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: AMD warns of 25% drop in Q4 sales Larry Dignan: AMD: Fourth quarter sales to fall 25 percent sequentially Jason D. O’Grady: Say hello to the $99 iPhone Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Would a [...]... [Tags: adobe, adrian kingsley hughes, amd, amp, fourth quarter]

Tech Malaise Hits Adobe — ... [Tags: adobe, malaise]

Adobe plans to eliminate 600 staff positions — Software-company Adobe has announced that it will lay off 600 employees while it restructures its business. ìThe global economic crisis significantly impacted our revenue during the fourth quarter,î said Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO. ìWe have taken action to reduce our operating costs and fine-tune the focus of our resources on key strategic priorities.î The company blamed its revenue troub...... [Tags: adobe, ceo, fine tune, fourth quarter, global economic crisis]

Adobe shows off CS4 with cycle-of-life spot — If Dane Cook's character in the wildly successful Web series "You Suck at Photoshop" taught us losers anything, it's that Adobe knows how to advertise in the post-advertising age. (Yes, in case you didn't know, that whole thing was a big ad.) The company's latest video is the animated narrative above, showing a seed's journey through the cycle of life. The spot, which advertises Adobe's CS4, already available for purchase online, not only tells a story but does so using the powers of CS4. Just like "You Suck at Photoshop," "The Seed" wows the audience while displaying some of... [Tags: adobe, advertising age, audience, cycle of life, dane cook]

News to know: Adobe; Windows 7; Sun; SOA; Apple — Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: A plea to the Windows team: Don’t make Windows 7 too Mac-like Microsoft disparages open-source TCO with year-old case study Michael Krigsman: 5 steps to cut IT budgets wisely TechRepublic: 19 mistakes technical leaders make most often 10 classic clueless-user [...]... [Tags: 5 steps, adobe, apple, budgets, case study]

Sun Ships JavaFX Rich Internet Application Platform — Sun Microsystems has released its JavaFX rich Internet application (RIA) platform that puts the company in competition with Adobe and Microsoft in the RIA space. Despite its come-from-behind status, Sun officials believe JavaFX has a chance to gain ground because it is based on the ubiquitous Java language. - Sun Microsystems has released JavaFX, which the company bills as one of the most significant advancements to the Java platform. With the release of JavaFX 1.0 on Dec. 4, Sun delivers a new platform that merges form and functionality for building rich internet applications (RIA) with immersive media...... [Tags: adobe, application platform, functionality, immersive media, internet application]

Adobe To Cut 8% of Work Force — The software company released better-than-expected preliminary fourth-quarter earnings, but said it will cut 600 jobs, or 8% of its work force, because of slower revenue growth.... [Tags: adobe, fourth quarter earnings, jobs, software company]

In The Face Of Weakening Demand, Adobe Sheds 600 Workers — Today, Adobe announced it would lay off 600 workers, or 8 percent of its total headcount. The recession is forcing it to reduce its sales forecasts for the next two quarters. No wonder it canceled its booth at Macworld. When the big guys are hurting, everybody hurts. That brings our Layoff Tracker up to 76,000 tech jobs lost since late August. Adobe joins Leapfrog, which announced on Monday it will cut 70 people (10 percent) and Trutap, which will let 25 people go (80 percent) and is looking to sell the remains of the company. Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile... [Tags: adobe, big guys, crunch, headcount, jobs]

Adobe to Eliminate 600 Jobs Worldwide — Adobe on Wednesday announced plans to cut approximately 600 full-time jobs in response to less-than-anticipated earnings for...... [Tags: adobe, earnings, full time, time jobs]

Adobe Says It Will Cut 600 Jobs, Lowers Revenue Guidance — Adobe, hit by the global economic downturn, said it will cut 600 jobs and lowered its revenue expectations for the fourth...... [Tags: adobe, economic downturn, jobs, revenue expectations, revenue guidance]

Adobe to eliminate 600 jobs worldwide — Because of poor quarterly earnings, Adobe plans to lay off 600 employees as part of a restructuring program.... [Tags: adobe, jobs, quarterly earnings, restructuring]

Adobe lays off 600 workers, CS4 demand weaker than expected — Adobe said Wednesday that it will eliminate 600 full-time positions, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce, amid weaker than expected fourth quarter earnings. The company said in a statement that it will deliver fourth quarter revenue between $912 million to $915 million, down from its previous outlook of $925 million to $955 million. Wall Street [...]... [Tags: adobe, cs4, fourth quarter earnings, full time, quarter revenue]

Windows Media Player CD-Text — CD-Text stores additional information on a audio CD. The information consist usually of the album, name, song name, track info and artist. Many computer music players like Winamp or MediaMonkey can read CD-Text and display the information. Instead of playing track 1 the user would actually see the track name and related information. Windows Media Player never officially supported CD-Text which is where WMPCDText comes into play. The plugin for Windows Media Player 10 or 11 is capable of reading and displaying CD-Text information in Windows Media Player. The Windows Media Player plugin comes with an option to automatically load... [Tags: administrative rights, adobe, audio cd, burning software, cd text]

Adobe admits Acrobat 9 passwords can be guessed more quickly — Because the specification for the 256-bit AES encryption in Acrobat 9 provides greater performance than the previous 128-bit implementation, it also allows password crackers to try different passwords much faster... [Tags: adobe, encryption, implementation, password crackers, passwords]

Adobe decides not to exhibit at Macworld Expo — Software-giant Adobe will not have a booth on the show floor of the upcoming Macworld Expo 2009, according to Macworld. The company has not dismissed the whole gathering, but has chosen to dedicated its resources to demonstration and education sessions. "Adobe has decided to shift its focus at the Macworld trade show this year," a company statement said. Representatives will be on-hand for a full ...... [Tags: adobe, demonstration, education sessions, macworld, macworld expo]

Adobe to Skip Macworld Expo 2009 — Adobe's traditional spot on the Macworld Expo floor is up for grabs because the company won't be exhibiting at the January 2009 event in San Francisco. The company won't, however, be missing from the event because it will still be involved in several conference training events.... [Tags: adobe, expo floor, grabs, macworld, macworld expo]

Adobe Will Not Exhibit at Macworld Expo 2009 — Adobe, a major player in the Mac software market, will not be among the developers exhibiting on the show floor at next...... [Tags: adobe, developers, expo, mac software, macworld]