Adobe introduces Creative Suite 4 Product Family at Gitex 2008

The milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow delivers radical breakthroughs that increase ease of collaboration between designers and developers across the region.

Packed with hundreds of feature innovations, the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, web, mobile, interactive, film and video production.

With new levels of integration and expressiveness for Flash technology across the entire product line, Adobe's biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Adobe Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services.

Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection CS4 combines virtually all of Adobe's new design and development applications, technologies and services in a single box—the most comprehensive creative environment ever delivered. Creative Suite 4 is now available for purchase throughout the Middle East through Adobe resellers and partners.

"With the remarkable growth of the design and creative sectors across the region, Creative Suite 4's cross media technologies give designers and developers in the Middle East even better ability to create memorable experiences in print, online and via mobile handsets,"

said Andrew Lindstrom, Adobe Regional Manager, MEA and MED.

"Radical workflow breakthroughs and new levels of flash expressiveness and integration break through the barriers to cooperation that are traditionally experienced between designers and developers."

"The timing of the global release of Creative Suite 4 is serendipitous to the timing of Gitex Technology Week in Dubai and we are expecting a lot of interest in Creative Suite 4 as it will be the first time Middle East creatives and developers will have the opportunity to explore the new features of the Suite."

Adobe Creative Suite 4 offers a simplified workflow which enables users to design more efficiently by switching between mediums without leaving a project. Middle East Designers using the Adobe Creative Suite 4 product family can gain greater creative control using the new expressive features and visual performance improvements in Adobe Flash Player 10 to deliver breakthrough Web experiences across multiple browsers and operating systems. Adobe Creative Suite 4 also brings 3D centre-stage providing the ability to paint, composite, and animate 3D models using familiar tools.

"Gitex is the perfect opportunity for Adobe to emphasise our commitment to the Middle East market by introducing innovative and Arabic-enabled products as well as developing applications that deliver proven business benefits," said Jacob Alex, Adobe's Middle East Channel Manager. "This year, not only are we highlighting CS4 family but we are also demonstrating Acrobat 9's enhanced features, including those of the product's Arabic version."

During GITEX, Adobe will be running seminars on CS4, Acrobat 9 and LiveCycle products in two purpose-built theatres at their Gitex stand. The seminar sessions will cover topics including print, video, web, enterprise, platform and RIA technologies. Adobe is flying in product specialists and evangelists from across the globe who will be on hand to discuss the entire range of available Adobe technologies. Adobe will be present in Hall 4, Stand - C4-20b.