Adobe (R) Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982 and based in San Jose, California, develops business, creative, and mobile software. The firm is known for its Adobe Flash (R) Player (R) and Reader (R), Macromedia (R) Dreamweaver (R) and Flash (R), Adobe Photoshop (R), Adobe InDesign (R), Adobe Premiere (R) Pro, and Adobe Acrobat (R) computer programs. The applications provide users with digital multimedia content creation, editing, and layout tools. The systems are distributed in multiple language editions. The Adobe Flash Player and Reader programs are installed on 700 million computers and devices worldwide. The firm's Adobe Acrobat software and Portable Document Format (PDF), introduced in 1993, support the cross-platform distribution of formatted text and graphic content. Adobe Systems also is known for its Adobe Flash Lite (TM), Macromedia FlashCast (TM), and Adobe Reader (R) LE mobile device programs. Adobe Systems acquired Aldus in 1994, Frame Technology in 1995, GoLive in 1999, Accelio in 2002, and Macromedia Incorporated in 2005. The company's technology is employed by organizations across the architecture and engineering, telecommunications, financial services, life sciences, manufacturing, nonprofit, education, and government sectors. The firm went public in 1986. It is listed on NASDAQ under the ADBE symbol. Adobe Systems was founded by Charles Geschke and John Warnock. The company has won recognition from 'Fortune,' 'Maclean's Magazine,' 'Businessworld,' and 'BusinessWeek.'