Adobe opens development center in Noida

Adobe Systems Inc, a company dealing in network publishing, has announced the
official opening of its new R&D center at Noida. The center is built on a
three-acre plot with an investment of more than $ 10 million and has the
capacity to accommodate 370 software engineers.

The center would be the new facility for all Adobe employees in India
including marketing, sales and R&D teams. It has a modern CAT6 cabling
infrastructure, 200 percent complete power-backup, fiber connectivity and a
well-equipped gymnasium.

Adobe also announced its plan to invest up to $ 50 million in India over a
period of five years that includes investment in expanding the infrastructure
and R&D activities.

The Adobe India campus is responsible for the development of key Adobe
products like PageMaker and the Acrobat Readers for mobile devices. In addition,
it is driving key core technologies in the areas of image and video compression
and file format translation software to allow customers to deal with multiple
file formats. These technologies are shipping standard as part of key products
such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat and Premiere.

Naresh Gupta, MD, Adobe India, added, “The India campus has seen a
tremendous amount of growth since the first R&D center opened four years
ago. Our rate of progress is marked by the increasing amount of high quality
products and technologies developed here for Adobe customers worldwide. It is
rewarding to know that we have contributed to Adobe’s innovation and
success.”

Cyber News Service