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<h2 id="acquisitions">Acquisitions</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Number</th><th>Company</th><th>Country</th><th>Acquired on</th><th>Acquired for (<a href="/facts/United_States_dollar/naEEDUhC">USD</a>)</th><th>References</th></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Emerald City Software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>March 19, 1990</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>BluePoint Technologies</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>June 20, 1990</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>LaserTools-Language Tech<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>June 1, 1992</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td><a href="/facts/OCR_Systems/r8hoSHJ4">OCR Systems</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>June 29, 1992</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Nonlinear Technologies</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>1992</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>After Hours Software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>1993</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Compumation</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>1994</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td><a href="/facts/Aldus_Corporation/3fzImV5j">Aldus Corporation</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>August 31, 1994</td><td>$437,676,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>LaserTools</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>September 9, 1994</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Photoshop</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>1995</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td><a href="/facts/Frame_Technology_Corp./ClIJXRcx">Frame Technology</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>October 30, 1995</td><td>$566,567,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Ares Software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>May 20, 1996</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Sandcastle</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>March 14, 1997</td><td>$3,500,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>HyWay Ferranti</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>September 5, 1997</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>DigiDox</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>September 16, 1997</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td><a href="/facts/GoLive/HtnJtaTM">GoLive</a> Systems</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>January 4, 1999</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Fotiva</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 5, 2001</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Accelio<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></td><td>April 15, 2002</td><td>$72,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Syntrillium Software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>May 2003</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Yellow Dragon Software-Tech<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>November 10, 2003</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Q-Link Technologies, Inc.</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>May 3, 2004</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>OKYZ</td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>December 7, 2004</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td><a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 3, 2005</td><td>$3,573,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Navisware</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 16, 2005</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Trade and Technologies France</td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>April 21, 2006</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Pixmantec</td><td> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></td><td>June 26, 2006</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>InterAKT</td><td> <a href="/facts/Romania/yolzk5cN">Romania</a></td><td>September 5, 2006</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td><a href="/facts/Serious_Magic_Inc./nQEv6Md2">Serious Magic Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>October 19, 2006</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td><a href="/facts/Scene7/469s73a7">Scene7</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>May 31, 2007</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Virtual Ubiquity</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>October 1, 2007</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>YaWah</td><td> <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a></td><td>September 15, 2008</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td><a href="/facts/Business_Catalyst/FDALbuts">Business Catalyst</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></td><td>August 31, 2009</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td><a href="/facts/Omniture/ffG7sKSF">Omniture</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>September 15, 2009</td><td>$1,800,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td><a href="/facts/Day_Software/Bj1d5XvJ">Day Software</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Switzerland/LcGuxeTe">Switzerland</a></td><td>July 28, 2010</td><td>$240,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Demdex</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>January 18, 2011</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td><a href="/facts/EchoSign/1A8fF4yD">EchoSign</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>July 18, 2011</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Iridas Technology</td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>September 8, 2011</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Nitobi</td><td> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></td><td>October 3, 2011</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td><a href="/facts/Typekit/KQaSoHwl">Typekit</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>October 3, 2011</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Auditude</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>November 1, 2011</td><td>$120,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Efficient Frontier Technology</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>November 30, 2011</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td><a href="/facts/Behance/2HmAgQxA">Behance Inc.</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 21, 2012</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Neolane</td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>July 23, 2013</td><td>$600,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Satellite</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>July 31, 2013</td><td>—</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td><a href="/facts/Aviary_(application_suite)/GF5u22zM">Aviary</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>September 22, 2014</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>46</td><td><a href="/facts/Fotolia/Bj1d5XvJ">Fotolia</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>January 28, 2015</td><td>$800,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td><a href="/facts/Mixamo/nMBobTfn">Mixamo</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>June 1, 2015</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td><a href="/facts/Livefyre/tQt222kc">Livefyre</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>May 10, 2016</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td><a href="/facts/TubeMogul/jk1efKE4">TubeMogul</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>November 10, 2016</td><td>$540,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>50</td><td>Sayspring</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>April 16, 2018</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Uru</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>April 29, 2018</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td><a href="/facts/Magento/s8IAqCF5">Magento</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>May 21, 2018</td><td>$1,680,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>53</td><td><a href="/facts/Marketo/VR1Io2J3">Marketo</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>September 20, 2018</td><td>$4,750,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Allegorithmic</td><td> <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></td><td>January 23, 2019</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>55</td><td><a href="/facts/Workfront/YFwlUMQT">Workfront</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>November 9, 2020</td><td>$1,500,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>56</td><td>Frame.io</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>October 7, 2021</td><td>$1,275,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>57</td><td>ContentCal</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></td><td>December 8, 2021</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>58</td><td>Abstract Notebooks</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>December 23, 2021</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>59</td><td>rephrase.ai</td><td> <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></td><td>2023</td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Indirect acquisitions</h3> <p>Adobe also owns the assets of numerous companies, through less direct means, through the mergers or acquisitions of companies later acquired by Adobe. </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Company_of_Science_and_Art/X89n3S5C">Company of Science and Art</a> (CoSA) <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Aldus_Corporation/3fzImV5j">Aldus</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Allaire_Corporation/CQThmbWP">Allaire Corporation</a> <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Live_Software/CQThmbWP">Live Software</a> <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Allaire_Corporation/CQThmbWP">Allaire Corporation</a></li></ul></li> <li>Authorware Inc <ul><li>Merged to form <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/MacroMind/Gk5Hwr6g">MacroMind</a> <ul><li>Merged to form <a href="/facts/MacroMind-Paracomp/Gk5Hwr6g">MacroMind-Paracomp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Paracomp/WMNIlTrD">Paracomp</a> <ul><li>Merged to form <a href="/facts/MacroMind-Paracomp/Gk5Hwr6g">MacroMind-Paracomp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Altsys/5WpVuR9Q">Altsys</a> <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/MacroMind-Paracomp/Gk5Hwr6g">MacroMind-Paracomp</a> <ul><li>Merged to form <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li>iBand Software <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/FutureWave_Software/bTRKmGLw">FutureWave Software</a> <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li>Andromedia Corporation <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li>Presedia <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/EHelp_Corporation/MDTnKa0k">eHelp Corporation</a> <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Macromedia/MDTnKa0k">Macromedia</a></li></ul></li> <li>nHabit.com <ul><li>Merged with GoodHome.com (<a href="/facts/Scene7/469s73a7">Scene7</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Engage <ul><li>Assets acquired by <a href="/facts/Scene7/469s73a7">Scene7</a></li></ul></li> <li>Cascade <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Scene7/469s73a7">Scene7</a></li></ul></li> <li>MidSystems <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Scene7/469s73a7">Scene7</a></li></ul></li> <li>TrueSpectra <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Scene7/469s73a7">Scene7</a></li></ul></li> <li>Touch Clarity <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Omniture/ffG7sKSF">Omniture</a></li></ul></li> <li>Visual Sciences, Inc. (formerly <a href="/facts/WebSideStory/aoTs6VTm">WebSideStory</a>) <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Omniture/ffG7sKSF">Omniture</a></li></ul></li> <li>Offermatica <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Omniture/ffG7sKSF">Omniture</a></li></ul></li> <li>Mercado <ul><li>Acquired by <a href="/facts/Omniture/ffG7sKSF">Omniture</a></li></ul></li> <li>Context Optional <ul><li>Acquired by Efficient Frontier</li> <li>Wrike***</li></ul></li></ul> <h3>Failed acquisitions</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Figma/I37bhU88">Figma</a> - After 15 months of regulatory review, the acquisition of Figma for $20 billion was abandoned after no longer seeing a path toward regulatory approval.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:71" href="#fn:71"><sup>71</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:72" href="#fn:72"><sup>72</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="stakes">Stakes</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Company</th><th>Business</th><th>Country</th><th>Value (<a href="/facts/USD/naEEDUhC">USD</a>)</th><th>References</th></tr><tr><td>September 21, 1992</td><td>Verity</td><td>Computer consulting</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:73" href="#fn:73"><sup>73</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 1, 1994</td><td>Crosswise</td><td>Applications software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:74" href="#fn:74"><sup>74</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>April 19, 1995</td><td><a href="/facts/Siebel_Systems/H5BI11V4">Siebel Systems</a></td><td>Application services provider</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:75" href="#fn:75"><sup>75</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>August 8, 1995</td><td>Fractal Design</td><td>Graphics software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>$2,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:76" href="#fn:76"><sup>76</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 23, 2007</td><td>Skysoft</td><td>Online digital music services</td><td> <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Republic of China</a></td><td>$1,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:77" href="#fn:77"><sup>77</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="divestitures">Divestitures</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Acquirer</th><th>Target company</th><th>Target business</th><th>Acquirer country</th><th>Value (<a href="/facts/USD/naEEDUhC">USD</a>)</th><th>References</th></tr><tr><td>November 1, 1991</td><td>Paracomp</td><td><a href="/facts/MacroMind/Gk5Hwr6g">MacroMind</a></td><td>Software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:78" href="#fn:78"><sup>78</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 28, 1996</td><td>—</td><td>Luminous<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:79" href="#fn:79"><sup>79</sup></a></td><td>Graphics software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:80" href="#fn:80"><sup>80</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>February 5, 1997</td><td>INSO</td><td>MasterSoft</td><td>Publishing software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>$3,000,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:81" href="#fn:81"><sup>81</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>March 24, 1999</td><td>Creative Internet Solutions</td><td>ChangeMedia</td><td>Internet service provider</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:82" href="#fn:82"><sup>82</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>May 20, 1999</td><td><a href="/facts/Calian_Technologies_Ltd./Nx0Hb6dS">Calian Technologies Ltd.</a></td><td>Why Interactive</td><td>Multi-media company</td><td> <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></td><td>$4,360,000</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:83" href="#fn:83"><sup>83</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>August 30, 1999</td><td><a href="/facts/Lotus_Development/8k8vj9x2">Lotus Development</a></td><td>Macromedia Pathware</td><td>Internet software</td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td>—</td><td><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:84" href="#fn:84"><sup>84</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_largest_mergers_and_acquisitions/YM639ynl">List of largest mergers and acquisitions</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lists_of_corporate_acquisitions_and_mergers/fboCsAxG">Lists of corporate acquisitions and mergers</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.adobe.com/">Adobe</a></li> <li><a href="https://clippingpathsworld.com/">Clipping Paths World</a></li> <li><a href="https://studiopixelpark.com/">Image Editing Services</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.clippingpath.ai/">Clipping 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