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Adobe Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) has entered into an agreement to acquire Macromedia, developer of such popular web-publishing software solutions as Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, FreeHand, Director, and ColdFusion.

The all-stock transaction, in which Macromedia shareholders will receive 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for each share of Macromedia common stock, is valued at roughly $3.4 billion.

The combined company will continue to deliver solutions for the creation, management, and delivery of content and experiences, as well as focus on growth in such areas as the mobile and enterprise markets. Bruce Chizen will continue as CEO and Shantanu Narayen ...

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