Software-maker Adobe Systems beat Wall Street's expectations in the first quarter with profits that rose 52 percent on continued demand for its design and Acrobat products.

When most people think of New Mexican cuisine, the first thing that comes to mind is chile peppers. So you might be surprised by Blue Adobe Grille, which has been serving tasty but not necessarily spicy New Mexican food for nearly a decade near downtown Mesa.

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. said it has canceled plans to include an automatic way to save documents in the popular PDF format in the next version of its Office software, amid an ongoing dispute with Adobe Systems Inc.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, mariachi music and devotional songs praising the Virgin of Guadalupe poured into the streets Sunday from the Old Adobe Church in downtown Scottsdale.

NEW YORK — Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time.

The Old Adobe Mission at Brown Avenue and First Street is celebrating its 75th anniversary.

Jose Burruel was 8 during the Great Depression when he watched workers stack 50-pound handmade adobe bricks and put up the thick walls for the first Catholic church in the small town of Scottsdale.

February 21, 2005

It may not be much to look at, but a 90-year-old adobe hut that stands in the path of a developer anxious to build new homes is worth saving, says a group of Queen Creek-area historians.

October 26, 2004

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Adobe Systems Inc., one of the world's largest providers of document-design software, will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion, the companies announced Monday.

One of the few remaining adobe homes built by a Scottsdale pioneer is being saved from demolition.

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