Adobe has built up a strong arsenal of rich web design and enterprise applications, which span consumers, enterprises and service providers. Providing it can stay on top of security, standards and licensing, enterprises would do well to explore its product portfolio.

Adobe Systems is the dark horse of the software suppliers. Its product portfolio stretches way beyond the ubiquitous portable document format (PDF) standard, popularised by its Acrobat software.

Its brands include well-known brands which include Adobe Reader and Acrobat,Flash Player, Dreamweaver, Creative Suite, Flex, PostScript, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects.

This special 7-page report from Computer Weekly analyses the challenges facing Adobe, its financial performance, the services it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy.

Packed with graphs and diagrams, the report is essential reading for any organisation working with, or thinking of working with Adobe.