Adobe celebrates 40 years of innovation in software development
A retrospective of the most important moments in the company’s history
Adobe, the American company famous for software products such as Photoshop and Acrobat, marks 40 years of existence, being one of the longest-lived IT companies in history. Founded on December 3, 1982 by Americans John Warnock and Chuck Geschke, Adobe has become, over the years, a center of excellence and benchmark in innovation and development of disruptive software products.
Four decades after its founding, Adobe produces approximately 100 software products, including some of the most widely used programs in the world, such as , Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express, Lightroom and Premiere Pro. At the same time, it offers exceptional experiences both to customers, through digital marketing applications such as Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Analytics or Target, and to employees, through openness to innovation and an extensive benefits package.
Therefore, on a global level, Adobe brings and promotes a high standard of well-being for employees and a package of superior financial and non-financial benefits, placing the company in the top of the most desired employers in the global IT market. The year 2022 also marks the 22nd year that Adobe has been included in Fortune’s list of the most attractive companies to work for.
Over the course of 40 years, Adobe has grown steadily by acquiring prominent companies, including some of the strongest competing organizations such as Aldus, Macromedia, Omniture or Magento.
Adobe Romania, the company’s largest center in Europe
On a local level, the subsidiary of the IT giant, Adobe Romania, the largest Adobe center in Europe focused on the development of software products, established in 2006, by taking over the local startup Interakt Online, reached the threshold of 1000 employees in October. The continued growth in terms of the number of employees, the training and development of the team being a constant concern for the company and necessary to increase the level of performance.
In the 4 decades, Adobe has constantly invested in innovation, research and development of software products that stand the test of time, and the organizational culture has always been focused on respect for partners and directed towards the employee. These values have guided our actions, development and evolution, and continue to inspire Adobe’s 27,000 employees every day.
In Romania, we value job satisfaction, we take into account needs and challenges, we constantly measure the degree of satisfaction of our colleagues. And the salary level, the benefits package, the learning and development opportunities are central elements in our talent attraction and staff retention strategy,” declares Cris Radu, Adobe Romania Site Leader and Vice President of Engineering.
In addition to competitive salaries, Adobe Romania employees receive a high-performance package of financial benefits, such as the annual financial reward for performance or tradable shares on the stock exchange, but also non-financial ones such as health benefits, personal and professional development programs, the opportunity to develop products innovative, unique experiences at the office, discount for equipment or sports subscriptions, days off, discounts&perks, benefits focused on wellbeing.
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