http://www.adobe.com/Support/UserGroupRelations.html (PC Press Internet CD, 03/1996)
Adobe User Group Relations At-A-Glance
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User Group Relations brochure - a brief introduction.
Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is committed to supporting the
User Group community and maintaining long-term relationships with its
leaders and members. Adobe recognizes how User Groups raise awareness,
create goodwill, build understanding and educate members on the use of
computer software products and technologies at large.
Adobe User Group Relations is chartered specifically to support User
Groups, provide current product information, furnish new product tools,
offer special product discounts, supply review software and secure
knowledgeable speakers on Adobe(TM) technology. User Groups registered with
Adobe User Group Relations receive these benefits and a number of services.
Information Mailings
Regular bimonthly mailings from Adobe provide the leaders of Macintosh(R)
User Groups, PC User Groups, NetWare(R) User Groups, Ventura Publishing
User Groups, Professional Associations and the
Adobe Technology Exchange
with a variety of information. Mailings feature company editorial
coverage, current press releases, product white papers including product
and market backgrounders, new feature highlights, competitive analysis,
tips and techniques sheets, Q&A updates, customer spotlights and trends,
plus new product brochures.
Information Mailings On-Line
Special Product Offers & Discounts
From time to time, Adobe makes special product offers and discounts available
to User Group leaders and members.
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Adobe PageMill Product Offer
Adobe For You Consumer Products Discounts
Adobe Art Explorer 1.1 CD-ROM Offer
Adobe Fetch 1.2 Products Offers
Speaker & Presentation Opportunities
Adobe speakers often attend User Group meetings to present and demonstrate
Adobe software products and technologies. For an Adobe product
presentation and demonstration at a User Group general meeting, e-mail
usergroup@adobe.com or call directly.
Adobe User Group Relations Speaker/Presentation Survey
Adobe User Group Relations Speaker/Presentation Request Form
Review Software
Adobe software products are available for review in User Group newsletters.
To review software, User Group presidents or editors must send a request to
review software products on User Group letterhead with information about
their User Group and a current newsletter via U.S. Mail. Upon completion
of the review, User Group presidents and editors may request another
software product to review.
Adobe User Group Relations Review Software Program Information
On-Line Presence
Updated product information, latest press releases, newest customer
spotlights and more are available for User Groups to download for
publication in their newsletters. See the electronic documents posted as
Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the Adobe World-Wide Web site at
http://www.adobe.com/ -
click the Service, Support and Training button, in
the Adobe forum on CompuServe(R),
at the Adobe BBS as well as on
America Online(SM) and eWorld in the User Group areas.
Events
Adobe sponsors User Group receptions at both Spring & Fall COMDEX and
Summer & Winter MacWorld. Whenever possible, Adobe supports regional User
Group events such as conferences, table top fairs, trade shows, forums, and
fund raisers. Adobe executives and product managers join User Groups
officers at these specific User Group events to showcase and demo the
hottest new Adobe products.
1996 User Group Event Calendar
Special Programs
Adobe Acrobat Products User Group Program
Adobe offers a special User Group program to acquire
Adobe Acrobat(TM)
software which allows users to begin distributing electronic information
more efficiently and effectively. The
Adobe Acrobat Products User Group Program
provides User Groups with all the software tools to publish
electronically and distribute information as PDF files to User Group
members. For more information, contact Adobe User Group Relations.
Other Special Programs
Adobe Magazine Complementary Subscription Program Letter
Other User Group Information
Association of Personal Computer User Groups
APCUG Membership Information
APCUG Registration Forms
Association of Personal Computer User Groups
User Group Connection
UGC Membership and Registration Information
User Group Connection Home Page
Check out these indexes for other user group information on-line elsewhere:
Computer User Groups on the World Wide Web
Apple's List of User Groups
Yahoo's list - Computers and Internet:User Groups
Yahoo's list - Computers and Internet:Personal Computers:Macintosh:User Groups
Yahoo's list - Computers and Internet:Personal Computers:User Groups
Yahoo's list - Computers and Internet:User Groups:Netware
Computer Currents Interactive's list of User Group Web Sites
Other vendors' user group programs online:
Claris Corporation Home Page
Delrina Home Page
Intuit Home Page
PowerQuest Corporation Home Page
IBM User Group Home Page
Informix User Group Home Page
Parsons Technology
Corel Net User Group Home Page
Starfish Software User Group Home Page
Symantec Corporation User Group Home
Borland International User Group Home Page
Hayes Microcomputer Products User Group Home Page
Microsoft Corporation User Group Home Page
Adobe User Group Relations Contacts
User Group Relations & Professional Associations inquiries only:
email: usergroup@adobe.com
Rye Livingston
Manager, User Group Relations & Professional Associations
phone: 415-962-4923
fax: 415-969-7987
Louise Miller
Marketing Specialist, User Group Relations
phone: 415-962-6645
fax: 415-969-7987
Direct correspondence to:
Adobe Systems Incorporated
User Group Relations
1625 Charleston Road M/S C-2
Mountain View, CA 94039-7900