The product enables designers and developers to target popular and emerging smartphone and tablet platforms.

The launch of the Creative Suite 5.5 product line in India marks a significant change to Adobe’s product release strategy for Creative Suite.  Adobe now plans to have milestone Creative Suite product introductions at 24-month intervals and – starting with Creative Suite 5.5 – major mid-cycle releases designed to keep the worldwide creative community ahead of the latest advances in content authoring. The new Creative Suite 5.5 product line will consist of: CS5.5 Design Premium Suite, CS5.5 Web Premium Suite, CS5.5 Production Premium Suite and an enhanced Photoshop® Software Development Kit (SDK).

 “Creative Suite 5.5 will drive the development of new digital experiences across devices, including all major smartphones and tablets,” said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer at Adobe. “As publishers, media companies, advertisers and enterprises transform the way they develop and distribute their content, Adobe will be there to support them with technology innovations in content creation, management, measurement and distribution.”

Prabhjeet Singh, Country Marketing Manager-India, Adobe Systems said, “There is significant change in the way content is being consumed in emerging markets like India.  As a leader in content authoring solutions, we want to make sure that our customers have the latest technology to keep pace with this change. With the swift market adoption of devices, design, interactivity and the ability to move content across screens has become pivotal for content creators.  With Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 we are providing industry-leading tools which will allow content creators to design and deliver rich content on any screen with greater efficiency.”

This release helps enable designers and developers to deliver mobile applications on Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS, iOS and other platforms; create rich browser-based content across screens using HTML5; and leverage Flash Player to deliver premium video content, casual games and rich Internet applications. 

With today’s announcements, Adobe is extending the creative process beyond the desktop by helping integrate tablet devices into creative workflows.  A new scripting engine in Adobe Photoshop and an enhanced Photoshop Software Development Kit (SDK) enable developers to build tablet applications that interact with Photoshop from Android, BlackBerry and iOS devices.  Adobe also announced three new iPad applications that demonstrate the creative possibilities of using tablets to drive common Photoshop workflows – Adobe Color Lava for Photoshop, Adobe Eazel for Photoshop and Adobe Nav for Photoshop.