Adobe revealed its second-quarter financial results Thursday, confirming some financial impact from its recent merger with Macromedia.Revenues rose, though income fell slightly, causing the company to drop its revenue targets for the current financial year.Adobe achieved revenue of US$635.5 million, compared to $496 million reported for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 and $655.5 million reported in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. On a year-over-year basis, this represents 28 percent revenue growth. Adobe’s second-quarter revenue target range was $640 million to $670 million.“We are pleased we were able to deliver on our earnings targets in Q2 despite coming in slightly below our targeted revenue range,” said Bruce R. Chizen, Adobe CEO. “Looking forward, as the explosion of digital content accelerates, we continue to be excited about our prospects for future growth.” Income was down slightly. GAAP net income was $123.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006, compared to $149.8 million reported in Q2 2005.Adobe is targeting revenue of $580 million to $610 million for its third fiscal 2006 quarter. The company lowered its revenue targets for fiscal 2006 to a range of $2.54 billion to $2.6 billion. -Macworld staff, Macworld.co.ukRelated Link: Adobe Speaks Out on Microsoft PDF BattleCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems, Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing feature 10 business intelligence certifications and certificates to advance your BI career From BI analysts and BI developers to BI architects and BI directors, business intelligence pros are in high demand. Here are the certifications and certificates that can give your career an edge. By Thor Olavsrud Dec 01, 2023 8 mins Certifications Business Intelligence IT Skills Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe