Adobe Says Signs Point to Stable Business, Stable Channel

executives met in a conference call

Many may look at Adobe's software as the kind of technology purchase that could be postponed a few quarters, or canceled entirely, yet the company beat Wall Street expectations for its financial performance and it is indicating things have leveled off. It's too early to say, for sure, whether that could be a good sign for the rest of the technology industry but it's clearly not bad news.

Adobe executives said the market is embracing its software that helps create rich Internet content - - a wink and a nudge to startups and potential startups about where the earliest growth may be seen coming out of the recession.

A clearer picture of the tech landscape will begin to emerge in the next few weeks, when the first calendar quarter of the year comes to an end and bellwethers like Intel, Microsoft and IBM begin to report their quarterly earnings and provide some additional granularity.