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Long-standing leader of training resources to produce video tutorials included in new software package

www.lynda.com, the company specializing in self-paced career and computer training in digital media and design, announced today that it has been chosen as the exclusive producer of in-the-box video training for the new Adobe® Creative Suite® 3. More than 200 lynda.com-produced training videos will be included with all of the new Creative Suite 3 editions.

“The lynda.com training and tutorials provide an exceptional introductory learning experience for our customers,” said Caleb Belohlavek, director of product management for Adobe’s Creative Solutions. “This video training is an ideal introduction to our new Creative Suite offering and will enable our customers to see essential techniques in action.”

Adobe and lynda.com collaborated on a new model for training that reflects the expertise of the broader Adobe community. Forty-five different product experts collaborated and shared their favorite tips and techniques.
www.lynda.com, publisher of the most video-based training for Adobe products in the market, assembled top industry experts to demonstrate the new features in the Adobe Creative Suite 3. These informative sessions will be featured in a Video Workshop DVD that will be included in product boxes and on Adobe.com. Training topics include Adobe Photoshop® CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator® CS3, InDesign® CS3, Flash® CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS3, Fireworks® CS3, Contribute® CS3, Bridge CS3 and Adobe Version Cue® CS3.

“It’s an honor to be selected by Adobe to produce the in-box training for the Adobe CS3 products,” states Lynda Weinman, president of lynda.com. “We’ve incorporated input from the Adobe community and worked closely with the Adobe Instructional Design team to create training resources. With the Video Workshop, getting up and running quickly will be right at users’ fingertips.”

The Video Workshop training also serves as a preview for the additional video-based training lynda.com will publish to support all updates to Creative Suite 3 software products. Every Adobe customer who registers a Creative Suite 3 product will be offered a free one-month subscription to the lynda.com Online Training Library(TM), which provides access to all of the video-based training available from lynda.com, including many new courses covering the new CS3 product line.

For more information on lynda.com products, please visit http://www.lynda.com or call 1-888-335-9632.

About lynda.com
Since 1997, lynda.com has provided education and technical training solutions for designers, developers, computer graphics specialists, digital media users, and computer owners. lynda.com products include the Online Training Library(TM), video-based training on disc, instructional books, and events for designers, developers, instructors, students, and hobbyists. lynda.com specializes in helping people help themselves learn and master digital tools.