Adobe targets education sector with Creative Suite 3

Adobe Systems launched site licensing options, curriculum and certification
programs to encourage digital communication in schools and technical institutes.
The new site licensing options are targeted at two segments-The K-12 School Site
Licenses (SSL) program for school children from kindergarten to 12th grade and
the Term Site License (TSL) program for universities. The new Creative Suite 3
K-12 help primary and secondary schools to cost-effectively deploy Creative
Suite on school-owned or school-leased computers across the campus. On the other
hand, the TSL is a flexible license option for teachers, especially in India.

Once deployed, educators can implement one or more of the yearlong
project-based curricula, which help to develop key digital communication and
foundational career skills for students.

The K-12 SSL (for Windows and Mac OS) allow for a maximum installation on
upto 500 computers at a single school site, and include teacher home use rights.

The curricula, which ships on a DVD with the site licenses, include visual
design: foundations of design and print production; digital design: foundations
of web design; and digital video: foundations of video design and production.
Projects in each curriculum engage students in all aspects of design and
development, right from planning to evaluation.