How to work with Adobe

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As an evangelist, I spend a lot of time trying to connect people outside the company to the right program inside of Adobe. This is often a win-win scenario. As outsiders, however, it can be daunting to find the right program. This blog post is an attempt to aggregate some of the more important resources for external people to work with at Adobe. I will add more as they become available or people can ping me to add them (just use the comment form to add more).

We want to ensure you have what you need to get started with Adobe! Good luck!

This document outlines the key programs and activities you can leverage from Adobe to be successful with our platform.

Click here to learn more about the Adobe Flash Platform: http://www.adobe.com/flashplatform


PROMOTE YOUR OFFERINGS TO THE COMMUNITY

Customer Success Program: http://www.adobe.com/go/csp
The Adobe Customer Success Program (CSP) works with innovators and business leaders to highlight how organizations use and benefit from Adobe solutions.

Adobe Site of the Day: http://www.adobe.com/go/showcase
Developers can submit applications to be included in the Adobe Site of the Day. This submission allows us to use it in other marketing areas, like the Edge newsletter.

Flex.org: http://flex.org/post_items
Flex.org aggregates Flex news from a number of sources, and allows community members to contribute their own content as well. Learn more: http://flex.org/post_items

The Solution Partner Program: http://www.adobe.com/go/gntray_comm_partners
The Adobe Partner Program is designed for companies that provide solution-based sales, system integration, services, or extended products based on Adobe technology.

Adobe Marketplace: http://www.adobe.com/go/marketplace
Adobe Marketplace is a place where developers can publish their AIR applications for users to download. Learn more: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/air_marketplace_faq.html

Community blogs: http://feeds.adobe.com
Add your feed to the Adobe blog aggregator to make sure the community at-large is receiving the latest news on your offerings. Additionally find active community members including Adobe evangelists who may be interested in learning more. Learn more: http://feeds.adobe.com/FAQ.cfm


ACCESS SOFTWARE FOR EVALUATION

Adobe Labs: http://labs.adobe.com/
Labs provides developers with the opportunity to experience and evaluate new and emerging innovations, technologies, and products from Adobe. Learn more: http://labs.adobe.com/about/

Adobe Pre-release Program: http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=prerelease_interest and currently open prerelease opportunities are listed here - http://labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Prerelease

The goal of a Pre-release Program at Adobe is to solicit early feedback on new features and bugs in order to produce a unique and a bug free product that can deliver maximum results.

Also: The Solution Partner Program (http://www.adobe.com/go/gntray_comm_partners)


SUPPORT AND TRAINING

The Adobe Developer Connection: http://www.adobe.com/go/join_adc
The ADC serves as the central resource for information on Adobe developer technologies, providing tutorials, samples, and documentation to guide and instruct developers. Learn more: https://www.adobe.com/devnet/

Adobe Enterprise Developer Program: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/aedp/index.html
Provides developers, architects & forms designers with support, software and tools to build and deploy enterprise solutions built on a SOA, leveraging Adobe technologies.

Adobe Support Programs: http://www.adobe.com/support/programs/
Flex, Flash and AIR support programs for developers and enterprises include technical help and information on planning, workflow and deployment. Learn more: http://www.adobe.com/support/programs/connect_preso/

Adobe Forums: http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/
Adobe Online Forums are for the Adobe community's peer-to-peer discussions of both Adobe and formerly Macromedia products.

Adobe User Groups: http://groups.adobe.com
Adobe Developer User Groups provide a forum of support and technology to web professionals at all levels. Whether you're a designer, a seasoned developer, or are just starting out, Adobe User Groups strengthen community, increase networking, unveil the latest technology innovations, and reveal the techniques that turn novices into experts and experts into gurus.

Adobe Training and Certification: http://www.adobe.com/training/
Whether you want to improve your skills, projects or resume, Adobe training and certification programs and resources can help you achieve your goals.

Flex in a Week Video Training Series: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/videotraining/
A week-long, video based online training program for developers. This self-paced program is free and is intended to help developers accelerate their Flex learning.

Also: Solution Partner Program (http://www.adobe.com/go/gntray_comm_partners), Community Blogs (http://feeds.adobe.com)


PARTNERS

Partner Finder: http://partners.adobe.com/public/asn/partnerfinder/solutionpartner/
Use the Partner Finder to locate an Adobe Solution Partner to help extend the value of your Adobe technology investment and drive your business with tailored solutions.

The Solution Partner Program: http://www.adobe.com/go/gntray_comm_partners
The Adobe Partner Program is designed for companies that provide solution-based sales, system integration, services, or extended products based on Adobe technology.