Aldus Corporation

Aldus Corporation was an American software company best known for its pioneering desktop publishing software. PageMaker, the company's most well-known product, ushered in the modern era of desktop computers such as the Macintosh seeing widespread use in the publishing industry. Paul Brainerd, the company's co-founder, coined the term desktop publishing to describe this paradigm. The company also originated the Tag Image File Format (TIFF) file format, widely used in the digital graphics profession.

Aldus Corporation
IndustrySoftware
FoundedFebruary 1984 (1984-02)
Founders
  • Jeremy Jaech
  • Mark Sundstrom
  • Mike Templeman
  • Dave Walter
  • Paul Brainerd
DefunctNovember 1994 (1994-11)
FateMerged
SuccessorAdobe Systems
Headquarters
Seattle
ProductsPageMaker

Aldus was founded by Brainerd (who also served as chairman of the company's board), Jeremy Jaech, Mark Sundstrom, Mike Templeman, and Dave Walter. It was founded in Seattle, in 1984 and was acquired by Adobe Systems a decade later.

The company was named after 15th-century Venetian printer Aldus Manutius.

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