A gain from the sale of an equity investment, and lower stock compensation expense than originally targeted has enabled it to up its GAAP earnings per share forecast to a range of $0.29 to $0.32, compared with the average analyst expectation of $0.21 a share, according to Reuters Estimates

Adobe said it has experienced solid demand in its major geographic markets and Acrobat 8 will start shipping as planned during the first week of November.