Publishing and design software maker Adobe Systems Inc. ( ADBE ) said Thursday after the markets closed that its fourth quarter profit rose 28% from last year, helped by strong growth in Creative Cloud subscriptions as well as record Adobe Marketing Cloud and Document Services revenues. The company's quarterly earnings per share, excluding items, also came in above analysts' expectations. However, the company forecast first quarter and fiscal year 2013 earnings well below analysts' current consensus estimates. "We beat our Creative Cloud subscription goals and established Adobe Marketing Cloud as the leader in the exploding category of Digital Marketing during fiscal 2012," said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer, Adobe. "In fiscal 2013 we intend to accelerate our pace of innovation, and drive integration between Creative Cloud and Adobe Marketing Cloud."