Product Line Goes Beyond Simple PDF Creation and Frees Knowledge Workers to Communicate and Collaborate with Confidence

Dubai, UAE, September 27, 2006--Adobe Systems Incorporated, a leading global software and technology solutions provider, has launched  Adobe Acrobat 8 software, allowing knowledge workers innovative tools to effectively engage with the rich, high-value information in PDF documents and forms.

Building on the decade-plus heritage of Adobe in the digital documents business, Acrobat 8 has unveiled a truly comprehensive set of capabilities for working with PDF documents within an easy, modern user experience. Additionally, Acrobat 8 can help more reliably and securely drive work to completion using the ubiquitous, free Adobe Reader software.

"Hundreds of millions of users of Acrobat and Adobe Reader have established PDF as a trusted format that enables documents to flow between companies and across the gap between digital and print," said Tom Hale, senior vice president, Knowledge Worker Business Unit, Adobe.

"With Acrobat 8, Adobe is enabling knowledge workers to use next generation electronic documents to easily collaborate with people, ideas and information, regardless of all-too-common operating system or platform constraints. With the addition of Acrobat Connect, they can take collaboration a step further to instantly and easily connect with each other in real-time over the web."

For the first time, all of the Acrobat 8 products, including Adobe Reader 8, provide one-button access to Adobe Acrobat Connect1 software, an easy-to-use, hosted software service that provides immediate access to a personal meeting room for real-time web conferencing.

Professionals in a wide variety of areas, such as architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), finance, IT, legal, marketing, manufacturing, and publishing can use the Acrobat product line to communicate and collaborate within the context of their work. Engineers can reliably share product designs up and down the supply chain in 2D or 3D; business analysts can easily collect and more securely route sensitive financial data; lawyers can circulate contracts for digital signature; architects can enable clients and contractors to review and markup blueprints and proposals; and creative professionals can efficiently publish to print with the highest fidelity and reliability.

For example, a participant in a shared review within the reach of virtually anyone with access to a shared network folder and Adobe Reader2 can track the status of the review, and work even when not connected. Acrobat 8 also enables PDF content to be exported into popular formats to enable reuse and repurposing of content.

Acrobat 8 Professional or Acrobat 3D Version 8 can enable anyone with the free Adobe Reader2 to digitally sign and save PDF forms. Additionally, PDF packages allow for grouping disparate information into what appears like a single document, but preserves individual files and security settings for maximum flexibility. Comprehensive capabilities help control or permanently redact sensitive visible and hidden information in PDF files.

The Acrobat family consists of Acrobat 8 Professional, Acrobat 8 Standard, Acrobat 8 Elements, Acrobat 3D Version 8, Acrobat Connect, and Acrobat Connect Professional.

2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Creative Suite, and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 
 
1 Acrobat Connect software sold separately. 
2 Requires Adobe Reader 7.0 or 8. 

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