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Adobe Releases Adobe Reader 8 |
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Written by News Editor
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Wednesday, 06 December 2006 |
 Adobe Systems announced that Adobe Reader 8 software is available as a
free download. Adobe Reader 8 enables trusted information exchange
between enterprises, government agencies, constituents and consumers
who view, print, search, digitally sign and collaborate with PDF files.
Adobe Reader 8 also features a new “Start Meeting” button that launches
Adobe Acrobat Connect, an
Adobe-hosted software service that provides real-time online
collaboration through Adobe Flash Player.
Adobe Reader and Adobe Flash Player, installed on over 700 million connected PCs and devices worldwide, engage people across a wide array of different channels, enabling collaboration and delivering richer, more interactive experiences that work consistently across multiple platforms.
Adobe Reader 8 features a new, streamlined interface with user customizable toolbars. Adobe Acrobat Professional users can now enable Adobe Reader users to fill and submit forms, save data and digitally sign documents. Adobe Reader 8 also features graphics processing unit (GPU) acceleration, which boosts performance when viewing graphics-intense PDF files, such as 3D content.
Standard, Trusted Documents and Forms
Managing access to mission-critical information across multiple operating systems and devices drives organizations to standardize on PDF, including PDF ISO standards for archiving and print production. Adobe Reader 8 and PDF empower businesses and government agencies to more securely communicate with their partners and customers, inside and outside the firewall. IT Managers who apply advanced document control to manage the distribution of confidential information can rely on Adobe Reader 8 as the trusted document and forms viewer for the enterprise.
Continuing Adobe’s commitment to an open ecosystem, Adobe has published the Sixth Edition of the PDF Reference, a free guide for developers implementing the open PDF specification in third-party products and plug-ins. The PDF Reference, complete with the current PDF 1.7 specification, can be downloaded at www.adobe.com/devnet/pdf/pdf_reference.html.
Additionally, the Adobe Acrobat 8 Software Development Kit (SDK), which contains documentation and tools that developers need to build Adobe Reader and Acrobat plug-ins, is a free download at http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/acrobat/.
Available Immediately
Adobe Reader 8 is now available as a free download at www.adobe.com/go/getreader/, and is available in English, French, German and Japanese versions. Chinese and Korean versions will be available later this year. Adobe Reader 8 is available on Windows, Mac, Linux, HP/UX, AIX, Solaris and SPARC platforms. For more information on Adobe Reader 8, please visit www.adobe.com/go/getreader/. For system requirements, please visit www.adobe.com/products/reader/productinfo/systemreqs/.
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