The newly renamed "Adobe Reader 7.0" now allows users to collaborate on projects and provides additional file security at the server-level. And, unlike version 6, the latest release supports Linux.
Adobe
Systems has released an update
to its popular, freely available document reader software. The newly renamed
"Adobe Reader 7.0" now allows users to collaborate on projects and provides
additional file security at the server-level. And, unlike version 6, the latest
release supports Linux.
Enterprises that desire greater
flexibility -- including the ability to view, change, copy, print, forward a PDF
document via email, and authenticate files -- can opt for the $50,000 "LiveCycle
Policy Server," which runs on Red Hat Linux, Sun Solaris, Windows, and other
operating systems. The package also allows users to jointly participate in
document reviews, includes search tools based on Yahoo!'s toolbar, and enables
the manipulation of 3D objects in PDF files. It will support Novell's SuSE Linux
by mid-2005.
Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux is available
as a pre-release through Adobe's beta program, and supports a variety of Linux desktops. The
"Professional" version of Acrobat 7.0 is priced from US $449. Registered users
of previous versions of Acrobat can upgrade to Acrobat 7.0 Professional for US
$159. The standard version is priced at US $299 and upgrades are available from
US $99.
Linux support is not a new initiative
within Adobe. Adobe had previously offered support for Linux with Acrobat Reader
5.0, but discontinued Linux support with version 6. Late last year, the company
joined OSDL.
Adobe claims that over half a billion
copies of Adobe Reader have been downloaded since its debut in
1993.
