14 DAY TRIAL // Today, leading software giant Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the launch of the Adobe Acrobat X software family (Acrobat X, Reader X, the Acrobat X Suite and new document exchange services) for professionals looking to come up with higher quality content.
While packing a wide range of appealing features, the new Adobe Reader X was also meant to expand PDF access to mobile devices, and comes for free on mobile phones running under Google's Android OS, as well as on Windows Phone 7 devices and on Blackberry Tablet OS.
Some of the main features of the new solution include:
- View and interact with PDF files that contain an even wider variety of content types, including drawings, email messages, spreadsheets, videos, and other multimedia elements. - Make notes and share your feedback with others by marking up PDF documents using the Sticky Notes and Highlighter tools. - Choose reading mode to fit more content on the screen or two-up mode to view page spreads. Use keyboard shortcuts like print, zoom, and find within the browser. - Take advantage of the added security of Protected Mode in Reader, which helps ensure safer viewing of PDF files. - Directly access online services at Acrobat.com from within Reader X. Perform common tasks such as creating PDF files, securely sharing and storing documents, and screen-sharing. - Expanded PDF access via mobile devices with free Adobe Reader for Android, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry Tablet OS In all fairness, most features the Adobe Acrobat X software family sports are aimed mainly at desktop users, but the solution was also released on mobile phones, which should make a lot of users rejoice, especially since it offers support for more than one mobile OS.
Since Google's Android OS is already being used on tablet PC, many professionals would have the opportunity to enjoy the app on the go on larger screens than what mobile phones can offer.
The same applies to the BlackBerry tablet, the PlayBook, which was specifically designed with professional users in mind, as RIM announced several weeks ago, when it announced the device officially.
“Companies today need to work with their customers and partners in multiple time zones, languages and cross-functional teams,” said Melissa Webster, analyst, IDC.
“Seamless, fluid content creation and collaboration is critical to how organizations use, repurpose and share information – it is no longer a ‘nice to have’ – it is an imperative to success in today’s business world.”