by CIO Staff

Adobe Launches Web Conferencing, New Reader

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Dec 06, 20062 mins
Computers and Peripherals

Adobe Systems has released a new version of its Reader 8 software that incorporates a link to Web conferencing software the company plans to release next month.

Adobe Reader 8 is available for a free download on Adobe’s website. The new version lets customers who have Adobe’s Acrobat Professional software, used for making PDF files, to create forms that Reader 8 users can digitally sign.

Reader 8 also has a button that launches Adobe’s Acrobat Connect conferencing software, formerly known as Macromedia Breeze. Adobe agreed to acquire Macromedia in April 2005 for US$3.4 billion in stock.

Acrobat Connect, available now in a trial version, lets users create a Web address for a meeting room that’s accessed through a Web browser running Adobe’s Flash Player. Users have several collaboration tools, such as screen sharing, whiteboarding, chat and video conferencing.

Adobe offers two version of the software. The Connect hosted service can be used for up to 15 participants for $39 per month, or $395 a year per personal meeting room.

Connect Professional, which starts at $15,000, supports up to 2,500 users at the same time plus interactive multimedia, integrated telephony and voice over IP. Meetings can be recorded for on-demand viewing, among other advanced features.

-Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service (London Bureau)

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