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Adobe has released Acrobat 8. Significant changes include a new tasked-based user interface, the ability to enable digital signatures from Adobe Reader The software that displays and prints Adobe Acrobat documents (PDF files). Formerly known as Acrobat Reader, Adobe Reader is available free from the Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com) for Windows, Mac, OS/2 and various versions of Unix. , automated forms data collection, the ability to share reviews, and a one-dick connection to rear-time web conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. . The Pro version is $159.

Other Adobe announcements include new education pricing of $295 for Acrobat 3D and a name change for its web collaboration tool A collaboration tool is something that helps people collaborate. The term is often used to mean collaborative software, but collaboration tools were being used before computers existed, a piece of paper can for example can be used as collaboration tool. ; Breeze is now Acrobat Connect, and individual users can get an online "room" for $39 per month or $395 per year. They can invite 15 participants, and use screen sharing screen sharing - Audiographic Teleconferencing , chat, notes, and whiteboard features. The Pro version of Connect-now supports VoIP. Pricing is done by site licensing. Learn art the features at www.adobe.com.

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Title Annotation:WHAT'S NEW: Looking for higher-education and technology products and services? Start here.
Author:McClure, Ann
Publication:University Business
Date:Nov 1, 2006
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