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Adobe is launching an online community with a word processor and file sharing, while adding Flash and interactive maps to Acrobat 9.
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Adobe's latest incarnation of Acrobat is top of the line, highly featured software. Just make sure you need all the bells and whistles before you pay the AU$999 price tag.
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