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  • Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws

    Adobe Systems joined Microsoft on "Patch Tuesday" and delivered fixes for two security flaws in the ubiquitous Adobe PDF reader software.

  • Acrobat flaw could spawn Web attacks

    A security weakness in the ubiquitous Acrobat Reader software could be a boon for cybercrooks, security experts warned on Wednesday in the US.

  • PDF security risk greater than originally thought

    A recently discovered security weakness in the widely used Acrobat Reader software could put Net users at more risk than previously thought, experts warned on Thursday in the US.

  • Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat

    Microsoft is making changes to the next versions of both Office and Windows as part of an effort to head off a legal challenge from Adobe Systems.

  • Adobe tackles risky hole in PDF

    Adobe Systems issued updates on Tuesday for security flaws linked to versions of its Reader and Acrobat software that could allow a malicious attacker to remotely commandeer a user's computer.

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    Acrobat-ic nightmares

    It's the message I always dread seeing on my computer screen: "the Adobe Update Manager requires your attention".

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Why update bloat is an IT nightmare

    My recent rant about the horrors of Adobe Acrobat's update process attracted a fair degree of sympathy, but also managed to royally annoy at least one Big Deal reader, who questioned what it had to do with the column's stated intention of illuminating issues central to IT managers.

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  • Acrobat 6.0 Professional

    Adobe's Acrobat 6.0 is an indispensable upgrade for any serious Acrobat user. But individual users should look for a cheaper option.

  • Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended (Beta)

    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.

  • Adobe Media Player 1.0

    Adobe's Media Player is an excellent application that is beautifully designed and easy to use. Shame about the currently available content.

  • Annoying software: a rogues' gallery

    Here are ten of the guilty parties who try to do the impossible: to make us hate the internet and wish it had never been invented -- and who very nearly succeed.

  • Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional

    For composing long PDF packages at an office that requires security and wants to use the new digital forms, Acrobat 8's got the goods, but it's overkill if you only seek to make short PDF files.

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