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  • Adobe sharks circle Westpac after e-mail disaster

    The recent potential premature disclosure of Westpac's annual results in a poorly-constructed e-mail was like blood in the water for Adobe, which is now eagerly trying to sell the bank electronic document security.

  • Adobe and IBM join to boost PDF security

    IBM is expected to announce a partnership with software maker Adobe Systems to boost security in documents created with Adobe's Acrobat software.

  • Suncorp envisages Linux, ODF for 20,000 desktops

    Suncorp's CIO, Jeff Smith, says he would like the banking and insurance giant to use open source software for its 20,000 desktops, which currently run Windows XP.

  • Security firm warns of new IE flaw

    A security services company warned of a new vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser that could allow Web surfers to be tricked into downloading malicious files.

  • New virus hitches a ride in PDF files

    Adobe's popular PDF file format has generally been considered immune to viruses. But a new virus carried by programs embedded in PDF files raises concerns that the format itself could become susceptible.

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  • Microsoft patches holes in IE, Outlook

    The software giant urges customers to apply updates for both applications to fix critical vulnerabilities that could let attackers run programs on a victim's PC.

  • Is Windows still relevant?

    In the increasingly Google-YouTube-Web 2.0 age we inhabit, it's become fashionable to dismiss Windows as a relic.

  • Adobe versus the world

    CEO Bruce Chizen faces Microsoft on one flank and open-source on the other. Is he worried? Nope.

  • Opening up the Office

    Microsoft says beta testing for Office 12 begins in November. Also, the company gets 120,000 requests a month from people who want to save their Office documents in PDF format, making it one of the most requested features.

  • Microsoft, Adobe in document showdown?

    Adobe Systems' Acrobat Reader software has become one of those rare birds in personal computing: a de facto standard that has nothing to do with industry giant Microsoft.

Reviews (10)

  • Adobe Acrobat version 5 out!

    Adobe Acrobat 5.0 allows for tighter Web integration, XML support for easier data exchange within Adobe PDF files, among other functions.

  • Adobe and IBM join to boost PDF security

    IBM is expected to announce a partnership with software maker Adobe Systems to boost security in documents created with Adobe's Acrobat software.

  • Microsoft patches holes in IE, Outlook

    The software giant urges customers to apply updates for both applications to fix critical vulnerabilities that could let attackers run programs on a victim's PC.

  • 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 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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