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PDF Goes Upstream With New Upgrades

SAN JOSE, CA—PDF files chiefly have been end products in the creative process, until now. Adobe Systems is moving to change that with the Acrobat 9 and Adobe PDF Print Engine 2 upgrades.

Increased collaboration functionality is a key focus of Acrobat 9, aided by native support for Adobe Flash technology. Up to three users can share views of, and collaborate live on, Acrobat files via new Acrobat.com hosted services that are being offered free (for now). These services include Adobe ConnectNow, for personal Web conferencing (video and voice) with desktop sharing, and Adobe Buzzword, a Web-based word processor for co-authoring and sharing documents.