The PDF world this week is buzzing with the release of early details on the next version of Acrobat that were reported on eWeek.com.
With the recent onslaught of Adobe TV, Photoshop Express, the AMP media player and Adobe’s push for an open format for Digital Cinema files, Adobe has been busy. But they still haven’t lost sight of its hallmark product, Adobe Acrobat.
Moreover, they haven’t lost site of the product as a single out-of-the-box solution for your desktop. And the Adobe PDF makers are making the next upgrade just that. From the sparse details, Acrobat 9 is merging separate already existing PDF functionalities into Acrobat.
If you haven’t heard about them yet, the expected upgrade includes:
-Forms creation in the Standard version that can be electronically completed
-Added Acrobat 3D technology in the Professional version
-Forms routing capabilities for data collection through a hosted service provided by Adobe
-A lone Professional version for Mac
-Continued support for real-time document review and markup in shared spaces
-New GUI update
Were any of these on your Acrobat 9 wish list of must-have features?
It looks as if Acrobat 9 is slated to be the PDF product release of summer 2008, fully loaded with PDF capabilities. With separate standalone product functionalities rolled into one, you should expect to get more for your money with this release.
