Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today unveiled Adobe®
Acrobat® XI software with cloud services, a powerful new solution
that rises to today’s complex document challenges. The industry standard
for PDF software will now feature complete PDF editing and export to
Microsoft PowerPoint; touch-friendly capabilities on tablets; and newly
integrated cloud services, including sophisticated Web contracting with Adobe
EchoSign® and forms creation, data collection and analysis with Adobe
FormsCentral. Acrobat XI additionally supports IT departments with
seamless Microsoft Office and SharePoint integration, easy deployment,
applications virtualization and robust application security to help
provide a low cost of ownership and sound return on investment.
Products included in this release are: Acrobat XI Pro, Acrobat XI
Standard, Adobe
Reader® XI and newly integrated document services, Adobe
FormsCentral and Adobe EchoSign.
“The compounding complexity of work has never been more pressing. As the
number of mobile devices and the use of cloud services surge,
information workers must be empowered to work more effectively with
documents anywhere on any device,” said Melissa Webster, program vice
president, IDC. “They need a solution that enables them to collaborate
with others inside and outside the firewall while at the same time
meeting IT and organizational requirements for streamlined management,
application security, and secure delivery of information – all with a
high ROI.”
The mounting productivity inefficiencies and cost of document-based
challenges are highlighted in a recent global IDC
white paper. A typical company with 1,000 employees has a
productivity cost of US$15.9 million annually, the white paper calls
out, and addressing these inefficiencies would be tantamount to hiring
an additional 213 people.
With Adobe Acrobat XI, new and improved features and functionality for
business professionals now include:
Edit
PDF files, modify paragraphs, images, and objects by simply
clicking and dragging using the new, intuitive Edit Text and Images
tool. Arrange and visually merge
select content and multiple documents into one organized PDF file,
while retaining source file integrity.
Expedite document and Web contract approvals from weeks to hours with electronic
signatures using the integrated Adobe EchoSign electronic
signature service. Simplify forms
creation, distribution and results
analysis using the included Adobe FormsCentral desktop app.
Enhanced mobile capabilities. Work with PDF files across tablets and
smartphones in touch-friendly Adobe Reader to annotate and add
comments, as well as fill in, sign and save forms.
Save PDF documents as PowerPoint,
Word
or Excel
files or reuse parts of or entire PDF files as Microsoft Office
documents and Web pages without retyping or need to reformat.
Improved protection of all PDF files created from Microsoft
PowerPoint, Word, and Excel to help prevent copying, editing, or
printing without permission.
The new and improved IT features and functionality now enable IT
professionals to:
Standardize on an easy to use, full-featured, consistent, trusted PDF
Reader now with full support for iPads and Android tablets.
Additionally, deliver Acrobat XI and Reader XI as a centrally managed,
touch-friendly, virtual application with new support for Microsoft
App-V via Citrix XenApp.
Integrate Adobe
Acrobat XI more seamlessly with Microsoft Office and Microsoft
SharePoint, enabling users to do more with PDF in an Office or
SharePoint environment.
Streamline deployment and maintenance with free Adobe tools to aid
configuration and installation, as well as enhanced support for
Microsoft SCCM/SCUP and Apple Remote Desktop.
Help mitigate risk and protect systems and data with industry-leading
security technology, in addition to the Adobe PDF Whitelist Framework,
allowing selective enablement of JavaScript for both Windows and Mac
OS. Easily deliver multi-step PDF file preparation and security
measures using the Action Wizard to help ensure organizational
consistency.
Quotes
Kevin M. Lynch, SVP and GM of Acrobat and Document Services, Adobe
“More and more information is being generated, shared and consumed in
documents than ever before. Working with online forms, collaborative
PDF reviews and signatures are the everyday norm for business
professionals who were once simply content creators. IT departments
need to support these changes while maintaining and maximizing the use
of existing infrastructures and systems, as well as provide support
and services that enable their organizations to take advantage of new
business opportunities, improve results, justify return on investment,
and lower the total cost of ownership.”
Mike Mann, release & deployment analyst, McGladrey
“Our client information is sensitive, so document security is
critical. Acrobat XI offers advance document protection capabilities
that are easier than ever for our staff to uniformly secure documents.”
“Microsoft SharePoint is one of our primary methods of sharing files
internally. The seamless integration with Acrobat XI enables us to
access, edit and save documents directly in SharePoint, eliminating
the need to download and manage multiple files.”
Yvonne Willis, Enterprise Applications and Project Manager, Pillsbury
Law
“Security is the talk of the town. All of our clients expect the
highest level of security, from our documents through our applications
and IT environment. Acrobat XI provides key security enhancements that
support both users and IT professionals.”
“Being able to do complex things on the fly, like signing a document
electronically or commenting on a document on an iPad, is very
attractive to people. Acrobat XI makes that possible.”
Saul Morse, vice president of multichannel integration, Palio
"Acrobat XI now makes it even easier and faster to create PDF forms
and to automatically distribute and collect information with new
online forms services available within Acrobat XI.”
Acrobat XI and its associated products are scheduled to ship within 30
days, with availability through Adobe Authorized Resellers, the Adobe
Store, Adobe Direct Sales and Adobe Creative Cloud.
List price for:
Acrobat XI Standard is expected to be US$299 ($139 upgrade).
Acrobat XI Pro is expected to be US$449 ($199 upgrade).
The IDC White Paper was sponsored by Adobe, “Bridging the Information
Worker Productivity Gap: New Challenges and Opportunities for IT,
September 2012.”
Adobe online services, including acrobat.com, are available only to
users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and Adobe’s
online privacy policy (available at www.adobe.com/go/terms).
Online services are not available in all countries or languages, may
require user registration, and may be subject to change or
discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges
may apply.
*Requires an active account with the Adobe EchoSign online service. Free
and paid subscriptions are available.
†Requires an active account with the Adobe FormsCentral online service.
Free and paid subscriptions are available.
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