Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0

Adobe Reader 8 offers:

Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software by Adobe Systems.
These applications use Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) as their native file format.
Some software in the family is commercial, and some free of charge.
Adobe Reader (formerly called Acrobat Reader) is available as a no-charge download from Adobe's web site, and allows the viewing and printing of PDF files.
Acrobat and Reader are a major components of the Adobe Engagement Platform, and are widely used as a way to present information with a fixed layout similar to a paper publication.

Adobe Reader 8 offers:

A new interface, new tools, and more options

Maximize your screen real estate. Reader 8 has a completely redesigned interface, new tools, and a host of new options for viewing information more efficiently.

Access to an online, real-time meeting in seconds

Reader 8 is now integrated with Adobe Connect™ software, which enables users to instantly communicate and accelerate approvals with virtually anyone, anywhere, at any time.

Better protection of your workflows and transactions

Add more security to your documents, forms, and drawings with digital signatures. Leverage Adobe LiveCycle® Policy Server and the new Adobe Online Services Document Center with Reader 8 to enforce access rights at the document level.

Save valuable time working with Adobe PDF files

View, print, search, sign, and collaborate on PDF files. Leverage new timesaving markup and review tools in Reader 8, as well as customizable toolbars and combined search and find.

Now supporting hardware acceleration

Work faster with Reader 8 using the most popular graphics processing units (GPUs), which enhance scrolling and zooming for the rendering of 2D graphics. For a list of supported video cards see here.

Use improved accessibility features

Reader 8 helps you meet the accessibility requirements mandated by Section 508 of the

amended U.S. Rehabilitation Act. Try the improved read out loud capabilities in Reader 8 or change the reading order of pages or columns after PDF files are tagged to accommodate preferences.

Save trees and time

For large volumes of information, such as technical manuals, use Reader 8 to

condense any type of PDF file into a single booklet for printing. Print only the desired pages on two sides of paper or in a smaller type size to save time and natural resources.

Access new learning resources

Immediately access help and product information. Use the new Beyond Adobe Reader start center in Reader 8 to review information, on demand, about how to use Adobe Reader more effectively. Also view regularly updated information about other Adobe products and services.

Lower your total cost of ownership

Quickly manage and control Reader 8 deployments using the Adobe Customization Wizard 8,

IBM Tivoli, Microsoft Systems Management Server, Windows Group Policy Objects, or Active Directory. Centrally host Reader 8 using Citrix Metaframe Presentation Server or Microsoft Windows Terminal Server.

Get expanded platform support

Deliver a reliable experience across computing platforms. Reader 8 will support Microsoft® Windows Vista™; Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, and Tablet PC Edition; Mac OS X v.10.4.3; Solaris™ 9 and 10; AIX® 5.3; HP-UX 11i v1 and v2; Debian and LSB 3.1 Red Hat®; SUSE™, Turbolinux; and Asianux.

System requirements

Windows

• Intel® Pentium® III or equivalent processor
• Microsoft® Windows® Vista; Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2; Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows 2003 Server
• 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, Firefox 1.5 or 2.0, Mozilla 1.7, AOL 9

Macintosh

• PowerPC® G3, G4, G5 or Intel® processor
• Mac OS X 10.4.3 to 10.4.9
• 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
• 170MB of available hard-disk space
• Safari 2.0.2

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