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EDITORIAL: Joost "leaks" partnership plans

Dan Shea

Due to a security-related faux pas, it seems that Joost has inadvertently "leaked" details of its strategic planning.

Enterprise & Government   May 24, 2007

Christopher Smith on Adobe, Gore and eco-friendly PDF

Nettie Hartsock

We had a chance to catch up with AGI's Christopher Smith, director of the upcoming PDF 2007 conference, to find out the latest on this "must-PDF" conference and all that it will provide.

Enterprise & Government   March 15, 2007

The ten questions I want to ask Al Gore at the upcoming PDF 2007 Conference

Nettie Hartsock

We're all going to have our favorite sessions to pick from at the upcoming and power-packed PDF 2007 conference and this year's conference features over 80 sessions in two days as well as the opportunity to attend pre-conference and post-conference training sessions.

Enterprise & Government   March 15, 2007

PDF goes to ISO: The road ahead

Duff Johnson

In his second of two articles on the topic, Duff Johnson looks at the consequences of PDF's adoption as a formal standard, drawing on input from 3rd-party PDF gurus and PDF originator, Adobe Systems.

Enterprise & Government   March 01, 2007

PDF goes to ISO: Some background

Duff Johnson

In his first of two articles on the topic, Duff Johnson delivers some background and context on Adobe's new move to push PDF towards publication as an ISO Standard.

Enterprise & Government   February 14, 2007

Jaeggi on standards, training and PDF University

Nettie Hartsock

Planet PDF's Nettie Hartsock interviews noted PDF figure Stephan Jaeggi, who spoke about the upcoming PDF conference that he'll chair, his work with standards body the Ghent PDF Workgroup (GWG) and the world of PDF training.

Creative & Print   January 18, 2007

EDITORIAL: Adobe Reader rollercoaster slows to a halt

Dan Shea

After such headlines as "Adobe flaw may be 'worst' bug of 2007", one could perhaps be forgiven for feeling a little nervous. As it turns out however, this latest flaw now seems more like a falling acorn than a piece of sky. Dan Shea examines the latest PDF-related security scare.

Enterprise & Government   January 11, 2007

EDITORIAL: How 'open' is PDF?

Dan Shea

Adobe may not have directly threatened a lawsuit over Microsoft's inclusion of PDF creation functionality with the pending version of Office, but it is clearly unhappy with the feature. Given the 'openness' of the PDF format, what does this really mean? Dan Shea discusses the issue.

Enterprise & Government   November 29, 2006

Overpriced Acrobat upgrade

Thad McIlroy

Thad McIlroy talks about the pricing for Adobe's latest version of Acrobat and discusses whether this expense is justified for existing customers. McIlroy also assesses Adobe's "Top 10" reasons for making the switch.

Creative & Print   November 21, 2006

Acrobat still suffering from schizophrenia

Thad McIlroy

Thad McIlroy examines Acrobat's enduring case of "schizophrenia" -- it's appeal to the disparate users in the creative professional and knowledge worker spaces -- and evaluates the release of the expanded Adobe Acrobat 8 product family.

Creative & Print   November 21, 2006

Creating custom 3D PDF templates inside Acrobat 3D with Right Hemisphere's PDF Publishing and PMI Modules

Lars Olson

This is the third in a series of three tutorials from Right Hemisphere's Lars Olson. This tutorial will focus on creating custom 3D PDF templates inside Acrobat 3D with Right Hemisphere's PDF Publishing and PMI Modules.

Creative & Print   September 27, 2006

REVIEW: PitStop Professional 7

Julie Shaffer

Speaker, author and educator Julie Shaffer puts in her (expert) 2 cents on the new release of Enfocus's flagship preflight, editing and automation plug-in for Acrobat, Enfocus PitStop Professional.

Creative & Print   August 02, 2006

Easily Create Interactive 3D PDFs that Include Product Manufacturing Information

Lars Olson

This is the second in a series of three tutorials from Right Hemisphere's Lars Olson. This tutorial will focus on sharing a 3D model with PMI specifications, and is aimed at anyone involved in a manufacturing workflow.

Creative & Print   July 05, 2006

Creating Interactive 3D PDFs with Acrobat 3D and the Right Hemisphere PDF Publishing Module

Lars Olson

This is the first in a series of three tutorials from Right Hemisphere's Lars Olson. This tutorial will focus on creating a fully interactive 3D PDF from CAD data to demonstrate a simple disassembly procedure for repair or maintenance.

Creative & Print   June 16, 2006

The Trouble with Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office 2007

Richard Crocker

The interesting if not troubling thing I've found after using the Microsoft Office 2007 beta is that Adobe Acrobat's PDF creation tools are now well and truly hidden away and hard to find. This creates multiple problems for Adobe: less people will successfully create PDFs, and more people will be asking, "Where did my 'Create PDF' button go?" Adobe needs to develop a solution for previous versions of Acrobat before the new Microsoft Office is launched.

Enterprise & Government   June 14, 2006

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