Adobe Acrobat 4 release announcement

[Grant <rowan@xxxxxxxx>]

Seeing as Adobe hasn't posted anything, here is an edited version of
the press announcement at.
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/publicrelations/HTML/9902/990216.acro4
ann.html

See Also:
http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/main.html

Grant
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16/2/99  For Immediate Release

Adobe Acrobat 4.0 Software Bridges the Gaps
in Today's Office Document Workflows


New Version Enables Easy Re-use of Text, Table and
Graphics Within PDF Files, Rich Annotation and Security,
and Captures Web Pages into Fully Formatted PDF Documents 

San Jose, Calif., (Feb 16, 1999) (Nasdaq: ADBE)--Adobe Acrobat isn't
just for creating PDF files anymore. Unveiled today, Adobe(R)
Acrobat(R)
4.0 software bridges the gaps left in today's electronic document
creation
and collaboration workflows, making Acrobat 4.0 the universal tool
for
document exchange.

Based on the Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), Acrobat 4.0
software enables business users to more reliably share, collaborate
and
deliver documents exactly as intended in their office computing
environments. Acrobat 4.0 provides a rich set of annotation and
security
tools, the ability to re-use information within PDF files, and
delivers
high-end professional publishing features. Additionally, to round out
Acrobat's comprehensive document conversion capabilities, Acrobat 4.0
now provides easy HTML to PDF conversion, making it easy to aggregate
and re-use Web pages.

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Key Features and Benefits

Adobe has enhanced Acrobat in a variety of ways to make it much
easier to
create PDF files, use Web content, re-use content within a PDF file,
annotate and secure documents, and create press ready files for print
production. Following are the key features and benefits of Adobe
Acrobat 4.0.

Convert Files into Adobe PDF Easily

Users can now convert files into PDF by simply dragging and dropping
the
file onto the Acrobat icon. Additionally, the new Adobe PDFMaker
utility
(included with Acrobat) allows users to convert Word, Excel or
Microsoft
PowerPoint files into PDF from within those applications.

Capture and Download Fully Formatted Web Pages

For the first time, users can download, annotate, scale, reliably
print, and
easily distribute fully formatted web pages--even entire web
sites--within
one application. Acrobat's new Web Capture tool quickly converts live
web pages into PDF files that preserve the pages' graphics, fonts,
colors,
and active hyperlinks.

Re-use Information Within PDF Files

Adobe has also updated the Adobe Portable Document Specification
(PDF). This latest version, PDF 1.3, now supports high-end
professional
publishing features and hierarchical metadata structure. It is
precisely this
support of metadata in PDF that allows the re-use of information
contained
in a PDF file. For example, where security permits, users can extract
text
graphics, and table data from PDF files.

Review and Annotate Documents

In addition to adding sticky notes, the new version enables users to
add
stamps, text blocks and audio clips. Also, the author of the original
document can easily summarize and review annotations by navigating
and
filtering a document based on its annotations.

Digitally Sign Documents

Adobe has expanded on Acrobat's current ability to secure documents.
Acrobat 4.0 now supports digital signatures enabling users to
authenticate
and safeguard information by allowing authors and key personnel to
"sign"
electronic documents. A digital signature can also verify that a
document
has not been altered since it was sent.

Optimize PDF Files for Print Production Workflows

Adobe PDF is quickly becoming the file format of choice for
delivering
press ready files for print-production, and Acrobat 4.0 and Adobe PDF
1.3
offer enhanced features for graphic artists, publication designers,
and
pre-press and printing professionals. Acrobat 4.0 provides support
for
high-end features such as ICC profiles, full support for Adobe
PostScript(R) 3(TM), and tools for making last-minute changes to text
and
graphics within a PDF file.

Pricing and Availability

Adobe Acrobat 4.0 software is expected to be available in the second
quarter of 1999 for both Windows and Macintosh* with an estimated
street
price of $249. Additionally, volume pricing will be available and
registered users of Adobe Acrobat software, version 2.0 and higher,
will be
able to upgrade for $99 USD.

*The following features of Adobe Acrobat 4.0 software are only
available
on the Windows platform: PDFMaker, Table Capture, Web Capture and
Digital Signatures.

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