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Forwarded Message [KMRU28A@prodigy.com (MR GLENN L GERNERT): Apple/Adobe and Acrobat 2.0]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Solof)
Sat Sep 17 18:22:32 1994
To: hwsw@MIT.EDU (Hardware/Software Committee),
acmg@MIT.EDU (Academic Computing Management Group), elibdev@MIT.EDU,
edocs@MIT.EDU, lisanti@MIT.EDU (Suzana Lisanti),
ridgway@MIT.EDU (Lee Ridgway), wdc@MIT.EDU
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 18:20:36 EDT
From: Jeff Solof <jsolof@MIT.EDU>
More news on Acrobat. The MCC will be stocking trial quantities of
the software which lets you generate (and in the more advanced
versions, optimize and index) PDF files. The readers for Mac, DOS,
Windows, and (limited flavors of) Unix will be freely distributable.
Jeff
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Date: Fri, 16 Sep 1994 03:32:50 -0700
From: KMRU28A@prodigy.com (MR GLENN L GERNERT)
To: Multiple recipients of list <ucd-adobe@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Apple/Adobe and Acrobat 2.0
September 13, 1994
Apple and Adobe Announce Bundling of Acrobat 2.0 Software with
Selected Macintosh Systems
Will Allow Macintosh Users to More Easily Access and Use the Growing
Number of Electronic Documents Available on CD-ROM, Online Services,
and Other Digital Media
SAN FRANCISCO, California--September 13, 1994--Apple Computer, Inc.
and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced today that they have signed
an agreement to include Acrobat Reader 2.0 software with selected
Macintosh systems by the end of the year. The Adobe Acrobat product
family allows users to create electronic documents that can be
viewed, searched, or printed from virtually any computer or printer,
regardless of the original authoring application or platform.
With Acrobat Reader 2.0 software, Macintosh users will be able
to view, navigate and print any electronic document in Adobe's
Portable Document Format (PDF), an open file format created by
Acrobat software that maintains the look and feel of documents
across computer platforms. The agreement will allow Macintosh users
to take immediate advantage of the increasing amount of content
being made available in PDF via on-line services, the Internet and
CD-ROM.
This announcement reaffirms Apple's commitment to providing
cross-platform solutions which allow its customers to work in mixed
computing environments. "Customers have been telling us that they
need robust, enterprise-wide, cross-platform standards for
application integration. We believe that today's announcement is an
important step in this direction," said Michael Spindler, Apple
president & chief executive officer. "We are pleased to be working
with Adobe, which has been an active and creative participant in the
Macintosh marketplace from the very beginning."
"Apple and Adobe have long been allies in developing publishing
solutions that make it easier for our customers to create and
distribute visually rich information," said John Warnock, chairman
and chief executive officer, Adobe Systems. "This agreement is an
example of how we are continuing to help customers take advantage of
the growth in electronic publishing and electronic media. Macintosh
users can now use and share richly formatted documents without the
barriers of incompatible technology."
Acrobat Reader 2.0 will be bundled on selected Macintosh
systems, including PowerBook computers, which are configured with a
minimum of 5Mb RAM. Customers purchasing such systems will be able
to upgrade to Acrobat 2.0 software, which allows users to create,
view, modify and search electronic documents across platforms, at a
special promotional price. Acrobat Reader 2.0 software is expected
to be available on Macintosh systems starting December 1, 1994 in
English, German, French, Italian and Dutch language versions.
Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered
in Mountain View, California. Adobe develops, markets and supports
computer software products and technologies that enable users to
create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The
company licenses its technology to major computer and publishing
suppliers, and markets type and application software products.
Revenue for fiscal 1993 exceeded $313 million.
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