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Microsoft delivers 'Save as PDF' add-on

September 12, 2006 The free download enables Office 2007 users to save documents as Adobe PDF or Microsoft XPS formats. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe PDF, add-on, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., document, Adobe Systems Inc.

Microsoft to support PDF in Office 12

October 3, 2005 Office 12, due in late 2006, will let people generate PDFs from Office documents. PDF viewer is still required, though. TAGS: Office 12, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office, OpenDocument Format, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Corp., format, support, document, blog, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Nuance turns text into speech

August 21, 2006 As well as converting PDFs into audio files, ScanSoft update offers tools for disabled users and archival standards. TAGS: ScanSoft Inc., Hummingbird Ltd., Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Excel, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft gunning for Adobe's PDF format?

May 3, 2005 New Metro format could challenge the de facto standard for creating fixed-format documents. TAGS: Adobe PDF, WinHEC, Microsoft Longhorn, document, scenario, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., format, operating system, Microsoft Windows

FileMaker warms to PDFs, Web

August 30, 2005 With its upgraded desktop database, FileMaker Pro allows users to save files in Adobe PDF and Microsoft Excel formats, and give Web access to FileMaker files to others. TAGS: Filemaker Inc., FileMaker Pro, Adobe PDF, database, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft offers beta of Adobe rival

June 10, 2005 The pixel-based painting and vector graphics features in "Acrylic" put it squarely in market dominated by Photoshop and Illustrator. TAGS: beta, Adobe PhotoShop, pixel, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF

June 2, 2006 Breakdown in talks over the use of Adobe's PDF in Office leaves Microsoft bracing for an antitrust battle in Europe. TAGS: antitrust, Microsoft Office 2007, regulator, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Microsoft Office, concern, Microsoft Corp., Europe, software company, Microsoft Windows Vista, CEO, printing, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat

June 2, 2006 Microsoft is tweaking its updates to Office and Windows in part to head off a legal challenge over use of PDF technology. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, computer company, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, antitrust, document, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Adobe to send PDF to standards group

January 29, 2007 The Portable Document Format, already a de facto standard, will be headed to the ISO for formal standardization. TAGS: Kevin Lynch, standardization, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, OpenDocument Format, specification, government, Microsoft Corp.

U.S. military security defeated by copy and paste

May 4, 2005 In the latest example of a snafu with "hidden" electronic text, sensitive data blacked out in a PDF document finds its way into the light. TAGS: metadata, document, text, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, security, Microsoft Corp.

Web word processor adds PDF conversion

December 12, 2005 Site converts documents to PDF standard, adding to other new features such as OpenDocument and Rich Text Format support. TAGS: Writely, OpenDocument Format, word-processor, Web service, word-processing, AJAX, co-founder, document, Adobe PDF, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Google Inc.

EU voices concerns over Microsoft's Vista

March 29, 2006 European antitrust regulators cite possible bundling of Internet search, PDF-like formatting in the next OS. TAGS: commission, regulator, antitrust, Internet search, European Union, concern, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe PDF, letter, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft says Office beta coming in November

October 3, 2005 And the new version will support for Adobe's PDF format. Office chief Steven Sinofsky talks about the move, as well as the brewing battle over file formats. TAGS: Office 12, OpenDocument Format, mandate, beta, Microsoft Office, Adobe PDF, Massachusetts, investment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Adobe versus the world

February 23, 2005 CEO Bruce Chizen faces Microsoft on one flank and open-source on the other one. But is he worried? Not a bit. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, open source, desktop software, Adobe Acrobat, CEO, software company, document, broadband, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Adobe fixes PDF reader flaws

July 12, 2006 If left unpatched, vulnerabilities in Adobe Systems' PDF reader software could put Windows, Mac users at risk of cyberattack. TAGS: PDF reader, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, flaw, cyberattack, vulnerability, buffer-overflow, risk, Adobe PDF, Apple Mac OS, security, Apple Macintosh, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4 billion

April 18, 2005 Document publishing giant looks to multimedia content as the next step in building its software empire. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., multimedia, merger, shareholder, CEO, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp.

Adobe snaps up document security tools

January 9, 2006 Copy-restriction software lets businesses safeguard sensitive documents, including PDF, Microsoft Office and CAD files. TAGS: Adobe LiveCycle, CAD, Adobe Systems Inc., security tool, document, acquisition, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., server

AT&T leaks sensitive info in NSA suit

May 26, 2006 AT&T lawyers publish confidential document that's not properly redacted: Simple copy-paste operation makes it readable. TAGS: NSA, AT&T Corp., downtown, lawsuit, San Francisco, portion, attorney, lawyer, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Editing tips from the NSA

January 25, 2006 Advice comes after embarrassing incidents in which sensitive data was unintentionally stored in electronic documents. TAGS: NSA, document, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Adobe about to release Linux-friendly Reader

April 11, 2005 Final version 7 of the PDF-viewing software for Linux will be released Tuesday, News.com has learned. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., Linux, Adobe Acrobat Reader, desktop software, Adobe PDF, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows
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