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RSS pdf in newsGoogle Docs sports PDF support
News Google Docs, the online office suite from the search giant, now has some limited but useful support for PDF files. People using the service now can upload and view documents encoded with the widely used and now standardised Portable Document Format... [17 Jun 2008]
Adobe PDF flaw 'more serious than first thought'
News When the issue was first discovered, experts warned of links with malicious JavaScript to PDF files hosted on websites. It has now been discovered that those limits can be removed by directing a malicious link to a PDF file on a victim's PC. [05 Jan 2007]
RIM patches PDF security hole
News RIM has released a patch for a security flaw in BlackBerry Enterprise Server, which exposed corporate networks to hackers via a maliciously crafted PDF document. RIM announced the "highly critical" security advisory two weeks ago, detailing that a... [23 Jul 2008]
RIM warns on BlackBerry PDF flaw
News RIM is warning businesses to disable the function that allows a BlackBerry to read PDF files until an update can be issued, after a security flaw was found in the company's software. A 'high' severity flaw affecting how BlackBerry Enterprise Server... [17 Jul 2008]
Adobe fixes risky PDF holes
News The version 7.0.9 updates issued on Tuesday are designed to address holes that could allow outsiders to gain access to hard-disk drives via a malicious link that targets PDF files on vulnerable computers. [11 Jan 2007]
Adobe to standardise PDF?
News Adobe Systems is today expected to detail plans to submit its PDF specifications to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), a body of particular importance to governments and large corporations. [29 Jan 2007]
Microsoft clashes with Adobe over PDF support
News Microsoft is bracing itself for a legal battle in Europe with Adobe Systems, following a breakdown in negotiations last week over the use of Adobe's PDF technology in Microsoft's Office applications suite. [05 Jun 2006]
Microsoft embraces PDF for Office 12
News Microsoft announced on Sunday that Office 12 would support saving documents in PDF format. That's built into Vista, and we hope that it will become the prevalent standard in the longer term but we'll support PDF as well. [03 Oct 2005]
Create!print settles PDF worries
News print, has developed a version of its software for JD Edwards PDF technology. The company claims the move will allow any document to be automatically transferred into the PDF format used by JD Edwards' OneWorld document management system. [28 May 1999]
Adobe boss: Acrobat is no longer a 'roach motel'
News Adobe Systems' Acrobat software and the PDF documents it creates are often referred to as electronic paper, but for consumers they've been more like a stone tablet - impervious to any user alteration. [17 Oct 2002]
Google offers books for free
News Google Book Search now offers PDF files of scanned books that can be downloaded and printed for free, Google announced on Wednesday. A carefully worded note on usage from Google, included as the first page of each downloaded PDF file, explains what... [31 Aug 2006]
Virus alert: Acrobat virus makes life less than Peachy
News The popular PDF file format developed by Adobe could become a carrier for viruses - just like .exe and .vbs files. The file format was previously thought invulnerable to viruses, but Network Associates' McAfee antivirus division has identified some... [08 Aug 2001]
Adobe beefs up workflow software
News Looking to garner more sales to business customers, Adobe has beefed up its server software for handling the flow of business forms based on the PDF format. LifeCycle Document Services, which starts at $65,000 per server, is a suite of servers for... [05 Sep 2005]
Adobe-Macromedia alliance takes fight to Microsoft
News While Adobe, with its PDF and Photoshop software, has generally held its own so far in the battle against Microsoft, analysts say the biggest pitched battle between the companies will come as software providers vie to provide the platform of... [19 Apr 2005]
Adobe revisits e-books
News The software is meant to be a stripped-down and more flexible e-book reader, compared with its current PDF-based reader, Adobe Reader, it said. The software can read PDF pages as well as XHTML-formatted content, which makes it suitable for both... [24 Oct 2006]
