Adobe has released the latest version of it’s popular PDF reading program Adobe Reader X.
Adobe had announced the upcoming version of their Acrobat Family of Products last month with a new feature that provides better security via “Protected mode.” This feature is enabled by default in Adobe Reader X.
Protected Mode is a sandboxing technology based on Microsoft’s Practical Windows Sandboxing technique. It is similar to the Google Chrome sandbox and Microsoft Office 2010 Protected Viewing Mode.
Adobe Reader 8 is available in English, French, German and Japanese versions. Chinese and Korean releases are coming in early 2007. Available for Mac OS X and windows, Adobe Reader 8 is also. Free download Adobe Reader Adobe Reader for Mac OS X. Adobe Reader is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on a variety of hardware and operating system platforms. This new version of the familiar.
With Protected Mode enabled, all PDF file operations will run in a restricted manner inside a confined environment, the “sandbox”. So, if you open a PDF document which has scripts include that may try to change your computer’s file system or registry settings the “Protected Mode” will protect you against it.
Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. We help our customers create, deliver and optimize content and applications. Adobe Reader Mac performs the same function as Windows version. Thus, it gives you the ability to open PDF files directly on the interface. It is easy to use and all you have to do is to import the file into the interface and it does the rest.
Reader X is also tightly integrated with Adobe SendNow, an online file sharing service. Using this service you will be able to send the PDF document you are reading to anyone without having to launch an email client. Other than PDF this service also allows you to send images and other office documents.
Adobe Reader X Features:
Adobe Reader X is available for Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. You can get it here: http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or use the direct links provided below:
Update: Adobe Reader X for Linux is not available, but you can download previous versions of Adobe Reader for Linux from here.
Download Adobe Reader X [Offline Installer]: Windows | Mac