PDF Portfolios, Acrobat.com, native Adobe Flash support, security enhancements...
New in v9.0:
Improved launch speeds, new PDF Portfolios feature (enhanced version of Packages feature), native Adobe Flash support, Acrobat.com set of online services, enhanced CAD and geospatial functionality, security enhancements (including 256-bit AES encryption support), accessibility enhancements and new Multilingual User Interface version; Release Notes - Last Updated: 07.02.08 (v9.0)
Upgrade Meter:5
New in v8.1.2:
Various customer workflow issues resolved, security vulnerability fixes, improved stability; Release Notes - Last Updated: 02.06.08 (v8.1.2)
Upgrade Meter:4
New in v8.1.1:
Fix for potential security vulnerability on Windows XP PCs with IE7, fixed several PDF forms-related issues, stability improvements; various other enhancements and bug fixes in earlier releases; Release Notes - Last Updated: 10.26.07 (v8.1.1)
Upgrade Meter:4
New in v8.1:
Completely redesigned interface, Windows Vista support, integration with Adobe Connect, new tools and new options for viewing information more efficiently, digital signatures support for increased security; various other enhancements and bug fixes in earlier releases; Release Notes - Last Updated: 06.05.07 (v8.1.0)
Upgrade Meter:4
New in v7.0.8:
Ability to perform a Yahoo Contextual (Y!Q) web search directly on text selected from within a document (v7.0.8); support for new 3D content (view, interact with, annotate, and measure 3D content embedded in PDF documents created with Adobe Acrobat 3D), direct Internet search textbox, form enhancements (v7.0.7); expanded browser support, improvement in dynamic forms performance, improved security, fix for a buffer overflow issue, various other bug fixes in earlier v7.0.x releases; Release Notes - Last Updated: 06.02.06 Upgrade Meter:2
New in v7.0: Better overall performance for faster launch times and real-time zooming and panning, improved search capabilities (search for words in annotations, bookmarks, form fields, or metadata, and search within open PDF files or any PDF file residing on local machines), ability to extend collaboration and markup capabilities to all project participants via the creation of intelligent PDF documents, ability to save a wide range of files attached to PDF documents (word processing documents, spreadsheets, multimedia files, etc.); Release Notes - Last Updated: 12.21.04 Upgrade Meter:5
New in v6.0.3: Patches several potential security vulnerabilities in v6.0.0-v6.0.2, various other bug fixes; Release Notes - Last Updated: 12.04.04 Upgrade Meter:2
New in v6.0.2: Addresses multiple known issues in Adobe Reader 6.0, including support for forms that use Adobe's XML forms architecture, creation of barcode-enabled forms, and a security update; Release Notes - Last Updated: 09.08.04 Upgrade Meter:2
New in v6.0: Support for Acrobat 6.0; support for Flash, QuickTime, Real, and Window Media content embedded in PDF files, ability to view document layers in Adobe PDF files; Notes Upgrade Meter:5
New in v4.05: Improved integration with Web browsers, button for creating new PDF files online, Adobe PDF v1.3 support, Adobe PostScript 3 support, faster and more reliable printing to PCL and Adobe PostScript printers, better support for large documents, better color handling; Release Notes Upgrade Meter:4
New in v3.02: Integrated Acrobat Reader ActiveX Control, Acrobat Forms Fill-in Plug-in v3.51 update (resolves problems with Acrobat Forms), update for PCL printing; Release Notes Upgrade Meter:4
New inv3.01: Acrobat Capture, Search, and AutoIndex plug-ins, Office 97 macro support, PDF Writer driver, improved integration with Internet Explorer, enhanced security; Release Notes Upgrade Meter:4
Pros: Easy and free viewing or printing of Adobe Acrobat PDF files from within your browser
Cons: Acrobat PDF files don't look or function as well (or load as quickly) as HTML documents on the web
