| Adobe formally releases Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux |
Apr. 11, 2005
 Following a beta release in January and a pre-release late last month, Adobe today formally launched the Linux version of Adobe Reader 7.0. With this release, the company says it "now supports the ability to reliably view and print content across all major operating systems in the enterprise."
"The rate of adoption of the Linux operating system among enterprises worldwide -- especially among government and financial services organizations -- is increasing," commented Eugene Lee, vice president of product marketing for Adobe's Intelligent Documents Business Unit, in a statement. "Our customers were asking for Adobe Reader 7.0 on Linux as they begin to support core enterprise applications at the desktop."
Screenshot of Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux
"Adobe Reader is one of the primary tools Novell Linux Desktop customers use to collaborate with Windows users," added Ed Anderson, vice president of product marketing for Novell's platforms group. "In addition to Novell's extensive enterprise experience and Linux ecosystem, having enterprise software vendors like Adobe join Novell in supporting the Linux desktop will continue to expand the choices and capabilities the Linux community can offer enterprise customers."
"We are excited about continued advancements in Adobe technology for Red Hat customers," added Mike Evans, vice president of Partner Development at Red Hat. "Red Hat has worked with Adobe on both server and desktop technologies for several years. Adobe has been supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the server side with Adobe LiveCycle software and Red Hat has been offering Adobe Reader for use with our solutions."
Adobe Reader 7.0 for Linux can be downloaded in tar and rpm format, here.
A "Professional" version of Acrobat 7.0 is also available, priced from US $449. Registered users of previous versions of Acrobat can upgrade to Acrobat 7.0 Professional for US $159. The standard version is priced at US $299 and upgrades are available from US $99.
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