Adobe announces Acrobat Connect Pro

New Delhi

May 6, 2008

Adobe Systems Inc announced a new version of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, the
company's web conferencing and eLearning solution. The version includes new
functionality that enriches online communication and collaboration, enabling
organizations and schools to offer training, interactive virtual classes and
dynamic online meetings.

Acrobat Connect Pro includes many new features for web conferencing such as
options for archiving and editing recorded online meetings; new presence
capabilities that can allow federation with popular instant messaging (IM)
clients; and powerful compliance and usage reporting tools. eLearning
enhancements include break-out rooms to let students in virtual classes initiate
separate conversations online; rapid authoring of video-based content;
integration with Learning Management Systems (LMS) from Blackboard and SumTotal;
and tools that track and organize online classes. Users also can easily tailor
training sessions or meetings that help capture participants' attention and
increase knowledge retention, resulting in an online learning experience
remarkably similar to an in-person class.

Combined with the new version of Adobe Presenter, Acrobat Connect Pro can
enable users to hold engaging online meetings that incorporate high-impact Adobe
Flash Player compatible presentations. Adobe Presenter can give virtually anyone
the power to easily turn Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into multimedia
experiences that include video, narration, animations, interactivity and
advanced quizzes. New capabilities in this release include question pooling and
randomization, easy-to-work-with video, and the ability to publish presentations
to mobile devices or within PDF files.

“Organizations and educational institutions alike are challenged with
reaching highly distributed workforces or student populations, as well as
communicating, collaborating, and transferring knowledge at the accelerated pace
of today's demands,” said Rob Tarkoff, Senior VP-Business Productivity
Business Unit, Adobe. “Whether it's meeting with co-workers across
departments, or conducting virtual classes across continents, Acrobat Connect
Pro can help break through technology barriers by letting virtually anyone
participate in effective online communication and knowledge transfer.”

Acrobat Connect Pro will be available by the end of May 2008. It will be
available in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Brazilian
Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese.