Adobe PDF in the driving seat of Linux
Adobe PDF in the driving seat of Linux
Adobe Systems will deliver its Adobe Reader Software and Adobe PDF for a consumer electronics version of the Linux platform so that people will be able to view maps and tourist guides while travelling by car.
Sony will be the first to embed it with its new car navigation system, the Sony HDD AV Navi XYZ series, designed for the Japanese market.
This will provide consumers with the opportunity to access information in Adobe PDF, as the author intended them to be seen, on many different devices, without being connected to a PC.
Users will be able to receive the Web and email whilst driving, and interact with many different types of PDF content, such as digital photographs and multimedia.
Keiji Kimura, president at Sony IT & Mobile Solution Network Company. "Sony's new HDD AV Navi XYZ series will allow customers to enjoy a wide variety of Internet content in the car. We welcome the development of this Adobe Reader for Linux because it will empower customers of Sony's new navigation system to view files in PDF, a de facto standard for electronic documents."
Bruce Chizen, president and chief executive officer of Adobe said. "We are excited to be working with Sony to further expand the sizeable reach of Adobe Reader and to deliver the benefits of Adobe PDF on an open platform. Sony's leadership in the consumer electronics market is unmatched, and with its backing this new version of Linux has limitless potential. As a result of our combined efforts, the power of PDF will now be available to an even wider audience."
The Reader used for viewing PDF files is also available on other systems, such as Palm, Pocket PC and Symbian for mobile devices.
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