Adobe reads into growing popularity of Linux
Adobe reads into growing popularity of Linux
Apr 12, 2005: As a result of the developing interest in Linux operating systems by enterprises around the world, Adobe has made its Adobe Reader 7.0 available to the Linux operating system.
This means that Adobe now supports the ability of content to be read across all major operating systems in the enterpise.
Eugene Lee, the vice president of product marketing for the intelligent documents business unit at Adobe, said that the adoption of the Linux operating system among enterprises worldwide, such as government and financial services organisations, is growing rapidly:
"Our customers were asking for Adobe Reader 7.0 on Linux as they begin to support core enterprise applications at the desktop."
He said that this would help to improve business processes and workflows with more comprehensive, multi-platform support for the Intelligent Document Platform.
Ed Anderson, the vice president of product marketing for Novell's platforms group, said: "Adobe Reader is one of the primary tools Novell Linux Desktop customers use to collaborate with Windows users.
"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."
Mike Evans, the vice president of partner development at Red Hat, is also excited about the prospect of its customers being able use Adobe now too.
Adobe Reader 7.0 will join Adobe LiveCycle software on Linux to help organisations expand the use of their core applications with intelligent documents.
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