Adobe Systems is taking Acrobat.com online collaboration service out of public beta and has introduced two new paid subscription services.
Adobe also announced the preview release of Acrobat.com Tables, a spreadsheet-like application for free sign-up as a public beta. It enables users to work with others online without having to mail spreadsheets back and forth.
Acrobat.com, launched in June 2008, is a suite of web-based tools that is designed to enable users collaborate and share documents with each other using the Buzzword word processor.
According to Adobe, both the premium offerings include Adobe phone and web support programmes. The premium basic service includes Adobe ConnectNow web meeting capacity for up to five participants and online conversion of 10 uploaded documents to PDF per month; and the premium plus service includes ConnectNow web meeting capacity for up to 20 participants and unlimited online creation of PDF files.
The free service will continue to offer Adobe Buzzword online word processing – ConnectNow web meeting capacity for up to three participants and online creation of up to five PDF files.
Over the next 12 months, the company plans to provide Acrobat.com on mobile phones such as iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia and Windows mobile smartphones. It also plans integration with desktop tools including Adobe products and Microsoft Outlook 2007, plus import from and export to Microsoft, Open Office and PDF formats.
The premium basic subscription is available for $14.99/month, or $149/year and the premium plus subscription is available for $39/month, or $390/year.
