Adobe Acrobat is a software developed by Adobe Systems that allows users to create, edit, view and print PDF files. The latest version of Adobe Acrobat, called Adobe Acrobat 9, was released in 2008 and it comes in three versions: Standard, Pro and Pro Extended. One of the main features of Adobe Acrobat 9 is the native Adobe Flash support which enables user to insert videos or animations into a PDF document.

On April 13, 2010, Adobe released Adobe Acrobat 9.3.2 update to resolve some critical vulnerabilities found in version 9.3.1 and previous versions. Adobe has also activated a new updater for its users that will deliver all the updates.http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-09.htmlhttp://blogs.adobe.com/adobereader/2010/04/upcoming_adobe_reader_and_acro.html

Adobe Acrobat allows users to create PDF files from any application that prints. Other key features of Adobe Acrobat include:

1. View and Print PDF documents
2. Merge, Split and Reorder PDF documents
3. Encript and digitally sign PDF documents
4. Insert sticky notes
5. Edit text within a line
6. Resize images
7. Add hyperlinks to websites
8. Create e-Forms
9. Insert multimedia content such as video, sound or flash documents
10. Create PDF portfolios
11. Capture web pages as PDF
12. Automatically convert scanned document into searchable PDF http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/matrix.html

Adobe has introduced several new features in Acrobat 9, the latest version of the product. The major among them are PDF Portfolio and native Flash support. Using PDF portfolio feature, users can design a portfolio by adding different files such as PDF, Word, Excel, CAD, etc into a single portfolio. Native flash support allows users to insert flash videos in PDF files which can be played on Adobe Reader without any additional plug-in. Adobe has also launched Acrobat.com, an online service, with this release which comes with various tools for communication and collaboration, including word processing and presentation tools. Acrobat.com can also be integrated with Adobe Acrobat 9.http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2008/06/teds_favorite_9_of_acrobat_9

On January 12, 2010, Adobe released an update for Adobe Acrobat during the release of quarterly updates for its products. The update, Adobe Acrobat 9.3, includes functional improvements as well as security updates, including the zero-day vulnerability which Adobe stated in its security advisory as a crictical vulnerability that could allow a hacker to take control of the affected system.http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/520/cpsid_52073.htmlhttp://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-02.html

Adobe Acrobat 9.3.1 update:

On February 16, 2010, Adobe released a security update for Adobe Acrobat 3 to patch a critical vulnerability which Adobe stated in its security advisory on February 11.http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-07.html

"Adobe has laid the groundwork for rich PDF documents, although some of the coolest tools come at a premium. Could Acrobat Reader 9's support for Flash turn PDFs into a one-size-fits-all multimedia delivery venue? In the near future at least, we suspect that interactive PDFs won't necessarily sweep the Web. That's because only users of the paid software can make those singing, dancing documents, and only the Pro flavors convert multiple video formats to Flash." - Cnet.com http://reviews.cnet.com/desktop-publishing/adobe-acrobat-9-standard/4505-3628_7-33061914-2.html?tag=txt;page

"Acrobat 9 brings the biggest and best enhancements that Acrobat has seen in a long time. The most notable is the ability to build PDF Portfolios that combine multiple types of files in a single PDF document, complete with eye-catching navigation tools. I was also impressed by a powerful new document-comparison feature that eases the headaches of collaborative work on complex PDF files." - PCMag.com http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2314278,00.asp