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Adobe Tabs Virtual Ubiquity to Move Into Word Processing Market

October 01, 2007

Software company Adobe is moving into the word processing space with the acquisition of Virtual Ubiquity.

The buy means Adobe will now own the popular online word processor Buzzword, which allows users to edit a documents online.

The acquisition advances Adobe's stated commitment to devolpe an ecosystem for rich Internet application (RIA) development that delivers breakthrough experiences built on Adobe AIR.

Buzzword was built with Adobe's Flex software and runs in Flash Player, allowing individuals to collaborate on documents.

The deal also adds a new file sharing service to its current online document services, codenamed "Share," a beta service will make it easier than ever for people to share, publish and organize documents online.

“For over a decade, Adobe Acrobat software and PDF have been the standard way people share and collaborate on high value documents across platforms, with perfect fidelity,” said David Mendels, senior vice president, Business Productivity Business Unit at Adobe.



"At the same time, it is an exciting showcase of the power of Adobe's RIA technology that raises the bar for the quality of experience people should expect in their applications."

Adobe is best known for its publishing software such as Adobe Acrobat.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Because the Web is increasingly becoming the platform for the "future of work," people often come together to share each other's work anytime, anywhere. As a leader in RIA development, Adobe said it is constantly thinking of new ways to bring these people together and  to engage with ideas, information and each other.

“Buzzword will build on that leadership and enable fundamental improvements in how people collaborate on documents," said Mendels.

Tim Gray is a Web Editor for ContactCenterSolutions, covering news in the IP communications, call center and customer relationship management industries. To see more of his articles, please visit Tim Gray’s columnist page.



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