Features

• Create Industry-standard PDF Instantly create 100% industry-standard PDF files that can be read, printed, or processed by popular PDF viewer programs – such as Adobe® Acrobat® Reader and ScanSoft’s PaperPort® Professional.
• Ensure Documents are Secure Protect your document’s integrity by employing password and permission control.Restrict access to information with passwords and use digital signatures to ensure documents remain authentic.
• Better File Sharing - PDF Converter Professional makes PDF file sharing easier than ever by reducing file sizes like never before.The new file size Optimizer & new print driver each ensures that all PDF documents will be easy to email or post to the web.
• Fill Out and Edit PDF Forms - Now you can turn static PDF forms into fillable PDF forms or Microsoft Word forms.PDF Converter Professional includes Logical Form Recognition (LFR) - advanced technology used by leading organizations to create e-forms.
• Comment and Mark-up PDF Files-Now the full array of mark-up and commenting tools are available for your collaboration needs.Highlight, cross-out, underline text, add pop-up comments or stamps etc.PDF Converter Professional is a complete editing station

Reviews (3)

Some good points, some bad.
I installed PDF Converter Pro 4 and was generally pleased with its performance enabling me to edit PDF documents.The big problem I have with it; however, is that in normal Internet browsing, when I click on a PDF document, more often than not, the document does not come up on the first try.It freezes my browser (Internet Explorer) and I have to go to Task Manager to shut it down.Repeated attempts at opening the document have to be made, but eventually the document opens. Because of that, I uninstalled PDF Converter.On the occasions that I will want to edit a PDF document, I will reinstall it, do what I want and uninstall it again. It is quick to install and uninstall, and since I don't do a lot of editing of PDF files, it will do what I want from it.As a previous review stated, tech support is very expensive; however, customer support is free and they are responsive.

ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 4 terrible
I will make this simple and short there tech support is a rip off should not half to pay for a new product. Customer support is the same takes forever to get some one on the phone. The product is a complete joke.Simple Don't BUY this product.

Terrible Documentation and Support. Weak for PDF Forms.
I've recently been reviewing PDF creation & editing software, with a specific focus on creating/editing PDF Forms.I was hesitant to try Nuance PDF Converter Professional 4 because of the reviews I read regarding version 3, but I figured version 4 must be an improvement.I should have listened to my gut, and to the other reviewers.
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Editorial Review

Adobe Illustrator CS2 is the latest (April 2005) release of Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics software. Illustrator CS2 gives designers new creative freedom so they can realize ideas quickly and powerfully. Users can instantly convert bitmaps to vector artwork with Live Trace, paint intuitively with Live Paint and save time with the new context-sensitive Control Palette and optimized workspaces. Plus, tight integration with other software, both within the new Adobe Creative Suite 2 and with other applications, lets designers produce extraordinary graphics for print, video, the Web, and mobile devices. Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Live Trace and Live Paint convert bitmap images into vector paths, while applying color with overlapping paths, instantly detecting and correcting gaps
• Create custom workspaces with the palettes you need for a specific task - Save, share, or access any workspace at any time or use workspace templates
• Expanded stroke options - choose a centered, inside, or outside stroke
• Optimize mobile content creation by saving artwork in any SVG format, including SVG-t
• Colorized grayscale assigns a spot color to a linked, embedded, or opened grayscale image - for proper color separations when printing

Reviews (4)

Sooo much better for novices than Illustrator 9
Nobody, and I mean NObody, could be more of an Illustrator novice & ignoramus than I. Several months ago I was given a licensed copy of Illustrator 9 that a departing coworker had used. Wanting a chance to design the departmental logo that otherwise would've gone to an agency, I raised my figurative hand and volunteered blindly for duty. Having taught myself everything from MS-DOS to TurboCAD, to Photoshop Elements, not to mention Word, Excel, and Powerpoint (don't get me started on that latter program, argh), I figured I could tackle at least the basics of Illustrator 9. Loaded it on my laptop, took it home for a weekend....and just about lost my sanity -- and several fingernails -- trying to learn that confounding program. I managed to produce a few logos, one of which was chosen. But egads, what a big, stinky bear Illustrator 9 was to wrestle.
Beginners proceed with Caution!
Im computer literate and regularly use a number of varying programs from Visio to Logic Audio to MS Office.After picking up Illustrator however, Im frustrated by the lack of intuition and steep learning curve the software offers.Ive been told that the world revolves around 2 types of people: those who "get" vector graphic programs, and those who errrr...dont. Unfortunately, after 10 hours use and much manual reading, I fall into the later category. I dont plan to give up however and plan to enroll in a course. This decision was supported by friends proficient in its use - but who had difficulty demonstrating thecomplex concepts to me. (Indeed, defining the direction of a drawn curve was as intuitive as metaphsyics or nuclear science!)
Adobe's new Illustrator CS2 version is faster and feature-packed
If you're one of those people like me, who hang on to an older version of the application waiting for the right time, now is the time to upgrade.You won't be disappointed.Just ask the editors of both PC Magazine and C|Net which awarded this version their Editor's Choice Award.
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Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Windows software enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, more secure distribution, collaboration, and data collection. Protect sensitive information with passwords, permissions, and digital signatures. Enable users of Adobe Reader software (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save forms, and digitally sign documents.

Features

• CD-ROM
• Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline, and digitally sign documents.
• Combine documents, drawings, and rich media content into a single, polished Adobe PDF document. Optimize file size and arrange files in any order regardless of file type, dimensions, or orientation.
• Send documents for review and track which reviewers have contributed feedback. Compile comments into a single PDF document with one-button ease and sort them by author, date, or page.
• Create Adobe PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Office applications. Windows users can also create Adobe PDF documents from Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, Publisher, AutoCAD, and Lotus Notes.
• Combine multiple files as PDF documents in a searchable, sortable PDF package that maintains the individual security settings and digital signatures of each included PDF document.

Features

• CD-ROM
• Recognizes English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Swedish
• Stores up to 1,000 pages of printed text
• Text-to-speech technology
• Optical character recognition with 97% accuracy
• IRDA and 9-pin serial port interfaces, optional USB

Reviews (7)

Works like a charm
My wife purchased this because she is studying for the GRE and GMAT and spending a lot of time looking up words in a dictionary while reading. The amount of time she saves using this pen is amazing. We haven't used any of the software that comes with it and don't really plan to, but for scanning words in books, even relatively small print, it works pretty quickly and has about a 95% correct scan and definition rate. The pronunciation tool works very well too. We were nervous of the price tag, but after using it for a week, I'd say the price is pretty reasonable. It also comes with a convenient carrying case (similar to a cd faceplate case for a car cd player). The only time it doesn't work on a scan is if you don't scan evenly, or if a word is split between two lines with a hyphen. If you use the proper method of scanning, which is pretty self-explanatory, you shouldn't have any trouble. If you're looking for a product to speed up your studying, this is it.
SuperPen Works Well
Hi,
Works great
I read mixed reviews about Superpen Professional, but decided to take the chance and buy one at last christmas. I am so glad that I bought it and that too with a [...] rebate (although it took 5 months before I got the rebate $$$).
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Editorial Review

Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Windows software enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, more secure distribution, collaboration, and data collection. Protect sensitive information with passwords, permissions, and digital signatures. Enable users of Adobe Reader software (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save forms, and digitally sign documents.

Features

• DVD-ROM
• Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline, and digitally sign documents.
• Combine documents, drawings, and rich media content into a single, polished Adobe PDF document. Optimize file size and arrange files in any order regardless of file type, dimensions, or orientation.
• Send documents for review and track which reviewers have contributed feedback. Compile comments into a single PDF document with one-button ease and sort them by author, date, or page.
• Create Adobe PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Office applications. Windows users can also create Adobe PDF documents from Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, Publisher, AutoCAD, and Lotus Notes.
• Combine multiple files as PDF documents in a searchable, sortable PDF package that maintains the individual security settings and digital signatures of each included PDF document.

Features

• CD-ROM
• Comprehensive business publishing and marketing materials program
• Includes Publisher 2003 and Digital Image Pro version 9
• Create impressive marketing materials for print, Web, and e-mail
• New photo-editing tools, advanced selection tools, and touch-up tools
• Use catalog merge to help create a new publication from a database

Reviews (1)

Great Publishing for the Price
A publishing program for under $200 that works great. If you are comfortable working with Microsoft Office programs, then you'll find it easy to adapt to Microsoft Publishing. I've been using this program for about a year without any problems. Since using it, I've found that any other variations for card, flyer, newsletter creation are almost impossible. After feeling like you can do "anything" in this program, it's hard to deal with a different platform. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Easily attach source documents such as spreadsheets, multimedia files, images, and drawings
• Scan paper documents and forms to create compact, searchable PDF archives
• Create a single Adobe PDF document from multiple sources--including portions of Web pages and previously combined Adobe PDF documents
• Use the highlighter, sticky note, pen, and other commenting tools directly on your saved PDF
• Add enhanced headers, footers, and watermarks

Features

• CD-ROM
• Personal organizer with day planner and 100s of printable calendars
• Prioritize and manage to-do lists; address book and contact manager
• Track business and personal expenses; generate expense reports
• Store passwords and other private information in an encrypted file
• Synchronization with handheld device; downloadable add-ins

Reviews (6)

Very disapointed outlook user
I use microsoft outlook, and was excited that this product supposedly syncs with outlook.Yay, I thought.Well, first time I sync, it deletes all my outlook calendar items!Took me an hour to restore everything to normal, and I have yet to find a setting where it won't do that!
Not Pricey, But Effective
I've used Lotus Organizer for a long time and decided it was time to upgrade to a WinXP version. In looking at the latest release and the significant price tag; I decided there has to be something better. AnyTime Organizer is just as effective and for less than half the price as Lotus. It's not filled with all the customizable color/bells and whistles; but it doesn't have to be. It's effect, doesn't take a huge amount of memory to run on my laptop and does the same job just as well. It's a good buy.

Organize simply!
I tried what seems like everything to do the simple tasks I wanted to do:maintain my address book (with some flexibility to attach things like driving directions), and keep all of those little snippets of information that couldn't be neatly and logically kept elsewhere without learning a complex application.
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Editorial Review

Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional for Windows software enables business professionals to reliably create, combine, and control Adobe PDF documents for easy, more secure distribution, collaboration, and data collection. Protect sensitive information with passwords, permissions, and digital signatures. Enable users of Adobe Reader software (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save forms, and digitally sign documents.

Features

• CD-ROM
• Enable anyone using free Adobe Reader software (version 7.0 or 8) to participate in document reviews, fill and save electronic forms offline, and digitally sign documents.
• Combine documents, drawings, and rich media content into a single, polished Adobe PDF document. Optimize file size and arrange files in any order regardless of file type, dimensions, or orientation.
• Send documents for review and track which reviewers have contributed feedback. Compile comments into a single PDF document with one-button ease and sort them by author, date, or page.
• Create Adobe PDF documents with one-button ease from Microsoft Office applications. Windows users can also create Adobe PDF documents from Outlook, Internet Explorer, Project, Visio, Access, Publisher, AutoCAD, and Lotus Notes.
• Combine multiple files as PDF documents in a searchable, sortable PDF package that maintains the individual security settings and digital signatures of each included PDF document.

Editorial Review

Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard software lets business professionals quickly and easily convert any Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, or other paper or electronic document to a reliable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Adobe PDF files preserve the visual integrity of documents so that they can be e-mailed to colleagues and then viewed and printed on a variety of platforms using free Adobe Reader software. Read more

Features

• CD-ROM

Reviews (64)

I HATE this product
At my business we are required to scan things to PDF documents to send to our clients. I love the PDF format. It is a great way to easily condense documents into small file sizes while still maintaining quality. It's unfortunate that I haven't found a way to create PDF without going through Adobe first. As the IT guy in our office, Acrobat problems is the biggest thing I get called about. This is the most bloated invasive software I have ever used, even more so than some spyware I've seen. It installs itself EVERYWHERE.
Acrobat 6
I really think many of the visual upgrades made to Acrobat 6(over Acrobat 5) only made it more clumsy.The core product is still great.

Eh... Version 5 was fine.
I've been a fan (and user) of Acrobat for many years, and am continually amazed by the number of organizations that *don't* circulate their documents in PDF format. I don't even *read* Word attachments anymore, for fear of viruses and because I *know* they won't look like the author intended.
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Features

• CD-ROM
• New OCR engines deliver superior accuracy (up to 99%) that cuts proofreading to a minimum and makes you more productive.
• Converted documents look exactly like the original – complete with columns, tables, bullets and graphics.
• Legal, Medical and Financial dictionaries optimize accuracy on important documents.
• Scan Enhancement Tools (SET) improve the quality of scanned documents, faxes and poor quality copies.
• New ExactWord output makes editing smoother than ever before.

Reviews (15)

Avoide Scansoft 14 or 15
Both versions of Scansoft cause my installer to have problems. Mainly it tries to re-install Softscan every time I start up Softscan. Also It has started to try and reinstall Softscan if I try to right click on a JPG. There is very little to no chance of getting any help from Scansoft (Nuance)to debug this problem. Save your money and buy some thing else.

buggy software
Omnipage is a buggy piece of software which is prone to throwing errors and mysterious crashes (often occuring at the end of a lengthy process).Nuance provides no support and when you attempt to contact them they want $9.95 for an email question or $19.95 for a phone question.You might expect this from an inexpensive piece of software but for the cost of Omnipage you would expect some support.I recommend finding something more reliable from a company that provides some measure of support.

OmniPage 15 OCR
This product appears to be very powerful and no doubt it is however, the thing I need it for is to scan. I find its character recognition to be so so! Surely it should do a better job on typed letters. I find myself having to edit the document so much that typing the original might just be easier!I do like its picture scanning capabilities though. Overall, I give it a 3. The good and the bad average but I had expected better character recognition. ... Read more

Features

• CD-ROM
• Scan, Organize and Share Your Paper Documents and Photos
• The Best Scanning Solution for Any All-in-One Device or Scanner
• View, Print and Share Over 150 Document and Photo Formats
• Fill Out Forms Quickly, Neatly - Perfect for home and small office users
• Finds Everything – Documents, PDF Files, Photos and Paper

Reviews (7)

Very, Very slooooowwwww
The idea of the product is great, only if it worked as it is supposed to?