Why choose Adobe?

Why choose Adobe for eLearning and web conferencing?

For more than 25 years, Adobe has revolutionized the way the world engages with ideas and information. In print and on the web, in video and on mobile devices, Adobe's award-winning technologies and software are everywhere you look. Adobe® Flash® Player is the world's most pervasive software platform, installed on more than 98% of Internet-enabled desktops. Adobe Flash technology is used to produce most video on the web, and Adobe Reader® software has become the global standard for sharing documents and information. Adobe is the fifth largest software company in the world, and its recognizable brands — including Adobe Photoshop®, PDF, Acrobat®, Reader, and Flash — continually set new standards for producing and delivering rich content that engages people anywhere, anytime.

Adobe Acrobat Connect™ Pro software adds to this rich history, earning distinction as a "Leader" in Gartner's 2008 Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing. A proven, enterprise-ready product now in its seventh version, Acrobat Connect Pro offers three clear advantages over competing products:

Instant access — No downloads are required to join meetings.
High impact — A rich interface captures participants' attention and provides an intuitive way to interact.
Live and on-demand — Acrobat Connect Pro is a complete solution for both live and on-demand presentations.

Adobe a "Leader" in Gartner’s 2008 Magic Quadrant for Web Conferencing

"Based on Adobe Flash, the company's Web-conferencing offering can be deployed easily. It has resizable screnn displays for users, authoring capabilities and less intensive bandwidth requirements for video."
— David Mario Smith, Jeffrey Mann, Gartner

PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2008 Award

"[Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro] is the most complete all-in-one web-conferencing solution I've seen."
— Oliver Rist, PC Magazine

Instant access

Attendees can join meetings at the click of a URL, with no annoying wait times or downloads. Acrobat Connect Pro helps you bring people together from around the world — co-workers, customers, partners, and vendors — for immediate collaboration and interactivity. All they need is a web browser and Adobe Flash Player, already installed on more than 98% of Internet-connected desktops worldwide. In the rare case that a user needs to download Flash Player, it's a quick and easy process.

By contrast, other leading web conferencing solutions require participants to download plug-ins or proprietary software, which can cause lengthy delays as people struggle through technical issues and may even keep participants from being able to join the meeting at all.

High impact

Adobe Flash is the technology behind most video and interactive media on the Internet today. For web conferencing, Flash enables the use of video, audio, and interactivity to create an almost-in-person experience for all attendees. The elegant interface and interactive features of Acrobat Connect Pro make it easy to keep your audience engaged, ensuring that they work productively and retain knowledge — and enjoy doing it.

Live and on-demand

Sometimes you need to gather people from around the world in a live, working session or virtual classroom. Other times, you can let users access critical content on their own terms — when and where it’s most convenient. Adobe built Acrobat Connect Pro from the ground up to be a complete solution, offering you flexibility to deliver rich, engaging content in a live or on-demand format.

Ready for the enterprise

Over the past 25 years, Adobe has earned a reputation as one of the leading software companies in the world, with teams of experienced software developers and a product development process that has been proven and perfected. You can be confident that Acrobat Connect Pro is reliable and ready to go on day one of your implementation.

Hosted or on-premise

Acrobat Connect Pro can be deployed as a licensed software product, on-premise, behind your company's firewall, to provide complete control. Or it can be purchased on a subscription basis as a hosted service, with full end-to-end 128-bit SSL encryption available. This flexibility helps ensure that the solution can evolve and grow with your needs. Most other web conferencing solutions are available only as a hosted service for which you must estimate your exact usage or be subject to overage charges or costly underutilization. Learn more about purchase options

Built on open standards

Acrobat Connect Pro is based on an open, extensible architecture that supports cost-effective integration with existing infrastructure and future technology investments. Using standards such as XML and Java™ to exchange data, Acrobat Connect Pro is unique in its support of web services that can be used to manage everything from users to in-depth reporting on application usage. Adobe also offers a developer resource center with hundreds of APIs and SDKs so you can extend functionality and integrate with other internal applications and services to create a custom solution based on your organization's unique needs. Learn more about the system architecture of Acrobat Connect Pro

Tight security features

Adobe understands your need to protect sensitive information. Acrobat Connect Pro provides tight access control and security on all content to ensure that meetings and related information are viewable only by your intended audience. Learn more about the security features of Acrobat Connect Pro

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