Windows & Net Magazine (www.winnetmag.com) announced on October 25 that the search engine giant Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) and the document and imaging experts at Adobe (www.adobe.com) are teaming up to provide integrated online search and services to their customers. Under the terms of the deal, Adobe will begin distributing a specially customized version of Yahoo's free Internet Explorer search toolbar with Adobe Reader, while Yahoo will provide functionality in that toolbar that will allow customers to save Web pages in Adobe's PDF format.
Later this week, Adobe will release the co-branded version of Yahoo's IE toolbar, which will initially provide access to Yahoo search, anti-spyware and pop-up blocking services, as well as Adobe PDF Online, an Adobe service that helps consumers easily create PDF files. A future version of the toolbar will help users quickly convert Web pages into PDF files, making it easier to access Web content while offline. In addition, a future version of Adobe Reader, which, according to Adobe, has been distributed to over 500 million users worldwide, will include Yahoo search as the default Internet search engine.
Adobe executive vice president Shantanu Narayen said that Adobe and Yahoo share a common vision for providing consumers with services that help them get the most out of using the Internet, and that combining Yahoo's leadership in delivering content and services online with the ubiquitous Adobe Reader, Adobe and Yahoo will bring a new level of simplicity and relevance to online services. Yahoo search vice president Tim Cadogan said that this is just a start for the integration between the two companies, and that with a little creativity to think it through, Yahoo and Adobe hope their partnership will help consumers find information and create information.
