Adobe unveils Web-based tools to create and manage documents online

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ADOBE Systems is sending PDFs into the cloud. The software maker, which helped to make the portable file format ubiquitous, is rolling out Web-based tools for people to create, store and manage documents online. Called Acrobat Document Cloud, the service will cost US$15 a month and also give users access to digital signatures, mobile applications and other software for tracking documents, the company said on Tuesday.

The new product joins Adobe's cloud-based marketing and creative-design tools and is part of the San Jose, California-based company's push to generate more sales from Internet-based subscriptions instead of software installed on computers. While Adobe's sales declined after the company began its transition to cloud computing in 2011, revenue has recovered and analysts project that results on Tuesday will show that sales are on track to climb 18 per cent this year.