Acrobat 8 Review, European Broadband Penetration Gap Widening, Website Security Test - Optimization Week of September 25, 2006
Optimization Week Issue #69, September 25, 2006
In this issue we have three new features for you, two articles and a new security service. First up we compare Adobe's new Acrobat 8 Professional (pre-release) against PDF Enhancer 3.1 to see which product creates the smallest PDF files. The new Acrobat features faster operations, smaller PDFs, a new interface, and the ability to combine different types of files into one PDF. The tutorial takes you step by step through optimizing PDFs for minimum file size while maintaining quality. Next we find the broadband gap is growing in Europe in this month's Bandwidth Report. Finally we've teamed up with ControlScan to launch a new website security testing service to check your server for security holes.
- Acrobat 8 Professional Review
- We review Adobe's new Acrobat 8 Professional (pre-release) for performance against PDF Enhancer 3.1. The new Acrobat features faster operations, smaller PDFs, a new interface, and the ability to combine different types of files into one PDF.
- European Broadband Penetration Gap Widening - US Broadband Penetration Nears 75% Among Active Internet Users - September 2006 Bandwidth Report
- The broadband gap in Europe is widening, according to a recent survey by ECTA. While Denmark, the Netherlands, and Finland top the EU, Greece, Poland, and Slovakia are trailing in broadband penetration. Meanwhile in the US, broadband penetration among active Internet users neared 75% in August 2006.
- New Website Security Test
- Ensure that your server is secure from hackers with our new server vulnerability scanning service. WSO has teamed up with ControlScan to offer webmasters a free 30-day trial of this automated server scanning service. Sign up today and you'll receive your free vulnerability report.
