Adobe Systems announced <A HREF="http://www.publish.com/article2/0,1895,1933269,00.asp">a partnership with Symantec</A> to offer a free trial and the option of special pricing for the Norton Internet Security 2006 suite to users who are downloading the latest version of Adobe Reader. "Combining Adobe's broad reach with Symantec's award-winning PC security software will help make the Internet a safer place for people to access and engage with the information and services they need," said Kurt Garbe, vice president of Platform, Adobe Systems. Both Adobe and Symantec enjoy wide distribution of their software. Adobe Reader has been downloaded over 500 million times, according to the company.