DoCoMo enables access to PDF files from FOMA cell phones

NTT DoCoMo and Adobe Systems reached an agreement today to integrated Adobe Reader LE software into DoCoMo's 3G FOMA cell phones.

The companies didn't release the exact date when this would be available. However, DoCoMo plans to enable all future FOMA phones with this capability. According to DoCoMo, users will be able to open and read PDF files while browsing mobile websites. Adobe Systems will work together with Access, a mobile browser developer, to develop the technical solution.

While some DoCoMo's users who own Sharp's FOMA compatible SH900i and SH901i cell phones can already view PDF files on their phones, they use a special software called Document Viewer, which is stored on their cell phone's miniSD memory cards.