Yahoo and Adobe Systems have joined the heated battle of online search and services by parntering to tap each others' customer base and put Web search features into Adobe's popular Acrobat Reader software. The broad strategic relationship to be announced on Monday is Sunnyvale, California-based Yahoo's latest maneuver against chief rivals Google and Microsoft in the fight to become the gateway of search and Web access on as many desktops as possible. For San Jose, California-based Adobe, the partnership will add online features to one of the software maker's core products, Acrobat.
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