Adobe releases a 64-bit IFilter
Adobe has finally released a true 64 bit version of the pdf ifilter. Adobe has successfully tested the filter on the following platforms :
| Environment | Operating System | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop | Windows XP x64 SP2 |
* Windows Desktop Search 3 and 4 * Windows Indexing Service |
| Windows Vista x64 SP1 | * Windows Search 4 | |
| Server | Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition R2 SP2 |
* Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 * Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 * Windows Desktop Search 3 |
| Windows Server 2008 x64 SP1 | * Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007* Microsoft SQL Server 2005* Windows Search 4 |
Information - http://blogs.adobe.com/acrobat/2008/12/adobe_pdf_ifilter_9_for_64bit.html
Download - http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4025
One of our consultants, Jie Li did some initial benchmarking of the filter alongside the foxit 64-bit ifilter and found the adobe pdf filter to be about 5 times slower than it's Foxit counterpart. You can read about it on Jie's blog. The adobe filter, albeit slow, presents a zero cost solution to those in need of indexing pdf documents on a tight budget.