Nettie Hartsock
The folks at Hewlett-Packard have recently launched a hip way to turn your PDFs into magazines via MagCloud. It's still in beta, but I predict it's well on its way to becoming the hippest way to publish your own magazine.
Dan Shea
This week in PDF has seen updates to a PDF/A validation tool and a PDF repair application, while another vendor has released an optional PDF/A-related component. Staying in the same themes of quality assurance and compliance, a standards body has released a new suite for testing PDF workflows.
Nettie Hartsock
Nitro PDF Software announced a co-marketing partnership with e-Signature provider EchoSign. Under the agreement, EchoSign will promote Nitro PDF Professional as an alternative to Acrobat for PDF creation and editing. Nitro PDF Software is also endorsing EchoSign's electronic signature services and solutions.
Nettie Hartsock
Vitrium Systems has updated its protectedpdf Small Business Edition and has it available for a free trial at the company web site.
Dan Shea
Bluebeam Software has announced the release of Bluebeam PDF Revu 7.0, the latest version of its PDF creation, markup and editing solution.
Dan Shea
Nitro PDF Software, the company behind Acrobat alternative Nitro PDF Professional, has launched a free PDF-to-Word conversion service. Initially available as a private beta, the new service allows users to convert PDF documents into DOC/RTF files, making it simpler to edit and re-use PDF content.
Dan Shea
This week in PDF has seen an update to a PDF-to-Word conversion tool and the announcement of a conference, while an established PDF vendor has revamped its website.
Dan Shea
This week in PDF has seen the releases of a PDF-enabled electronic fax application and a service that converts PDF documents into web-based presentations, along with an update to a PDF creation tool.
Nettie Hartsock
PDFs are indeed "under attack," as today Adobe noted a new security vulnerability and researchers also discovered the Foxit PDF Viewer is open to attack as well.
Dan Shea
As reported on BoingBoing, publishing company Pyr has released Sean Williams' novel, The Crooked Letter, as a free PDF download.
Dan Shea
Following its announcement in November of last year, PDF Standardizer was commercially released on Feb 24. A joint project by Enfocus Software and Alwan Color Expertise, the new product combines Alwan's CMYK Optimizer technology with Enfocus' PitStop Server, using Enfocus FullSwitch tool to automate the workflow.
Dan Shea
This week in PDF has seen the release of a PDF reader for iPhone and iPod Touch devices, and an update to a PDF branding and viral marketing application.
Nettie Hartsock
Last week Adobe announced another flaw in its Adobe PDF Reader program that enables hackers to take over a computer. The flaw was also described at the Advert Labs blog.
Dan Shea
Following a flurry of acquisitions and releases, Nitro PDF Software has continued its recent expansion, opening its new global headquarters in San Francisco's financial district. The new offices, located on the 36th floor of 575 Market Street, will become home to the majority of Nitro PDF Software's senior management team, many of whom will have relocated from the company's Melbourne office.
Nettie Hartsock
From the folks at DNAML, come a nifty way to turn PDF documents into websites in four easy steps.
