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Developer Newsletter – October 2012

Hello Developers!

Many of you have asked to be notified about new releases of our java libraries, so we’re starting this newsletter to inform you of what’s new here at Qoppa and when new product versions are available. We hope you enjoy our newsletter!

New Version of Java PDF Libraries & Components

A Java PDF Library for Any Process
A Java PDF Library for Any Process

In this newly improved version of our Java PDF library products, we enhanced our libraries with a powerful new algorithm for text extraction as well as improved rendering capability for very large CCITT fax images.  Our Java PDF visual components benefit from a new tile-based rendering approach that allows for out of thread rendering, improving user interface responsiveness and memory usage. Contact us to upgrade to the new version!

Did you know about our new Android SDK?

Qoppa PDF Toolkit for Android DevelopersqPDF Toolkit is Qoppa’s new Android Java SDK that allows developers to quickly add PDF functionality to Android apps. Following our established tradition of 100% self-sustaining, portable PDF solutions, we developed this toolkit completely in Android, so it can run on any Android device and be easily integrated into any standard Android app. qPDF Toolkit Release History.

Watch our new video

We’ve published a video introduction to our products and components – a library for every PDF processing need.
Whatever your PDF needs are today or in the future, we probably have a solution for you: creation, manipulation, conversion, high-fidelity rendering, data extraction….

 

And our JavaOne 2012 Winner is…

Gerald Holmann at JavaOne 2012Dr. Barry Burd was the grand prize winner in Qoppa Software’s JavaOne prize drawing for a Nexus 7 Android Tablet. Congratulations! Qoppa’s booth at JavaOne 2012 offered live demonstrations of our PDF library, desktop and server products. Gerald Holmann, Qoppa’s founder was glad to meet many java developers including some of our existing customers!

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qPDF Viewer ranked in the Top 10 Free Android Office Apps!

qPDF Viewer, Qoppa’s free PDF reader app, was ranked in the Top 10 Free Android Office Apps by Datamation, a top source for news about enterprise IT and technology.

“While you could install Adobe Acrobat Reader, Qoppa is far faster. Unlike several other available .pdf readers, it is also ad-free.” Datamation Ranking of Free Android Apps for Productivity.

 

 

 

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Visit Qoppa Software at JavaOne 2012 and win a Nexus7!

Gerald Holmann - Qoppa Booth at JavaOne 2012Qoppa Software President, Gerald Holmann and Marketing Director, Susan Sims, are currently at JavaOne 2012, meeting and talking with java developers, integrators, and device manufacturers about Qoppa’s line of PDF library products for Java and Android.

Qoppa’s booth (#5506) at JavaOne offers live demonstrations of the PDF rendering and manipulation capabilities it delivers in its Java PDF library products,  PDF visual components, Android PDF toolkit, PDF desktop application and PDF workflow server.

Java developers are able to directly discuss potential development and deployment scenarios with Gerald Holmann, president and founder of Qoppa Software.

JavaOne MascotIn addition to learning about our products, visitors to Qoppa’s booth will be entered to win a Nexus7 Android tablet (8Gb). Chances are excellent, much higher than winning the lottery, so make sure to stop by!

“Friends of Qoppa” (existing and potential customers and partners) may claim a free Discover Passes to JavaOne, Oracle OpenWorld, and Oracle PartnerNetwork Exchange by emailing us.

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Now that we are home from JavaOne 2012, Gerald and Susan want to thank each of our customers and our many new friends for visiting with us at our booth.

Congratulations to our prize drawing winner  – Dr. Barry Burd of Drew University!

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Qoppa’s PDF reader app for Android hits 100,000 downloads!

Qoppa Software is happy to announce that qPDF Viewer – its PDF reader app for Android – has reached the milestone of 100,000 downloads on Google Play this week!

“We’re glad that so many Android users have elected qPDF Viewer as their favorite app to read PDF documents on Android phones and tablets.  But this is only the beginning! We’re in the process of finalizing a major release of our app with many exciting new features that we expect will please our users even more!” says Gerald Holmann, Qoppa Software’s president.

qPDF Viewer is a free, high-fidelity rendering PDF app that offers sophisticated reading and navigation capabilities such as:

  • Marking preferred passages with personal bookmarks inside a PDF document.
  • Easily navigating through PDFs using the documents’ table of contents, hyperlinks or added comments / annotations.
  • Efficiently searching text through PDF documents using the advanced search feature.

qPDF Viewer – Qoppa’s FREE PDF reader app– is available for all Android phones and tablets 2.1 or above* as well as the Blackberry Playbook, in the following languages: English, French, Italian and Spanish. It can be installed from the following markets:

Google Play – Download
Amazon Appstore – Download

BlackBerry PlayBook – Download

For those who need to do more with PDFs, qPDF Notes – Qoppa’s app to annotate PDF documents and fill interactive forms, is offered at an unbeatable price of $4.99:

Google Play – Download
Amazon Appstore – Download
BlackBerry PlayBook – Download

* Phone and tablets supported include: Nexus 7, Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3, Asus Transformer Prime, Acer Iconia, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung Galaxy Note, Motorola XOOM, Lenovo Thinkpad, Kindle Fire, Nook Color, Sony Xperia, devices with custom ROMs.

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Qoppa Software’s fall release of Java PDF libraries and components improves PDF text extraction and rendering performance

Java & PDF - Qoppa does it alL!Atlanta – September 12 2012 – Qoppa Software, a leading provider of PDF solutions, releases newly improved versions of all of their Java PDF library products.

Qoppa’s Java PDF class libraries are enhanced with a new powerful algorithm for text extraction.

“The order and organization of text objects in a PDF document do not necessarily correspond to the logical reading order.  We have developed a new text extraction algorithm which detects the natural flow of even structured PDF documents such as research or newspaper articles. We’re very happy with the results when compared with other PDF tools.” says Gerald Holmann, Qoppa President.

The new release also adds enhanced memory management so the PDF libraries can handle rendering and printing of very large CCITT fax images (200Mb and above).

In this fall release, Qoppa’s Java PDF visual components benefit from a new tile-based rendering approach which splits each page of a PDF document into multiple tiles that can be rendered and cached independently. This new strategy enables implementing out of thread rendering and improving image caching and memory usage, which makes it easier to work with intensive PDF documents in 3 areas:

  • Faster rendering
  • Smoother drawing of annotations
  • Better GUI responsiveness

Also new in this release is Qoppa’s pan and zoom tool which will allow users to zoom in and out of high-resolution pages and move around a page (“pan”) while also displaying a larger view of a page.  This new tool should greatly benefit professionals working in the media, print, and graphics industries.

Thanks to the revision of Qoppa’s text extraction algorithm, text selection and highlight is also greatly improved in the visual components.  Now cursor based, it follows the logical reading order of structured documents and allows marking up text across columns.

“The new release brings our Java PDF rendering components to a whole new level, delivering one of the best user experiences available on the market when it comes to viewing, marking up and scrolling through PDF documents.” – Gerald Holmann, Qoppa President

For additional details, change logs are published on Qoppa’s Knowledge Base:

Full Change Log for Java PDF Library 2012-09 Release

Full Change Log for Java PDF Component 2012-09 Release

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Video: Java PDF Library Products and Components

Qoppa Software has published this new video introduction to our Java PDF Library products and components – a library for every PDF processing need.


More about Qoppa PDF Library Products and Components

Live demos of Qoppa PDF Library Products and Components

Why choose Qoppa’s PDF library products?

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Qoppa Software planning JavaOne 2012 exhibit

See Me Here - JavaOneQoppa Software is finalizing preparations for JavaOne 2012 in San Francisco October 1-3. The event theme, “Make the Future Java”, echos Qoppa’s commitment to the ever-evolving technology on which our suite of multi-platform PDF products are based.

Qoppa returns this year to JavaOne because the 11 year old software company chooses to deliver only 100% Java code to our worldwide customer base that crosses industry boundaries. Qoppa’s commitment to our Android Java product line underscores that commitment to delivering portable PDF code.

Qoppa’s booth (#5506) at JavaOne will offer live demonstrations of the PDF manipulation capabilities it delivers in class libraries, web components, desktop applications, information flow servers, and mobile devices. Java developers will once again be able to directly discuss potential development and deployment scenarios with Gerald Holmann, president and founder of Qoppa Software.

“Friends of Qoppa” (existing and potential customers and partners) may claim one of Qoppa’s Discover Passes to JavaOne, Oracle OpenWorld, and Oracle PartnerNetwork Exchange by contacting us. This pass will authorize Qoppa’s friend to access the Exhibition Halls and DEMOgrounds at both events, and to participate in these activities:

  • Keynote sessions
  • Wireless Network and Social Avenue Centers
  • Oracle Technology Network Lounge
  • JavaOne and Oracle OpenWorld Bookstores
  • Oracle Music Festival
  • Scene and Be Heard presentations
  • Oracle Music Festival @ “It’s a Wrap!” final party

Qoppa Software’s booth #5506 is located in the Java Exhibition Hall (Continental Ballroom at the Hilton Hotel).

To schedule a meeting time with Qoppa’s president Gerald Holmann or to claim a friend pass to the events, email Susan at javaone2012@qoppa.com.

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Qoppa’s qPDF Notes for Android receives 8.5/10 review

The author of “Let qPDF Notes Handle All Your PDF Needs” points to the ease with which qPDF Notes users can navigate and then annotate PDF documents; comments that password security and the ability to validate or apply digital signature security are included, along with integration to Gmail, Google Drive, Dropbox, and BoxOneCloud.

“It’s fast, solid, and potentially one of the best PDF productivity apps out there.”

 

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qPDF Notes accesses box onecloud

Qoppa Software Integrates qPDF Notes with Box OneCloud

box OneCloud with qPDF NotesPDF viewing, markup, and form filling now available to millions of Android Box users

Atlanta – June 25 2012 – Qoppa Software, a leading provider of PDF solutions, announced it has integrated its Android PDF editing app, qPDF Notes, with Box OneCloud to power mobile document collaboration and productivity.  qPDF Notes’ integration with Box helps millions of individuals and companies easily work from their Android tablets and smartphones on forms, drawings, contracts, and other PDF files managed on Box OneCloud.

Qoppa users can now simply open PDF documents from Box OneCloud directly into qPDF qPDF Notes accessing Box OneCloudNotes and use the application’s powerful editing capabilities to:

  • fill interactive PDF forms
  • review and markup PDF documents
  • digitally sign PDF documents

Once editing is finished, documents can be saved straight back to Box with a single tap. The integration is transparent to users and makes editing PDF files stored in the cloud as simple as editing local files.

“This collaboration between Qoppa and Box is a big step to improve document handling on the go. PDF is the de facto electronic collaboration format on mobile devices where editing has to be easy, graphical, and intuitive. The great thing with the PDF format is that annotations are saved as part of the document itself and thus can be viewed by any recipient on any capable PDF viewer.” says Gerald Holmann, president of Qoppa Software.

PDF documents are an integral part of business workflow today and qPDF Notes is used by companies and professionals in various industries including architects, contractors, educators as well as real estate and medical professionals.

To celebrate qPDF Notes’ one year anniversary and the Box OneCloud integration, the app is offered at 70% off through June. Users who are currently evaluating qPDF Notes Demo are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to upgrade to qPDF Notes Full Version.


About Qoppa Software:

Qoppa Software specializes in the development of high-end libraries and applications to work with PDF documents. Qoppa Software offers a suite of highly portable products that cover every aspect of PDF processes and integrate seamlessly into document work flows, including end-user, server and PDF library products. Qoppa’s products are carefully designed to provide the highest level of performance and reliability.

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