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Spring release of Java PDF libraries adds new PDF editing component, JavaScript, time-stamping of digital signatures

Atlanta, GA April 11 2013 – Qoppa Software’s new spring release of Java PDF components and libraries delivers a new PDF editing and redacting component as well as support for JavaScript and time-stamping of digital signatures.

Qoppa Software is pleased to announce jPDFEditor, its new PDF editing component, which supports all the rendering, annotating and form filling features found in Qoppa’s other PDF components, plus more powerful editing features:

Content Editing: the content editing tool allows users to modify the content of PDF documents:
- Copy, delete, edit, move text
- Copy, delete, move, resize images
- Copy, delete, edit, move, resize shapes, and paths
- Work with single or multiple text, image, or path objects
Redaction: the redaction feature lets users permanently remove sensitive information from PDF documents:
- Add redaction annotations to cover an area on a page. The area can contain any PDF objects such as text, image, or shape objects.
- “Burn” the redaction annotations to remove the underlying content that intersects with the area redacted.
Access to jPDFProcess API: jPDFEditor comes packaged with Qoppa’s jPDFProcess library, providing access to a rich API to further manipulate PDF documents programmatically.

“We expect our new PDF component, jPDFEditor, to be of great interest to document management professionals wishing to PDF-enable their DMS, ECM, and BPM systems. Developers and integrators can now deploy a powerful PDF editor in their own java and web applications and be reassured that they have the most advanced Java PDF technology and user interface available on the market.” says Gerald Holmann, Qoppa Software President.

The new release also adds JavaScript support to Qoppa’s Swing PDF rendering components jPDFViewer and jPDFNotes, making it easier to fill interactive forms with features such as:

Form field calculations to automatically compute the value of given fields from other fields.
Form field validation to prevent invalid data entry and ensure that all required fields are filled in.
Form field formatting to facilitate the capture of special fields such as dates, social security numbers, postal codes, phone numbers, etc.

Time-stamping of digital signatures was added to fulfill the needs of Qoppa’s customers as many security standards now require this added level of security to encrypt administrative and legal documents. With the new 2013R1 release, it is possible to apply and verify PDF Digital signatures with Server timestamps authenticated by a trusted, independent authority. Time stamps are essentially encapsulated in another certificate signed by the authority which contains both the customer’s and the time-stamp server’s signatures.

The new release adds many other improvements and internal fixes. For more details, please visit the links below:

ABOUT QOPPA SOFTWARE

About Qoppa Software:
Qoppa Software specializes in Java PDF library products – pure Java as well as Android Java – for developers to integrate into their own Java or web applications. Qoppa Software also offers a fully-featured PDF end-user application, a PDF server, and Android PDF apps developed on Qoppa’s own robust PDF technology.

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

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 Developers qPDF 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…

Dr. 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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Visit Qoppa Software at JavaOne 2012 and win a Nexus7!

Qoppa 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.

In 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!

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

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

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?

Qoppa Software planning JavaOne 2012 exhibit

Qoppa 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.

New v2.4 Android qPDF apps deliver outlines, bookmarks, comments list at a limited time discount

qPDF Notes 70% off through June!

ATLANTA – June 20, 2012 – Qoppa Software, a leading producer of PDF solutions, celebrates the 1 year anniversary of their Android PDF apps with new release 2.4 of both qPDF Viewer and qPDF Notes; and by extending a 70% discount on the paid qPDF Notes app for a limited time.

“As Android users continue to elect Qoppa’s qPDF apps as their favorite eBook readers and business tools, we are delighted to respond with additional UI improvements to make the experience even more intuitive and complete.” says Leila Holmann, Qoppa’s Vice President.

Android users will find that release 2.4 adds support for key capabilities in the PDF format. In addition to the existing page navigation overlay and continuous scrolling capabilities, qPDF Notes further improves reading and scrolling through large documents with its new navigation pane containing the following tabs:

qPDF View Outline inside PDF

Outline / Document Bookmarks: Navigate through the outline / table of contents. The outline presents itself as a collapsible tree, usually created by the document publisher, and often contains a bookmark for each section within the document. The outline is stored inside the PDF document itself.

qPDF - User Bookmarks on device

User Bookmarks: Users may create personal bookmarks to mark preferred passages at specific page / magnification inside a document. User bookmarks are stored on the device and will remain even after reinstallation of the app.

qPDF Notes - View Annotations / Comments List - ordered by page

qPDF Comments List

Annotations List: See the list of annotations / comments (ordered by page) that were added to the PDF document. Tap on an annotation to jump to it in the document.

Search for a string in the document and see all the search results in a scrollable list. Easily jump to a given occurrence of the string in the document.

qPDF Text Search

Text Search (tablets only): Search for a string in the document and see all the search results in a scrollable list. Easily jump to a given occurrence of the string in the document.

qPDF apps version 2.4 now remember the last page read in a document. Upon reopening any previously read document, the last position is restored. This feature is expected to delight existing users who have elected qPDF as their everyday reader.

A new, user-friendly free-hand highlighter tool lets users highlight areas in documents with the tip of a finger as if using a marker. This tool works on all documents including scanned images which do not contain any text. It is very easy to use and may become a favorite for users on smaller screens.

To celebrate qPDF Notes’ one year anniversary, 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.

Qoppa Software also makes its Android PDF technology available in qPDF Toolkit for Android developers to integrate PDF features into their own apps.

Qoppa’s Android products are available for all Android phones and tablets 2.1 or higher including: 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, and the Blackberry Playbook.

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 and developed on Qoppa’s own robust PDF technology to provide the highest level of performance and reliability.

Read more about Qoppa’s Android PDF Solutions

Qoppa Software exhibits at AnDevCon III, May 16-17, 2012

Qoppa's AnDevCon III booth & President Gerald Holmann

Qoppa Software's President Gerald Holmann

AnDevCon III show floor from above - Qoppa's booth noted.

Qoppa Software at AnDevCon III, May 16-17, 2012

Qoppa Software President Gerald Holmann met and talked with developers, integrators, and device manufacturers about our growing line of PDF software for Android devices at AnDevCon III.

Qoppa’s proprietary PDF technology has extended to the Android platform, after a decade of success delivering Java PDF libraries, components and applications for desktop, web and server.

Qoppa’s kiosk display highlighted both the new Android PDF SDK and the Java libraries and components Qoppa has been delivering for over 10 years.

Major Enhancement in PDF Viewing Performance in qPDF 2.3

ATLANTA — May 11, 2012 —Qoppa Software, a leading producer of PDF solutions, announces significant performance improvements to their Android PDF rendering technology in release 2.3 of Qoppa’s Android PDF products qPDF Notes, qPDF Viewer, & qPDF Toolkit.

A new tile-based rendering approach was implemented 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.

Qoppa’s users will see great improvements in speed and GUI responsiveness when loading and navigating through PDF documents. This will especially be true when viewing or working with large PDF documents or documents containing intensive images and graphics.

“The new release brings our PDF renderer on Android to a whole new level, delivering one of the best user experiences available on the market when it comes to viewing and scrolling through PDF documents.” says Qoppa’s President Gerald Holmann.

Qoppa Software also makes its Android PDF technology available in qPDF Toolkit for Android developers to integrate PDF features into their own apps.

Qoppa’s Android product work on all Android phones and tablets 2.1 and higher including: Asus Transformer Prime, Acer Picasso, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Samsung Galaxy Note, Motorola XOOM, Toshiba, Lenovo Thinkpad, Kindle Fire, Nook, and devices with custom ROMs. qPDF Notes is also available on Blackberry Playbook 2.

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 and developed on Qoppa’s own robust PDF technology to provide the highest level of performance and reliability.

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Qoppa Announces AnDevCon III Participation

We’ll be at AnDevCon III, the technical conference for software developers building Android apps, on May 15 and 16 in booth 505. We’re excited to showcase our Android qPDF Toolkit. Qoppa President Gerald Holmann will be available for personal demos and business or technology discussions.

Based on our own proprietary PDF technology, qPDF Toolkit helps developers easily PDF-enable Android apps, including the ability to digitally sign PDFs right on the Android device. Since AnDevCon II, Qoppa has delivered many changes and additions to our Android PDF apps and to our Java PDF libraries and GUI components for developers.

Stop by Booth 505 to see live demonstrations of our qPDF capabilities on Android devices including PDF rendering and markup, form filling, document manipulation and digital signatures.

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