SAGE PDF Enhancer Press Release

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=10% BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000" background="354767e3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Home Page"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="products.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Products"><U>Products</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="store.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Product Store"><U>Store</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case Studies"><U>Studies</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="papers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Papers"><U>Papers</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="partners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Partners"><U>Partners</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About SearchPDF"><U>About</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>PRODUCTS</B></div> <div>                                                   </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=130 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="96be83c0.jpg" border=0 width="488" height="60" ALT="SearchPDF.com" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Home Page"><U>Home</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="products.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Products"><U>Products</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="store.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SearchPDF Product Store"><U>Store</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="studies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Case Studies"><U>Studies</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="papers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Papers"><U>Papers</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="partners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Partners"><U>Partners</U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About SearchPDF"><U>About</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="compress.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Compression"><U>Back to PDF Compression Products</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=10% BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="354767e3.jpg"> <bR> <div> Questions?</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:sales@searchpdf.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:sales@searchpdf.com"><U><IMG SRC="24a3c150.png" border=0 width="60" height="21" ALT="E-Mail SearchPDF" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> (610) 983-3682</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=350 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="16880803.png"> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="12" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="588" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1828 ><NOBR><div> <B>SAGE PDF Enhancer Press Release </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>For Immediate Release</B></div> <bR> <div> Philadelphia, PA and Alpharetta, GA; December 11, 2002 - PDF Sages, </div> <div> LLC and Apago, Inc announce the release of their much anticipated PDF </div> <div> Enhancer product for both desktops and servers.</div> <bR> <div> PDF Enhancer improves the quality and functionality of your PDF files </div> <div> in several ways. It repairs any errors or damage in the document </div> <div> while reducing them in size sometimes as much as 90% of their </div> <div> original size! Users can also optionally apply such features as </div> <div> security and linearization to their documents. All of this is </div> <div> accomplished while preserving annotations, hyperlinks, and form </div> <div> fields.</div> <bR> <div> "By optimizing PDF files for their intended use, the file size can be </div> <div> significantly reduced - saving money and time. The smaller size PDF </div> <div> files can be stored, transmitted and downloaded more quickly, making </div> <div> them more efficient for archiving, distribution via the web or email </div> <div> and on-screen reading," says Apago president Dwight Kelly.</div> <bR> <div> PDF Enhancer is able to achieve such small files sizes by combining </div> <div> the advanced image and document processing tools from Apago with a </div> <div> new technique pioneered by the author of Aladdin's StuffIt and now </div> <div> Chief Technology Officer of PDF Sages, Leonard Rosenthol. Called </div> <div> "targeted optimization," the software analyzes the internals of the </div> <div> PDF file, and is able to identify and target specific redundancies </div> <div> introduced by individual PDF production tools, thus providing even </div> <div> greater file size reduction on many types of files.</div> <bR> <div> When distributing PDF files, there are other things that one normally </div> <div> does manually to finalize the presentation for the user. These PDF </div> <div> settings, such as the "Open Options," "Document Summary" information, </div> <div> and more can be incorporated into the enhancement process making PDF </div> <div> Enhancer the final step in your document preparation workflow.</div> <bR> <div> PDF Enhancer Professional and Server Editions also include two </div> <div> critical functions needed in the enterprise marketplace - </div> <div> linearization (or Fast Web View) for fast on-line viewing of large </div> <div> documents and advanced security for content protection and access </div> <div> restriction.</div> <bR> <div> In addition, PDF Enhancer includes a very comprehensive "first aid </div> <div> kit" to repair the majority of broken or corrupted PDF files. This is </div> <div> especially important for PDF Enhancer Server Edition, where files </div> <div> produced by different tools, or problems with damage during </div> <div> electronic transmission, may be encountered.</div> <bR> <div> Michael Geary, the Director of Development for the Treeline Group, </div> <div> Inc. remarked, "PDF Enhancer offers exciting and impressive </div> <div> capabilities for server-based PDF solutions. Developers are now able </div> <div> to address PDF optimization, security, and streamlining all in one </div> <div> pass with one tool. It has performed admirably for us under heavy </div> <div> load, and is a perfect complement to our dynamic PDF solutions."</div> <bR> <div> PDF Enhancer is available in three versions - Standard and </div> <div> Professional for desktop use, plus the Server Edition. The desktop </div> <div> versions are available for Mac OS X (10.1 and later) and Windows </div> <div> 98/ME/NT/2000/XP and are multi-threaded for maximum performance on </div> <div> single and multi-processor computers. The server versions are </div> <div> available for Mac OS X and Windows NT/2000/XP. Future server versions </div> <div> will also support Solaris and other operating systems.</div> <bR> <div> PDF Enhancer is available immediately for Mac OS X (all versions) and </div> <div> the Server Edition for Windows. The Desktop versions for Windows will </div> <div> be available by the end of 2002.</div> <bR> <div> More information about PDF Enhancer including fully functional demo </div> <div> versions are available from both companies' web sites.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> # # #</div> <bR> <div> <B>About Apago</B></div> <div> Founded in 1991, Apago (http://www.apago.com) is a privately held </div> <div> corporation that develops and markets software primarily for the </div> <div> graphic arts, prepress and printing industries. The company has </div> <div> licensed its PostScript, PDF and raster imaging technologies to </div> <div> industry leading companies including DuPont (NYSE: DD), Creo (NASDAQ: </div> <div> CREO; TSE: CRE), Fujifilm USA and Dainippon Screen, among many </div> <div> others, and counts AOL Time Warner, R.R. Donnelly, Vertis, Brown </div> <div> Printing, R.E. May, CMP Media, Ogilvy & Mather, and Saatchi & Saatchi </div> <div> Rowland, among its many retail customers. Apago supports ANSI and ISO </div> <div> standards including TIFF/IT and PDF/X. The company is headquartered </div> <div> in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA, just north of Atlanta.</div> <bR> <div> <B>About PDF Sages</B></div> <div> PDF Sages (http://www.pdfsages.com/), located in Philadelphia, </div> <div> Pennsylvania, USA, is a privately held corporation that is dedicated </div> <div> to providing unmatched PDF-oriented consulting and development </div> <div> services. The company creates solutions that combine an extensive </div> <div> knowledge of PDF with other publishing tools to deliver solutions for </div> <div> both the desktop and server markets for Mac OS, Microsoft Windows and </div> <div> various Unix-based platforms. PDF Sages is also the official Acrobat </div> <div> SDK Trainer for Adobe Systems.</div> <bR> <div> Apago is a trademark of Apago, Inc. PDF Enhancer is a trademark of </div> <div> PDF Sages, LLC. StuffIt is a trademark of Aladdin Systems, Inc. </div> <div> PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated, which may be </div> <div> registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks are </div> <div> acknowledged and remain the property of their respective owners.</div> <bR> <div> Contacts:</div> <div> Dwight Kelly/Apago, Inc.</div> <div> 770-619-1884</div> <div> dkelly@apago.com</div> <bR> <div> Leonard Rosenthol/PDF Sages, LLC</div> <div> 215-629-3700</div> <div> leonardr@pdfsages.com</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>