ICEsoft Announces the Release of ICEpdf SDK; ICEsoft Releases a Java PDF Viewer Compatible with its Java Browser SDK.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004 ICEsoft Technologies today announced the release of ICEpdf(R) SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). , a 100 percent Java software development kit for rendering PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. documents. ICEpdf can be used as a standalone document viewer, as a lightweight component tightly integrated into Java applications, or combined with ICEbrowser(R) SDK to view PDF content embedded in HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. . PDF is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for reliable distribution of electronic documents on the World Wide Web. This multi-platform PDF viewer technology supports Embedded TrueType Fonts, Font Substitution and "ToUnicode CMaps". Typical PDF viewer functionality such as viewing, scaling, navigation and printing are fully supported. PDF documents can also be exported to multiple image formats such as JPG See JPEG. jpg - JPEG , PNG (Portable Network Graphics) A bitmapped graphics file format endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is expected to eventually replace the GIF format, because there are lingering legal problems with GIFs. or SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) A vector graphics format from the W3C for the Web that is expressed in XML. Introduced in 2001, SVG was designed to become the standard vector format just as GIFs and JPEGs have become the standard bitmaps for the Web. . ICEpdf SDK can be deployed as part of a client application via Java Applet or Web-Start technology, or integrated into a server-side solution as a Servlet. ICEpdf complements ICEsoft's existing portfolio of SDK products. It allows developers to implement PDF-rendering capabilities in Java applications. ICEpdf is built on a portable Java platform and can easily be deployed on any Java 2D-compliant JDK (Java Development Kit) A Java software development environment from Sun. It includes the JVM, compiler, debugger and other tools for developing Java applets and applications. Each new version of the JDK adds features and enhancements to the language. (JDK 1.3.1 or greater). The application GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. is completely customizable by the application developer allowing seamless integration and branding. Together, ICEbrowser and ICEpdf provide a complete client-rendering platform for enterprise Java developers and J2EE applications. "PDF is unquestionably the industry standard for the intermediate representation of printed material in electronic prepress systems for conventional printing applications," said Rob Lepack, director of product management, ICEsoft Technologies. "The utility of ICEpdf represents a significant enhancement for ICEsoft customers who wish to broaden the capability of their Web application investments." Hundreds of millions of PDF documents have been distributed around the world, facilitating efficient electronic access to and sharing of information. As major corporations, government agencies, and educational institutions streamline their operations by replacing paper-based workflow with electronic exchange of information, the impact and opportunity for the deployment of PDF-rendering capabilities continues to grow at a rapid pace. About ICEsoft ICEsoft Technologies Inc. is the world's leading provider of Java browser and Java Web access software for enterprise applications, embedded systems and Web services. ICEsoft and its ICEreader and ICEbrowser brands are well known in the Java development community with an installed base of more than 10 million units in operation, with customers in over 35 countries. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, ICEsoft is on the Web at www.icesoft.com. ICEsoft, ICEreader, ICEbrowser, and ICEpdf are registered trademarks of ICEsoft Technologies, Inc. All other company and product names may be the subject of intellectual property rights reserved by third parties. |
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