Newly Updated Apago PDF Shrink 4.1 Now Available.Popular, Easy-to-Use Utility Receives Kudos from the Press SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Apago Inc., a software developer for the graphic arts and document management industries, today announces the availability of 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. Shrink 4.1, a utility that reduces PDF file sizes making them easier to use in email attachments, on the Web, for on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. reading, and more. PDF Shrink functions directly from the OS X print center or a desktop droplet droplet very small drop of fluid. droplet nuclei the finite particles of matter which are transmitted from animal to animal. , offering an inexpensive solution for consumers and small businesses to easily reduce the size of PDF files. Even those with the full version of Adobe Acrobat can use PDF Shrink to streamline the process of reducing the size of a single PDF file or a batch of files. PDF Shrink can reduce most PDF files--including those created by Mac OS X iLife and iWork applications, Adobe Creative Suite Adobe Creative Suite is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. The latest version, Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS3), was announced on March 27, 2007; it introduced Universal binaries for all programs for the Apple , and Microsoft Word and PowerPoint--by as much as 90% of their original size. PDF Shrink 4.0 added optional encryption, support for JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. 2000 image compression, and a "wizard" for novices to easily optimize PDFs for various uses. The latest update, version 4.1, improves job management, making it easier to add, delete, and reorder re·or·der v. re·or·dered, re·or·der·ing, re·or·ders v.tr. 1. To order (the same goods) again. 2. To straighten out or put in order again. 3. To rearrange. v. pending jobs; adds the ability to clear job history; and provides the option to overwrite (1) A data entry mode that writes over existing characters on screen when new characters are typed in. Contrast with insert mode. (2) To record new data on top of existing data such as when a disk record or file is updated. the input file that allows users to maintain existing file- and folder-naming conventions. Apago will be demonstrating this popular, consumer-based product--along with professional applications such as PDF Enhancer--at the Macworld Conference and Expo at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, January 8-12, 2007, at booth #N4014-04 in the Digital Media and Multimedia Pavilion. "As more consumers and small businesses rely on PDF, Apago is leading the way to help users utilize PDFs most efficiently," comments Dwight Kelly, president of Apago. "PDF Shrink is a valuable application because it optimizes the graphics within a document and strips out duplicate and extra information, which typically makes files run excessively large. The latest advancements to PDF Shrink make it more powerful and easier to use for both the techie A technical person. See hacker and programmer. and the novice." PDF Shrink 4.0 has received positive reviews from numerous news outlets, including the Macintosh News Network (MacNN) and www.Geekanoids.co.uk. MacNN reviewer Rick Curran states, "Overall, this is a very simple program to use. It has a well-designed interface and the wizard makes setting up configurations easy. If you have a number of PDF documents that you want to put on your website for people to view, this is a helpful program." Dave Cryer CRYER, practice. An officer in a court whose duty it is to make various proclamations ordered by the court. from Geekanoids awarded PDF Shrink 4.5 stars, stating, "If you produce PDF files where file size is important, then I would say that you should head on over and get PDF Shrink today, you will not regret it." An ideal companion to Mac OS X, PDF Shrink eliminates duplicated images and other inefficiencies from PDFs generated by the operating system. PDF Shrink removes repeating images--such as the background image of a PowerPoint slide show, a bullet point list in Word, or a company logo appearing on each page of a document--which increases the size of the file. Moreover, even if a user has Acrobat Distiller, InDesign, and other design applications, PDF Shrink can still reduce the resolution or change the compression of the images in the PDF file. PDF Shrink 4.1 is now shipping and retails for $35. A fully functional, 10-day demo version may be downloaded from the Apago Web site at www.apago.com. The PDF Shrink 4.1 update is free to current 4.0 users, and PDF Shrink 3.0 users may upgrade for $14 through www.apago.com/upgrade. All Apago products can be purchased online at www.apagostore.com. For more information, visit the Apago Web site, or call the company at 770-619-1884. About Apago Inc. Founded in 1991, Apago Inc. (http://www.apago.com) is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation that develops and markets software for the graphic arts and document management industries. The company licenses its technologies to industry leaders, including Agfa, Dupont, Fujifilm Graphics Systems, OneVision, Pindar, and Dainippon Screen, and counts Time Inc., Scene7, MOD-PAC Corp., The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, and The New Yorker among its retail customers. Apago is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, just north of Atlanta. PDF Shrink is a trademark of Apago Inc. 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