Nuance and Appligent Team to Strengthen PDF Document Security for Legal, Intelligence and Homeland Security Markets.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. Converter Professional Now Includes Industry-Leading PDF Redaction See redact. from Appligent; Nuance Also to Offer Appligent Redax & StampPDF Plug-In Solutions 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 -- Nuance Communications Nuance Communications is a computer software technology company. Their current worldwide headquarters is in Burlington, Massachusetts in the United States. Nuance provides speech and imaging solutions and is mainly known for its speech recognition and speech synthesis software that , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NUAN NUAN New User Action Notation (modeling language) ), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, and Appligent Inc., a leading supplier of redaction and manipulation solutions for PDF, today announced a collaboration that significantly strengthens content security when sharing PDF documents, which is especially valuable for users in legal, intelligence and homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States organizations. Under the agreement, Nuance has embedded Appligent redaction capabilities within PDF Converter Professional 4, the best-selling alternative to Adobe[R] Acrobat[R], and will offer an expanded set of capabilities to the product through the Appligent Redax & Stamp add-on solution, also to be sold by Nuance. Redaction, or the selective and permanent removal of information from a document, has been a mainstay of legal, intelligence, defense and security organizations for decades. While documents have traditionally been redacted as paper, with sections of text blotted out with the use of a black marker, more recently organizations have looked to PDF to more easily share their redacted documents. And while PDF makes it easy to share same-as-paper documents online, the format can also make it easy to mistakenly leave redacted text in a PDF document, even if it is not readable on the screen. "PDF has made it easier to share 'same as paper' documents, but it also has increased the risk of releasing sensitive information, ranging from financial, legal and government data, to employee records and personnel details," said Robert Weideman, general manager and senior vice president, Productivity Applications, Nuance. "Our alliance with Appligent puts PDF redaction at everyone's fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. , delivering technology that has been proven to work within leading legal, military and intelligence organizations." The need for effective redaction capabilities for PDF documents has been recently highlighted by a series of high-profile cases where sensitive information was inadvertently left in the PDF file See PDF. by corporate, government and military agencies using the Internet and PDF to more broadly share redacted documents. In one example, reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation (company) British Broadcasting Corporation - (BBC) The non-commercial UK organisation that commissions, produces and broadcasts television and radio programmes. The BBC commissioned the "BBC Micro" from Acorn Computers for use in a television series about using computers. (BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. ), the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. military unknowingly revealed information about the procedures and soldiers involved in an incident at a US military checkpoint in Iraq, which resulted in the death of Italian secret agent Nicola Calipari Nicola Calipari (June 23 1953, Reggio Calabria – March 4 2005, Iraq) was an Italian SISMI military intelligence officer with the rank of Major General. Calipari was killed by United States soldiers while escorting a recently released Italian hostage, journalist Giuliana . The military report, published in PDF format, had apparently been blacked-out using highlighting tools within a word processor before being converted into PDF. Within a few short hours after being posted on an official military web site, readers discovered that while the PDF text was blacked-out on the screen, it could easily be uncovered using a simple cut and paste To move an object from one location to another. When the operation is complete, there is nothing left in the original location. It may refer to relocating files from one folder to another or to relocating selected text or images from one document to another. from Adobe[R] Reader[R] into a text editing The ability to change text by adding, deleting and rearranging letters, words, sentences and paragraphs. Text editing is the main operation users perform in word processors, which typically also handle graphics and other multimedia files. See text editor and word processing. or word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and software. PDF Converter Professional 4 now includes Appligent Redax Lite, which integrates precise redaction into the highlight, strikethrough and underline annotation tools of the application. Users can now easily prepare a document for redaction using familiar tools, share the document with others for confirmation, and then instantly redact To edit sensitive documents before release to the public. With today's heightened awareness of the legal implications of exposing information, it is common to redact even e-mail messages before sending them. selected portions. The product creates a duplicate copy of the original PDF, but with all traces of redacted text safely and securely removed from the new PDF copy. The new Appligent Redax & Stamp 4, a $79 plug-in for PDF Converter Professional to be sold by Nuance, combines even more powerful redaction and security features with valuable document stamping and tracking features. The enhanced feature set delivered in the plug-in include: * Text and Zone Redaction - Removes text as well as pictures, tables, charts and zones within a PDF * Batch Redaction - Removes targeted words or phrases using an external list, which is especially valuable when redacting a set of PDF documents, or standardizing redaction across many workers * Template Redaction - Redaction using single or multi-page templates * Bracketed Text Redaction - Many law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
* Exemption Codes - Used to insert reason codes for redactions made in a document, includes built-in exemption codes for the United States Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act * Automatically Removes Document MetaData * Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. Stamping - Used by legal and business to date and sequentially number documents as they are received and processed * Permanent Stamping - Ability to add arbitrary new text to an existing PDF, which then becomes a permanent part of the PDF document * Customized Stamps - The appearance and position of stamps are customizable for color, font, style, size, location * Page Numbering - Enables users to assemble pages from multiple sources and create new page numbering for the newly compiled PDF document * Invisible Stamping - Allow for the addition of text information that is invisible to the naked eye, but visible to search tools and engines "The alliance between Appligent and Nuance provides organizations with an even more compelling alternative when it comes to professional-grade PDF applications," said Virginia Gavin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Appligent. "We are proud to join with Nuance in enabling the best possible PDF solutions for legal, government and corporate users." In just three years Nuance has become the clear alternative to Adobe for desktop PDF applications, selling more than one million seats of its "Better PDF for Business" solutions to individuals and organizations worldwide. PDF Converter Professional from Nuance has won accolades for the technical quality of its PDF implementation, providing organizations such as Credit Suisse Information Technology, Dell, The Gillette Company, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Lockheed Martin Space Systems is one of the 4 major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. From a rich history of major companies Lockheed Martin has brought them together to offer design, integration, and production of: Availability and Pricing PDF Converter Professional v4.2 now includes Appligent Redax Lite as a standard feature, and is just $99.99 through Nuance and its global network of reseller partners. The Appligent Redax & Stamp Plug-in for PDF Converter Professional 4 (English) will be available from Nuance and its corporate reseller partners within 60 days for $79.00, with volume discounts available. For additional information on all products, features, pricing and volume licensing programs, please visit www.Nuance.com or call (1) 800.443.7077. Appligent, Inc. Appligent is the leading provider of software to modify and customize electronic documents. Based in the Philadelphia area, Appligent has provided PDF related software applications globally since 1993. The company's products are used in many industries, including Government, Financial Services, Legal, Manufacturing and Pharmaceuticals. For more information, please visit www.appligent.com. Nuance Communications, Inc. Nuance (NASDAQ: NUAN) is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services. For more information, please visit www.Nuance.com. Trademark reference: Nuance, the Nuance logo, and "Better PDF for Business" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Nuance Communications, Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe, Reader, and Acrobat are trademarks or registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Appligent and Redax are registered trademarks of Appligent, Inc. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, competitive factors, and other risks identified in Nuance's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. |
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