Powerful New Imaging Library Announced - RasterMaster 13.0 For the Windows, UNIX and Macintosh Platforms.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004 Snowbound snow·bound adj. Confined in one place by heavy snow. snowbound Adjective shut in or blocked off by snow Adj. 1. Software, a premier provider of performance-driven imaging solutions, recently announced the release of its powerful imaging Library and SDK - RasterMaster(TM) 13.0 for the Windows(R), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) and Macintosh(R) platforms. The company is shipping these new versions now. In the latest version of Snowbound's flagship product, notable enhancements and options include support for ICC profiles, multiprocessor and multithreading Multitasking within a single program. It allows multiple streams of execution to take place concurrently within the same program, each stream processing a different transaction or message. applications, X9.90 Check 21, and CIMS CIMS Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (New York University) CIMS Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (Rochester Institute of Technology) CIMS Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry and Liberty COD formats. Additional features include JBIG JBIG - Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group performance improvements, a true Adobe PDF library option, and new PDF and MO:DCA PTOCA (Presentation Text Object Content Architecture) See MO:DCA. text extraction capability. The new ICC profile features serve the pre-press and desktop publishing industries' increasing need to optimize display and printing of color images on individual devices. Additional new features that support these industries and also the color image requirements of cell phone and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). devices are automatic red eye reduction and applying antique effects to color images. Expanded RasterMaster features for the document management industry include additional document formats and performance improvements in existing formats. Satisfying the needs of many customers who want to add the ability to search their specialized documents, Snowbound added the ability to extract text in the form of metadata from PDF and PTOCA documents. Customers can extract the text and then search or post process that data for a variety of special purposes. Offering new choices to its customers for the very popular Adobe Acrobat document standard, Snowbound also now offers Adobe PDF document support through its own libraries, available for Windows and Java, and also an Adobe PDF Library for Windows. "We are always adding smarter SDK features to our Libraries not only to decrease application development time, but also to help our customers enhance their clients' experiences," said Simon Wieczner, 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 Snowbound Software. "With this latest version of RasterMaster, developers can expect more functionality and 'smart' options for displaying, processing and manipulating their color images and documents." Other Version 13 enhancements include 64 bit processor support and special JPEG data extraction features. 64 bit IBM AIX support was added recently with support for other platforms including Intel and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. expected later this year. As before, Snowbound also continues to offer customer specific features and configurations. For more information, please contact Snowbound Software by phone +1 617-607-2010, toll-free 866-630-9495, via email, or by visiting www.snowbound.com. About Snowbound Software Corporation As the premier provider of performance-driven imaging solutions for Global 2000 companies, Snowbound Software Corporation supplies imaging technology for Web and network document display and manipulation. Snowbound Software's expert developer tools, powerful imaging applets, rapid batch conversion programs and complete Web imaging solutions support over 100 different file formats and are designed to increase productivity and profitability across numerous vertical markets. For more information, contact Snowbound Software by phone: 617-607-2010, via email, or by visiting the Snowbound Software Website. |
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