Snowbound Software Releases RasterMaster 14.0 For Windows, .NET, UNIX, and Macintosh Platforms.WATERTOWN, Mass. -- Snowbound snow·bound adj. Confined in one place by heavy snow. snowbound Adjective shut in or blocked off by snow Adj. 1. Software, a leading provider of performance-driven imaging solutions, today announced the release of RasterMaster 14.0 for the Windows, 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). , and Macintosh platforms. RasterMaster is the company's flagship imaging SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). and library for web and document imaging. Notable enhancements to this latest version include additional file formats and font support, text extraction, and the availability of additional comprehensive samples are provided for programming in C#, Visual Basic, .NET, and ASP .NET. Expanding on the extensive list of current formats available, reading support has been added for Microsoft Word which allows developers to build applications without the limitation of the end user having to rely on Microsoft Office in order to view the file. Both reading and writing support have also been incorporated 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, providing better compression sizes over JPEG reducing the amount of memory required when archiving detailed greyscale and color images. Functions have also been added to provide the ability to extract text and formatting data from Microsoft Word, PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. and AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. files. This enables developers to build applications that can create searchable PDFs as well as develop content aggregation tools to simplify database population efforts. "As can be seen by the number of this revision, Snowbound has been providing new and improved tools to its developer customers for many years. Our aim has always been to provide the latest technology to our customers in order to make their imaging tasks easier while providing them greater power and features to stay ahead of their competition.," commented 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. Additional version 14.0 enhancements include support for HP-GL/2 plotter files, Windows XP/64, embedded TIFF files in IOCA (Image Object Content Architecture) See MO:DCA. files, additional font support for MO:DCA, True Type and Type 1, and the availability of additional samples. The samples provide developers a way to effortlessly evaluate and test the functionality of the toolkit as well as speed their programming efforts. RasterMaster is available for Java, Windows (Active X and DLL), UNIX, .Net, and Macintosh platforms. For more information about our RasterMaster imaging toolkits or applications, please visit www.snowbound.com. About Snowbound Software Snowbound Software provides technology that companies depend on every day to conduct business across the enterprise. We make vital functions including viewing, converting, and manipulating documents and images easy. |
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