novaPDF v2.3 released today!

For immediate release
October 24, 2005
Company: Softland
E-mail: info@novapdf.com
Tel: +40-364-401337

Create professional PDF documents with novaPDF!

Softland is pleased to announce the release of novaPDF 2.3, an update of the award-winning PDF creator that provides users (both business and home users) a complete PDF solution. Version 2.3 is a free upgrade to all registered users of version 2.x.

This updated introduces some fixes and enhancements, such as:

• Added Access and VB.Net samples to novaPDF SDK
• Added methods to set encrypted strings in INovaPdfOptions
• Corrected Foxit Reader problem (rotate pages)
• Added page mode viewer option
• Other minor bug-fixes in Printer driver

About novaPDF

• Creates Standard PDF files
  Creates 100% standard PDF files that can be read or printed by popular PDF viewer (reader) programs (such as Adobe Acrobat Reader).
• PDF Security and Document Protection
  You can secure your PDF documents by requiring others to enter a password in order to view or print the content of your document. Full 40-bit and 128-bit encryption is supported by novaPDF and the user is able to control whether the PDF can be viewed, printed, modified, copied or annotated.
• High-Quality Searchable PDF files
  Creates high-quality searchable PDF files from virtually every Windows application, accessing its functionality through a printer driver interface. Once novaPDF is installed as the default printer, you can simply click the "Print" button from any Windows application to have your PDF immediately created using novaPDF.
• Network Printer Sharing
  novaPDF can be installed on one computer in a network environment (printer server) and used by any other computer in that network, without having to install it on each computer. Just share the printer on the printer server and use it to create PDF files from any other computer.
• PDF Links Support
  Any visible text that starts with "http://", "www", "mailto:", "ftp://" or "file://" in your original document can be converted to clickable PDF links if you choose so (hidden links and internal links are not converted).
• Optimized File Sizes
  Text and images can be compressed using ZIP compression, respectively JPEG compression, providing this way the possibility to create smaller PDF files.
• User Profiles
  Define different profiles, each with its own settings for page size, resolution, fonts, compression, document info and save settings.
• Does not Require other 3rd Party Software
  Users can generate PDF files without the need for 3rd party software (like Adobe Acrobat or GhostScript).
• Document Properties
  Set document properties for PDF files (author, title, subject, keywords).
• Font Embedding, Graphics Resolution and Page Size Controls
  Supports font embedding for all TrueType and OpenType fonts. Users can select the graphics resolution of the resulting PDF, and can control PDF page size. novaPDF supports the creation of custom page sizes and automatic scaling in inches, millimeters and points.
• International Character Support
  Supports international character sets, enabling users to generate PDF files using almost any Latin, Cyrillic or Asian character set.

Availability and Pricing

novaPDF is available in three editions: Lite, Standard and Professional. Professional is the full edition with all features enabled, while novaPDF Standard and Lite are the limited-functionality editions (more information available at: www.novapdf.com/feature-matrix.php).
novaPDF Lite Edition is sold for $19.95, novaPDF Standard Edition is sold for $29.95 and Professional Edition for $39.95.

A free-to-use version can be downloaded at: www.novapdf.com/download.php novaPDF supports Office 2003, XP, 2000 and 97, on Microsoft Windows XP, 2003 and 2000. For additional information on all features, pricing and volume licensing program, please visit www.novapdf.com.

Users of novaPDF are entitled to free technical support and the owners of the licensed copies receive free upgrades until the next major release. novaPDF can be ordered on-line at: www.novapdf.com/buy-now.php.

About Softland

Softland is a privately held company founded in 1999 that provides a complete range of custom software development and consulting services, offering cost-effective, innovative and practical solutions in client/server architecture and Internet solutions.

Softland provides complete software development lifecycle services, as well as maintenance for systems after implementation. Services include project management, software design, software development, quality assurance, documentation and technical support.

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For more information about novaPDF, please visit our website at www.novapdf.com
Phone: +40-364-401337
Fax: +40-364-401338
E-mail: info@novapdf.com
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