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Nuance PDF Converter Professional 7 Delivers Time-Saving Innovations that Make It the Smarter PDF Software for the Office Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions, has announced the new release of its award-winning desktop PDF software, Nuance PDF Converter Professional 7. Issue Date: September 2010
Adobe PDF standard for variable data As ISO nears completion of work on its new PDF standard for variable and transactional print, Adobe’s new version of its PDF Print Engine is designed to improve the handling of these PDF/VT files. Issue Date: June 2008
PDF guidelines from PPA's pass4press The latest version of PPA’s pass4press initiative looks both forward and back in PDF creation, writes pass4press chair Jonathan Moore of Condé Nast. Issue Date: January 2008
New specifications for PDF/X "Digital Ad Lab’s Andy Psarianos, also technical director at FE Burman, and a member of the Ghent Workgroup Executive Committee, points out that upcoming PDF specifi cations for print will force change throughout the industry." Issue Date: December 2007
New specifications for PDF/X Digital Ad Lab’s Andy Psarianos, also technical director at FE Burman, and a member of the Ghent Workgroup Executive Committee, points out that upcoming PDF specifi cations for print will force change throughout the industry. Issue Date: December 2007
PDF and XPS compete to be file standard Microsoft and Adobe are tussling to be the father of the universal document format. PDF is in the strong position, but XPS is backed by the world’s leading software developer. Gareth Ward reports. Issue Date: December 2007
PDF moves to the next level New PDF specifications, along with changing methods for creating and rendering PDFs mean that production users can now produce a print-ready PDF with greater ease and increased functions, including live transparency. Issue Date: November 2007
PDF/X: an ongoing prepress odyssey Work on specific PDF standards for prepress began in 1994, and was first published in 1999. In 2000 the work transitioned to ISO, and PDF/X has continued to develop since then. PMM charts the evolving standard with Global Graphics’ Martin Bailey, who chairs CGATS, the Committee for Graphic A Issue Date: September 2007
Quality control is the key for DM agency High quality direct mail requires high end production skills, so Gloucestershire DM agency EHS Brann took its prepress in-house and attained industry quality standard certifications. Issue Date: May 2007
In-house PDF: what are you waiting for? The subject of creating print-ready PDFs in-house was treated to a dedicated seminar at February’s Publishing Expo. The message was: if you’re not doing it yet, now’s the time to start. Issue Date: March 2007

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