August 1, 2005
ARTS PDF, the award-winning and category-leading developer of "PDF power tools" for business, including many Fortune 500 firms, announced today the first evolutionary release of its top-selling Adobe® Acrobat® alternative for the business market -- and a change of name to Nitro PDF™ Professional (formerly Nitro PDF™ Desktop).
Karl De Abrew, ARTS PDF CEO, said the latest version of Nitro PDF takes the ground-breaking product -- aimed at the business and consumer PDF markets -- to the next level, adding great new features and even more functionality. De Abrew said the name change, from Nitro PDF™ Desktop to Nitro PDF™ Professional, better reflects Nitro's role in the office as a high-powered productivity tool.
"Many of the new features in Nitro PDF Professional are unique in the marketplace and represent hundreds of dollars worth of comparative value," De Abrew said.
"Until now you had to buy Acrobat® for $300+ and an Acrobat® plug-in, like ARTS PDF Aerialist, for another $300+. Now we're including some of this power-user functionality in Nitro PDF. The new "Professional" moniker is more than just a name. These are very powerful features in a product that is only $99."
New features incorporated into Nitro PDF include PDF-to-Word conversion, advanced document splitting and merging, special tools for working with legal documents, and best-in-class bookmark generation for creating intelligent documents. Many of these features are drawn directly from the acclaimed ARTS PDF Aerialist. Nitro PDF™ Professional also boasts AES encryption technology for producing the most secure PDF files.
De Abrew said the latest version of Nitro PDF reflects ARTS PDF's commitment to continued innovation and an aggressive upgrade schedule.
"When you buy Nitro you get the benefit of our 8 years as the leading Acrobat® plug-in developer and a knowledge of PDF that is unparalleled," he said.
"Our customers know we're around for the long-term. PDF is all we do and we intend to stay at the front of the pack with constant product evolution."
Nitro, which boasts US-based customer support, is a strong seller and with glowing reviews from industry leaders such as PDF industry guru and author of the Adobe® Acrobat® PDF Bible, Ted Padova.
"Nitro PDF is an extraordinary PDF creation and editing tool. It's a powerhouse companion for Microsoft® Office users who want to easily create, manipulate and share PDF documents," said Padova.
PDFzone said "ARTS PDF remade the market for PDF software by announcing Nitro PDF."
eWeek said: "Nitro PDF's speed distinguishes it from its rivals," and "Nitro PDF is easy to use and has a great interface."
Donna Baker, author, Adobe® Acrobat® 7 in the Office said: "Wow, I am thoroughly impressed. Nitro PDF provides an enormous amount of functionality for the price point."
Competitively priced at $99 and available now, the new Nitro PDF™ Professional gives users full control over PDF documents, including commenting, form-filling and authoring, digital signatures, text editing, advanced document manipulation, PDF-to-Word conversion, one-click creation from Microsoft® Office and more.
For a full list of features see www.nitropdf.com.
ARTS PDF (Parent Company -- BinaryThing Group: www.binarything.com) is a leading developer of PDF software with a product range that includes award-winning and category-leading plug-ins for Adobe® Acrobat® in addition to standalone applications such as Nitro PDF. Nitro PDF (Server and now Desktop) is the company's latest offering, which delivers the power and functionality of Adobe® Acrobat® at less than one third the cost.
Founded in 1997, ARTS PDF today has operations spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company's software is used by tens of thousands of business, technical, publishing, print production and creative professionals. For more information, visit www.artspdf.com.
Other BinaryThing companies:
ARTS PDF Global Services - http://www.artspdf.com/globalservices.
Planet PDF - http://www.planetpdf.com.
PDF Store - http://www.pdfstore.com.
Susan Fitzpatrick
DatelineMedia (USA)
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James Little
DatelineMedia (USA)
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