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Download.com
Nitro Pro 7 Handles PDF Files Masterfully
Appeared in Download.com on November 1, 2011
Nitro Pro 7 offers all of the functionality you would expect from a complete PDF package. It makes it very easy to create, convert, insert, edit, review, secure, and sign PDF files.

Overall, we think Nitro Pro 7 provides just about everything you could ask for from an all-in-one PDF solution. With its rich feature set and intuitive interface, it makes simple PDF manipulation a snap, and it gives you the power to add stamps, watermarks, and security to your documents…
About.com
Nitro Pro 7 Review: Create and Edit PDF Files
Appeared in About.com on November 2, 2011
When I first opened the program, I felt as if I had used it before. This is thanks to the ribbon navigation bar (developed by Microsoft). It functions smoothly and tasks are intuitive.

I’ve long been an Adobe Acrobat user, but after this review, would certainly consider switching. Why wouldn’t you, if you can do everything you need to but for less money? Depending on your Acrobat version, it might actually cost you more to upgrade…
Beta News
Review: Nitro Pro 7
Appeared in Betanews on November 3, 2011
Nitro Pro 7 allows you to create, convert, view, edit and collaborate on PDF files, is packed with high-end annotation options and includes powerful form design features and many security options.

The program then goes beyond Adobe’s Acrobat X Standard with new redaction capabilities, more powerful in-place image editing, Evernote integration and more…
Lifehacker
How Nitro makes money from free software
Appeared in Lifehacker Australia on November 9, 2011
We’re big fans of free software generally, but the question often arises: how do companies that build free tools professionally make any money?

At a press event today, Nitro (the Aussie company which makes our favorite free PDF reader and editor) shared some figures which provide an insight into how the ‘freemium’ approach works. As of the end of October, Nitro PDF Reader had been downloaded 13.5 million times…
The Australian
PDF Icon After outdoing Adobe, Nitro takes on Google
Appeared in The Australian on November 15, 2011
For the past six years, small Australian software company Nitro, founded in Melbourne but now based in San Francisco, has been taking on Adobe with some home-grown software that makes such tasks easy and cheap.

The company's big success story has been Nitro Pro, launched in 2005, and directly aimed at Adobe Acrobat but (so Nitro claims) easier to use, faster and just $99.99...
Computerworld
Acrobat and its alternatives: 4 ways to edit PDFs by Howard Wen
Appeared in Computerworld on November 2, 2010
So I have to give the nod to Nitro PDF Professional 6. For the same price as Foxit and Nuance, it's a nice balance between the editing tools of Acrobat and Nuance and the speed of Foxit.

It has the most efficient user interface — thanks to the fact that it uses browserlike tabs — when it comes to editing text and manipulating images, especially when you need to cut and paste among multiple documents opened at the same time...

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press releases

  • ‘Google Drawings’ Pioneer Anthony Glenning Joins Nitro Board of Directors (April 30, 2012)
    Nitro, creator of intuitive solutions that enable people to work smarter with digital documents, is pleased to announce that Anthony Glenning, Investment Director of Starfish Ventures and pioneer of Google Drawings, has been appointed to the company's Board of Directors. Glenning, who previously served as CEO of Tonic Systems, creators of presentation software tools – before selling the company to Google – brings 14 years of entrepreneurship and experience to the Nitro Board.
  • Nitro Sets Sights on the Business Cloud; Secures $3.5 Million from Starfish Ventures (April 3, 2012)
    Nitro, a creator of intuitive solutions that enable people to work smarter, today announced that it has secured $3.5 million in funding from Starfish Ventures to fuel aggressive product innovation and recruitment during 2012. This inaugural round of institutional financing will allow the Company to support a rapidly growing global user base and empower advancements for its collaborative cloud roadmap.
  • Nitro Announces Nitro Pro 7; Makes PDF Easy With All-new Features, Category-leading Performance, and More Intuitive User Experience (November 2nd, 2011)
    Nitro, the company that revolutionized the PDF software space with the acclaimed free Nitro Reader, today announced the release of Nitro Pro 7, the latest version of its flagship desktop product. Designed to ‘Make PDF Easy,’ Nitro Pro 7 enables users to create, edit, secure, sign, and share PDF files more intuitively, offering category-leading functionality at an industry-first price point.
  • Nitro Accelerates Growth in 2011 (September 29th, 2011)
    Nitro, the company behind the award-winning Nitro PDF Professional, today announced a number of significant milestones, confirming its progress toward yet another record-breaking year. The acclaimed Nitro Reader passed 10 million downloads since its debut in May 2010, taking total downloads of the Company's free PDF products above 50 million. In addition, the company added a number of new enterprise customers in 2011, expanding its roster of leading multinational brands to include GE, Toyota, Nestle, Time Warner Cable, Qatar Petroleum, Siemens, and Continental.

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