Foxit Software Enhances Editing, Conversion, and Storage with PhantomPDF 8.1

Breakthrough Features Make it Easier than Ever to Edit and Repurpose PDFs in a Secure Environment

FREMONT, Calif. – (October 18, 2016) — Foxit Software, a leading software provider of fast, affordable, secure, and connected PDF solutions, today announced the availability of PhantomPDF 8.1, bringing new levels of editing, conversion, and storage to the industry’s most feature-rich solution.  PhantomPDF also comes with ConnectedPDF technology, providing a range of cloud-delivered capabilities to improve document security, tracking, synchronization and more.

PhantomPDF 8.1 enhancements provide users with unmatched ease in converting PDF documents into, and out of, Microsoft Office.  The solution also has advanced its convenient editing features, allowing changes to be made natively within the PDF more easily than ever.  The update includes easy integration with document management solutions, including Box, the leading online file sharing and content management service and iManage (formerly HP Autonomy), a leading provider of work product management solutions, giving enterprises the ability to fully leverage existing systems that have already received significant investment.  All of these new features will be available to Foxit customers at a fraction of the cost of other PDF editing solutions.

“Foxit is committed to making document sharing and editing more convenient and accessible for users in all environments and industries,” said David Ronald, Vice President of Marketing with Foxit Software. “We are especially excited about what PhantomPDF 8.1 means for enterprise users who can now not only integrate with current document management systems, but also have software that can function as a client for interfacing with such systems to be installed in the future.”

Key improved features in PhantomPDF 8.1 include:

  • More accurate page layout recognition, creating a smooth editing experience for even the most complex documents

  • Expanded integration with content management systems including Box, iManage, Alfresco and NetDocuments, giving organizations more choices of where to store critical documents

  • Integration with Foxit Archive’s document management solution

  •  Better conversion from PDF to Microsoft Office files, providing better accuracy and easier editing

  • Enhanced owner control to make ConnectedPDF editing, sharing and collaboration more secure

  • Add-ins to major web browsers; including Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox that enable users to convert webpages into PDFs with one click

  • Much lower cost of ownership than Adobe Acrobat

For more information on Phantom Reader 8.1, please visit https://www.foxit.com/pdf-editor/

 

ConnectedPDF

All of these new features are compatible with Foxit’s newly launched ConnectedPDF, a breakthrough technology from Foxit that is bringing new levels of accountability, collaboration, and productivity to the creation, sharing, and tracking of PDF documents worldwide. ConnectedPDF enables a wide range of cloud-delivered capabilities, including document locating and tracking, file update notifications, shared and synchronized reviews, remote file protection, data collection, and much more..

Learn more about ConnectedPDF at https://www.connectedpdf.com/

 

About Foxit Software

Foxit is a leading software provider of fast, affordable, and secure PDF solutions. Businesses and consumers increase productivity by using Foxit’s cost-effective products to securely work with PDF documents and forms.

Foxit’s ConnectedPDF is a breakthrough technology that brings new levels of accountability, collaboration, and productivity to the creation, sharing, and tracking of PDF documents worldwide. Foxit’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) help developers reduce costs and improve time to market by easily integrating industry-leading PDF technology into application workflows.

Foxit has over 425 million users and has sold to over 100,000 customers located in more than 200 countries. The company has offices all over the world, including locations in the US, Asia and Europe. For more information, please visit https://www.foxit.com.

 

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