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New Version 6 of soft Xpansion's Perfect PDF Premium - even more Functionality to Create and Edit High-Quality PDF Files

(Bochum, March 25, 2010) 

Today soft Xpansion unveils the newversion 6 of Perfect PDF Premium. The program is a complete all-in-one solution for all tasks associated with PDF files. Itenables users to create and edit PDFdocuments efficiently.

As of today, Perfect PDF 6 Premium is available via Electronic Software Distribution, starting in soft Xpansion's own web shop (http://www.eknow-how.de/shop-en/pprod/sp01900e.php). The recommended retail price (RRP) for the application is 79,99 Euros.

For upgrades from Version 5 to Version 6, the price is 39,99 Euros. This means that users of Perfect PDF Premium 5 save 50% off the RRP. New customers of Perfect PDF Premium will get the program for 59,99 Euros (25% off). This offer for new clients will be valid until April 10, 2010. 

Dr. Juri Stern, Managing Director at soft Xpansion, points out: "Perfect PDF6 Premium has been developed tofurther support our usersin performingall important tasks that they might come across in connection with PDF files. For example, we haveenhanced the editing features for the content objects of PDF files in many ways. Apart from that, the amount of sources and file formats that you may import into PDF files has been increased. The same is true for export formats. There is a lot to explore, and we are sure the users benefit strongly from the new features."

Amongst others, the following innovations may be briefly mentioned (details follow below):creation of PDF files directly from within Microsoft Outlook, support of the XPSdocument format (Microsoft's"opponent"of the PDF format), events and actions in PDF files, new annotation and editing tools for adding and removing commentsjust like written notes on a sheet of paper, and a powerful editor toolfor backgrounds, watermarks, stamps and headers or footers.

NEWS IN VERSION 6

1. New Key Features
* XPS Support: Export PDF files into XPS documents and import XPS files into PDF documents (create a new PDF document from an XPS file, add the pages ofan XPS documentto the pages of an existing PDF file). 
* PDF Creation directly from within Microsoft Outlook:convert objects like e-mail messages (HTML and text formats), calendar entries, file attachments. May be done simultaneously, if desired. 
* System requirements: also fully compatiblewith Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7, for 32-and for 64-bit computers. 

2. Completely new PDF Functionality and enhanced PDF Features
* Creation of interactive PDF files: Implement events and corresponding actions into PDF files, andactions will also be performed in the PDF viewer of Perfect PDF 6 Premium. In previous program versions, actions could only be performed in Adobe Reader. Java Script actions, however, are still not performed in the PDF viewer of Perfect PDF 6 Premium. The reason is that Java Script commands may load malicious code on the computer, which may allow online criminals to gain control over or spy out the system. 
* XFDFand FDF in PDF forms:Import and exportFDF and XFDF files, submitPDF, FDF, XFDF andHTMLform data to a web server. 
* Use PDF portfolios for embedded files (integrate several separate files in one PDF file) 
* Add links to external and embeddedfiles(PDF portfolios). 
* Use andmanage revisions (versions) of PDF files:change the PDF document contentsandafterwards keep the original and the changed version in one file. Thedifferent versions may beexplicitly chosen on opening the PDF file. The version informationis displayed ina newdocument properties tab. 
* New annotations and text tool: Add and replace text. 

3. Functionality beyond the Adobe PDF Specification
* New annotation andediting tools: Penciland Eraser toadd and remove freehand comments in a PDF file.Commentingis now as easy as writingon a real sheet of paper. 
* New, special feature forconverted Microsoft Word files: in the resulting PDF file, theindex entries may be converted to links. This feature is based upon the page numbers listed in the index. Click on the index entries - therespective pagewill bedisplayed.This feature is not available in Word files. 
* Named destinations:add links to a certain page or topositions on a page as so-called nameddestinations. Microsoft Office bookmarks may be imported into the PDF file as named destinations. Moreover, importlinks into named destinations,edit existing named destinations or add new ones. 
* New type of text field: auto text fields,which make it possible to add dynamicfieldslike the current date, page number, lastauthor's name etc. 
* Enhanced Search and Findfeatures for texts: firstly, let the program replacesearch results by a new text string automatically, like inword processing applications. For PDF files, so far this functionalityisonly available inPerfect PDF 6 Premium.Secondly, the search functionality now displays a list of search results,the page numberswhere they were found and the context within the document. The listconsists of links, so the users may click on an entry and the respective page will be displayed in the program's PDF viewer. 

4. More new Features
* Powerfuleditor for backgrounds, watermarks, stamps, headers and footers: in the previous version, these elements could only be imported, but were not open to editingbyPerfect PDF 6 Premium. 
* Import content directly fromTWAIN compatible hardware, i.e. scanners or webcams. 
* Integration into Internet ExplorerandintoFirefox (Mozilla family): with theinstallation ofPerfect PDF 6 Premium, the program's PDF viewer module is seamlesslyintegrated into these common web browser applications. 
* Multi-page view in the editing mode: scroll through multiple pages and access a special page directly even in this program mode. This was not available in previous versions. 
* New features for forms editing: special highlighting of form fields anddisplay of the names ofform fields in the editing mode. 
* The installationmakes it possible to choose from two language versions (English and German)

THE BASIC FUNCTIONALITY: AN OVERVIEW
The soft Xpansion web site includes an overview of all program functionality. On the product page, the section "Perfect PDF 6  Comparison Table" shows the details (http://soft-xpansion.com/index.php?p=pdftech/pdf6&sp=p).

SPECIAL FEATURES OF PERFECT PDF 6 PREMIUM
* Modern user interface (ribbon design like in Microsoft Office 2007) makes it easier to navigate through the program. Thanks tothis interface, the program features and commands are grouped more clearly than in classical windows software. 
* For more complex tasks, a contextual help system and information bars have been integrated into the program. Therefore, in these cases it is not necessary to consult the help file and/or the printed manual. 
* Separate windows for editing and commenting of PDF files as well as several reading views make it easier to work with the application.

DEMO VERSION
A demo version is available on the soft Xpansion product page on the web. This version is complete as far as the functionality is concerned. However, it includes a watermark ("soft Xpansion") on all PDF file pages that are displayed, created or edited by the program.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Pentium IV, 512+ MB RAM, 50 MB of hard disc space, Windows 7/Vista/XP (32- or 64-bit versions), mouse. For the integration into Microsoft Office: Office 2010/2007/2003. For the integration into Internet Explorer: Internet Explorer 6 or higher. In order to be able to perform the obligatory activation process, access to the Internet and/or an e-mail addressis required.The demoversion may beused withoutactivation.

ABOUT SOFT XPANSION
soft Xpansion is a globally active, international team of software writers, developers, screen designers, engineers and product managers. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Bochum, Germany. In the past 15 years, more than 150 software products have been published in more than 200 different editions. Localized versions of soft Xpansion products are sold in Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, the USA, the Benelux countries, the Ukraine, Spain, Russia, Portugal, Australia and Turkey. The product range includes solutions (standard software, developer libraries, software development kits, individual programming and freeware) in the following areas: PDF technology, system utilities, document and database management, computer security. More information on the company is available at http://www.soft-xpansion.com. soft Xpansion is a full member of the PDF/A Competence Center, http://www.pdfa.org.

CONTACT
soft Xpansion GmbH & Co. KG, Frank Dueckers, Koenigsallee 45, D-44789 Bochum, Germany
Phone: +49 234 298 41 73, Fax: +49 234 298 41 72 
E-Mail: dueckers@soft-xpansion.com, http://www.soft-xpansion.com	

