Award-Winning Mac Tool to Reduce PDF File Size Comes to Windows
Alpharetta, GA—November 10, 2009—Apago Inc., a software technology company that
provides innovative solutions to transform digital documents, today introduces PDF Shrink 4.5
for Windows, bringing the award-winning and popular Mac utility to Windows users. PDF Shrink
is a must-have for consumers and small businesses that need to produce PDFs at a quality and
file size appropriate for use with smartphones, on the Web, as email attachments, or for
onscreen reading. PDF Shrink can reduce most PDF files—including those created by Microsoft
Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and other common software—by as much as 90% of their original
size. PDF Shrink 4.5 for Windows retails for $35 is available for purchase today at Apago’s store
at www.apagostore.com.
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“One of the major complaints with PDF is file size,” states Dwight Kelly, president of Apago Inc.
“PDF Shrink has been extremely well received on the Mac and we’ve had a demand for a
Windows version for some time. We are pleased to respond to the need of many consumers
and businesses by delivering an affordable, easy-to-use windows utility for reducing the size of
PDF files.”
Free PDF Shrink Online Tutorial
Apago will hold a free online tutorial, which will provide valuable tips and tricks for using
PDF Shrink 4.5 for Windows. The webinar will be held on Friday, November 13, 2009 at
11 a.m. EDT. To register, send an email to sales@apago.com or visit www.apago.com.
How it Works
“PDFs are often created from documents and applications where PDF is an afterthought. We
see a lot of PDFs created by enterprise systems with an inefficient structure, redundant or
unneeded elements, and images that are much larger than necessary,” explains Barry Bowden,
product support manager at Apago. “Even software specifically designed for PDF creation can
be a challenge to setup properly without a thorough understanding of all technical options. PDF
Shrink is designed to allow everyday users to optimize PDFs created by any application without
having to learn new technical jargon.”
PDF Shrink provides four common settings and an easy-to-use “wizard” for creating customized
settings. The software allows for multiple settings in order to prepare PDFs for different uses,
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such as one for preparing documents to send to colleagues via email and a higher-quality
setting to prepare files for storage in a content management system.
To shrink a PDF, simply drag and drop a single PDF file, or a group of PDFs, onto one of the
settings. PDF Shrink analyzes the PDF(s) and identifies elements that can be optimized, often
without changing the quality of the images. The software can remove embedded fonts and
delete unused elements, including metadata, thumbnails, and duplicate data. Keeping up with
the latest release is also easy with PDF Shrink’s auto update feature.
Images frequently make up the largest portion of a PDF’s size. PDF Shrink provides control
over the size and quality of images to meet different requirements. Apago includes support for
common compression methods, including the sophisticated JPEG2000. PDF Shrink can also
protect PDFs with industry-standard encryption to prevent unauthorized access or to restrict
users from changing, printing, or extracting content.
PDF Shrink 4.5 site licenses are available for $875 and an enterprise license covering all
locations sells for $3,500. PDF Shrink is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, and
Windows Server 2003 and 2008. Prospective users can download a fully functional, 10-day
demo version from the Apago web site at www.apago.com. All Apago products can be
purchased online at www.apagostore.com. For more information, visit the Apago Web site or
call the company at 770-619-1884.
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Wed, Nov 18, 2009
Misc., Software