Peerless Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: PRLS),
a provider of advanced imaging and networking technologies and components
to the digital document market, today announced the new Direct2PDF™
software development kit (SDK) for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
of multifunction products (MFP) and printers. The new Direct2PDF SDK
enables OEMs to create custom applications that allow users to specify
print job options such as number of copies and two sided PDF file printing
without using Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader to open the PDF file first
and then print using a printer driver. OEMs can use the Direct2PDF SDK to
build workflow applications that enable capabilities such as batch
printing, drag and drop printing, and customizable hot folders.
The new Direct2PDF SDK provides a simple, object oriented framework to aid
OEMs in developing PC host applications that enable end users to instantly
access special direct PDF printer features normally only available through
a printer driver. This enables OEMs to add significant value for their
customers without increasing development time and resources.
"The Direct2PDF SDK will give our customers the ability to create unique
printing applications that leverage the broad utilization of PDF
technology," said Dr. Robert Westervelt, Chief Technology Officer, Peerless
Systems. "Peerless continues to add value to our suite of high quality,
high performance PDL SDKs."
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed by Adobe Systems
with the goal of enabling users to easily exchange and view electronic
documents. Because PDF is the specification of a document format, it does
not provide any support for print job management related settings. Job
related information is not included in a PDF document. Peerless'
Direct2PDF SDK provides OEMs and their users a seamless solution to this
problem.
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Peerless' Direct2PDF SDK has shipped to an OEM and is available for other
OEMs to license now. The Direct2PDF SDK supports both the Windows and
Macintosh operating environments, and has complete documentation, sample
applications, and support available.
About Peerless Systems
Founded in 1982, Peerless Systems Corporation is a provider of imaging and
networking technologies and components to the digital document markets,
which include manufacturers of color, monochrome and multifunction office
products and digital appliances. In order to process digital text and
graphics, digital document products rely on a core set of imaging software
and supporting electronics, collectively known as an imaging controller.
Peerless' broad line of scalable software and silicon offerings enables its
customers to shorten their time-to-market and reduce costs by offering
unique solutions for multiple products. Peerless' customer base includes
companies such as Canon, IBM, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Mita, Lenovo,
OkiData, Ricoh, RISO, Seiko Epson and Xerox. Peerless also maintains
strategic partnerships with Adobe and Novell. For more information, visit
Peerless' web site at www.peerless.com.
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research and development capabilities, our ability to recognize revenue
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licensing revenues and the reduced demand for our existing monochrome
technologies, our inability to achieve our expected level of sales for our
Peerless Sierra Technologies, our Everest controller or our other products,
an adverse change in our relationship with Adobe Systems Incorporated or
Novell Inc., the possibility that past results may not be indicative of
future results, the possibility that price and other competitive pressures
may make the marketing and sale of our products not commercially feasible
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with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to
our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 31, 2005 in the section called "Certain Factors And Trends
Affecting Peerless And Its Business" at pages 16 through 25, inclusive,
filed on May 2, 2005, and our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended October 31, 2005 in the section called "Certain Factors
and Trends Affecting Peerless and Its Business" at pages 20 through 29,
inclusive, filed on December 15, 2005.
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