Appligent PDF Solutions Span IBM's eServer Families

LANSDOWNE, Pa., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Appligent, Inc., (http://www.appligent.com), a leading provider of Portable Document Format (PDF)-related software, today announced that five of its applications have been certified as Ready for IBM's eServer with Linux(R) for xSeries, pSeries, iSeries and zSeries architectures. Appligent products are geared toward high- end document processing functions including document assembly, control, security and forms processing.

Products validated as Ready for IBM Linux include: AppendPDF Pro, a solution for assembling customized PDF documents with professional finishing features like tables of contents and cover sheets; StampPDF Batch, a tool for dynamically applying document control information to PDF pages via text and image stamps; SecurSign, is a software component that applies Acrobat standard security mechanisms and digital signatures to PDF documents to protect content; FDFMerge and PowerMerge are powerful applications for generating customized PDF forms and form filling.

Appligent's products are widely used for automating electronic document workflows in financial services, banking and insurance industries as well as government. Malformed and corrupt PDF files are becoming increasingly common and can crash production workflows. Appligent's applications are unrivaled in their capability for successfully handling these files.

"Appligent has always led the way in terms of supporting multiple platforms," said Mark Gavin, Appligent's Chief Technology Officer Marketing & Communications. " ... now we've extended our reach to more versions of Linux than any vendor in the PDF space."

AppendPDF Pro, FDFMerge, PowerMerge, SecurSign and StampPDF Batch are available directly from Appligent at http://www.appligent.com or contact our Sales department (sales@appligent.com) at 610 284-4006. For more information on Appligent, please contact Victor Votsch at (610) 284-4006 or vvotsch@appligent.com. About IBM

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information, visit http://www.ibm.com/linux. About Appligent

Appligent (http://www.appligent.com) is the leading provider of plug-in and server-based production-grade tools for the on-demand customization, manipulation and delivery of dynamically generated electronic documents. Based in Lansdowne, PA, Appligent has provided PDF-related software applications to users throughout the world since 1993. The company's products are used in various industries, including financial services, government, insurance, banking, manufacturing, legal and pharmaceutical. AppendPDF Pro, FDFMerge, PowerMerge, SecurSign and StampPDF Batch are trademarks of Appligent, Inc. in the United States or other countries or both.

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