Foxit Software
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Industry | Software |
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Founded | 2001 |
Founder | Eugene Y. Xiong |
Headquarters |
Fremont, California, United States |
Area served | World Wide |
Key people |
Chairman and Founder: Eugene Y. Xiong, CEO: George Z Gao, CTO; Steven Li |
Products | PDF software (Foxit Reader) and development kits |
Number of employees | Over 325 (7 offices worldwide) |
Website |
www www |
Foxit Software, Inc. develops Portable Document Format (PDF) software and tools used to create, edit, sign, and secure files and digital documents.[1] It is a multinational software technology corporation headquartered in Fremont, California,[2] with offices in Berlin,[3] Beijing, Fuzhou, South Yarra, Australia and other locations.[4][5] There are about 425 million Foxit users, with sales to more than 100,000 customers in 200 countries around the world.[6][7]
History
Foxit Software was founded in 2001[5] by Eugene Y. Xiong to develop similar PDF software products to those from Adobe Systems and other PDF vendors, and offer them at lower prices.[2]
In 2009 Foxit Software Company incorporated as Foxit Corporation.[5]
Standards involvement
Foxit has contributed to the evolution of the ISO 32000 standard and is currently active in new PDF standard initiatives. The company also played a role in development of the ISO 19005 standard, also known as PDF/A, for long term archiving of documents.[5][8]
Key people
Business development
Foxit Reader
The company’s first product, Foxit Reader, was released in 2004.[5] It provides a way to view, create and sign PDF files, and add annotations to them.[11] Foxit Reader 3.0 offers comparable functionality to Adobe Reader.[12] Older versions were notable for their speed and small file sizes.[13] Foxit released version 8.0 in 2016.[14] The software is pre-installed on Windows PCs from HP, Acer, and ASUS.[15] Foxit released version 9.0 in 2017.The software is available as a freeware download for PCs running Windows 7, MacOS and Linux.[16][17]
Foxit PhantomPDF
Foxit PhantomPDF, a multi-feature PDF editor, was released in 2008. Foxit PhantomPDF has an interface that holds many advanced, PDF editing and security features.[5][18] Foxit released version 8.0 in 2016.[14]
ConnectedPDF
Foxit Software released ConnectedPDF in 2016. ConnectedPDF extends the traditional portable document format by associating a unique identifier with each PDF, thereby enabling capabilities such as file update notifications, document locating and tracking, shared and synchronized review and mark-up, and remote digital rights management and protection.[19]
ConnectedPDF is not a stand-alone product. Functionality is embedded within some of Foxit’s PDF software products. ConnectedPDF is included in the latest releases of Foxit PhantomPDF (version ≥8), Foxit Reader (version ≥8) and Foxit MobilePDF (version ≥5).[19]
PDF Compressor
Foxit PDF Compressor converts scanned documents to PDF or PDF/A, compresses them and uses integrated OCR technology to make them fully text searchable.
Rendition Server
Foxit Rendition Server is an on-premise web service for centralized document conversion to PDF and PDF/A. It enables the construction of a powerful transformation infrastructure which can be addressed by a wide range of programs and environments through a web service interface.
OEM relationships
The company has developed original equipment manufacturer relationships with a variety of businesses. Foxit’s technology is an enabling technology at the heart of Amazon Kindle,[20] Gmail and Google Chrome,[21] and the company also provides the rendering engine that powers Google's open-source PDFium project.[22]
SDKs
Foxit also provides a variety of PDF software development kits (SDKs) for developers wanting to create custom PDF applications.[23]
Acquisitions
Foxit has grown organically and through several acquisitions.
Company | Date of Close | Focus Area |
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CVISION Technologies | August 2017 | CVISION’s solutions create efficiently captured documents through accurate optical character recognition and advanced file compression. |
Sumilux | July 2016 | Sumilux builds a cloud-based collaboration platform supporting the secure sharing and control of documents, as well as all the related real-time interactions. This platform is unique in its capability to manage documents even when they are offline.[24] |
Debenu | March 2016 | Debenu, led by a team with over 15 years' experience from Corporate Pharmaceutical as a US FDA regulations specialist, builds SDK technology to help everyone interacting with PDF to "connect" and work more productively, from developers to end users.[25] |
LuraTech | October 2015 | PDF and PDF/A software solutions for server-side document compression and conversion, in businesses and institutions.[26] |
Dataintro | August 2014 | Dataintro specializes in Data Collection technologies and utilizes tools that go from electronic forms to client-server applications to provide products and services, which are oriented to provide the highest quality data to back-end systems for processing.[27] |
Products
Product Name | Description |
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PhantomPDF | Multi-feature PDF software to view, create, edit, collaborate, share, secure, organize, export, OCR, secure, sign and track PDFs. Available in two editions: Standard and Business.[28] |
Reader | Free PDF viewer to read, edit and print documents and files. Also available as an app for Android, iOS and Windows portable devices.[29] |
PDF Compressor | Enterprise-scale software for server-based document conversion and compression of PDF and PDF/A-format files.[30] |
Rendition Server | Enterprise-scale software for centralized conversion of documents to PDF from all IT systems and applications.[31] |
PDF SDK | Platform-independent PDF libraries that allow developers to extend the reach of their software to different business systems.[32] |
PDF Association
Foxit Software is an active member of the PDF Association. LuraTech, acquired by Foxit in 2015, was a founding member of the PDF Association. Carsten Heiermann, founder and CEO of the LuraTech group, is member of the association’s board.[33] Thomas Zellmann, who joined LuraTech in 2001, is the association’s Managing Director.[34]
External links
References
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- 1 2 "Planet PDF - PDF Master Series III: Eugene Y. Xiong talks with Planet PDF". www.planetpdf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Planet PDF - Foxit Acquires LuraTech". www.planetpdf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Learn More About cPDF". www.connectedpdf.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 MBDA (2011-05-26). "MBDA Helps Foxit Software Innovate Beyond Borders | MBDA Web Portal". www.mbda.gov. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
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- ↑ Findo. "Findo Announces Closure of $7 Million Seed Funding Round with Investment and Integration from Foxit". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Ratgeber Langzeitarchivierung: Sicher archivieren mit PDF/A - computerwoche.de". www.computerwoche.de. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Recent PDF Innovations Offer Organizations Unique and Exciting Opportunities In 2018". CEOWORLD magazine. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
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- ↑ "Foxit Reader 9.0 unveils single-key accelerators, plus improves search, commenting and accessibility tools from Softwarecrew | Software Reviews, News, Tips & Tricks". www.softwarecrew.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ↑ "Foxit Reader 9.0 major new version released - gHacks Tech News". gHacks Technology News. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
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- ↑ "Google Chrome PDF Engine is now Open Source". InfoQ. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ Garthwaite, Emily. "Google throws PDFium into the open source community". IT Pro Portal. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Foxit Updates PDF Software Development Kit for Android and iOS/". App Developer Magazine. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "oxit Software Announces Acquisition of Cloud Messaging Provider, Sumilux Technologies". Foxit. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Foxit Software Acquires Debenu, a Leader in Software Developer Tools for the Global PDF Marketplace". Foxit. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Foxit® acquires LuraTech, leader for server side PDF conversion and compression". Foxit. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Foxit® acquires data capture leader Dataintro Software". Foxit. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Foxit Phantom PDF review: An easy alternative to Acrobat for editing PDFs". PCWorld. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Foxit Reader Portable | PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB, portable and cloud drives". PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB, portable, and cloud drives. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "LuraTech PDF Compressor". Foxit. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Foxit and LuraTech – PDF Association". www.pdfa.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "PDF SDK - Foxit SDK - Proven, robust, and battle-tested". Foxit SDK - Proven, robust, and battle-tested. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Board – PDF Association". www.pdfa.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Staff – PDF Association". www.pdfa.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.