Nuance Communications, a provider of speech and imaging offerings, has launched a new desktop PDF software, PDF Converter Enterprise 7.
The company said that its new offering enables office workers wanting paperless features gain PDF scanning capabilities, including one-click scanning with scan-and-markup capabilities. Enterprise-wide collaboration and workflow is enabled through connectivity to Microsoft SharePoint and enterprise content management systems.
Nuance claimed that PDF Converter Enterprise 7 features a visual document assembly that makes it easy to combine paper, PDF and Microsoft Office documents into a single PDF. It embodies a web PDF toolbar that puts the full power of the product directly into leading Web browsers; supports Microsoft Silverlight media within PDF files, Windows 7 jump-lists for frequent PDF tasks, direct access to Microsoft SharePoint, and the Web PDF toolbar for Internet Explorer.
Nuance said that PDF Converter Enterprise 7 also facilitates converting PDF into fully-formatted Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and Corel WordPerfect documents. It enables users to directly open, edit and save PDF documents with leading content management systems, including Microsoft SharePoint; Autonomy iManage WorkSite; OpenText DocsOpen, Connectivity Solutions and LiveLink.
Kim Akers, general manager for global partners at Microsoft. "Nuance’s focus on all open document formats, including PDF and Open XML, results in a PDF desktop application that delivers significant office productivity benefits to both individuals and organisations.
"We are especially excited to see PDF solutions that leverage the power of Microsoft Office, SharePoint and Silverlight in order to streamline the way organisations work with paper and digital documents.
