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AppendPDF

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AppendPDF Desktop Edition is a stand-alone drag-and-drop desktop application that enables you to easily assemble complete PDF documents from existing PDF files. Adobe Acrobat is not required

AppendPDF Desktop Edition
AppendPDF Desktop Edition is a stand-alone drag-and-drop desktop application that enables you to easily assemble complete PDF documents from existing PDF files. Adobe Acrobat is not required.
Based on our popular server-based Appending application, AppendPDF Desktop Edition includes powerful, dynamic appending capabilities and our comprehensive PDF stamping technology.
A wide range of options provides the freedom to customize files and develop workflows without limitation.
AppendPDF Desktop Edition is NOT a server product, and cannot be used for automated processing.  If you are interested in server software for this purpose, please see AppendPDF Server and AppendPDF Pro.
Appending Features
  • Combine PDF documents from your desktop with ease, speed and reliability without Adobe Acrobat
  • Automated Table of Contents creation with bookmarks and hyperlinks
  • Include bookmarks from the original files
Stamping Features
  • Generate personalized cover pages
  • Add letterhead, logos, watermarks and customized barcodes
  • Add page numbers, headers and footers
Output File Features
  • Add document metadata (title, author, etc)
  • Apply Acrobat 40-bit or 128-bit file encryption with user-specific password to control who may view, print, or modify the document
  • Optimize output PDFs for faster access and viewing when downloaded from the Web
Operating Systems
Available for Windows
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Typical Workflow
Input Files
Browse for or drag and drop files to be appended.
Specify Output File
Choose a directory and name for the appended file.
Specify Cover Page
Specify a PDF file for the cover page, and specify a stamp file, if desired.
Specify Table of Contents
Specify a PDF file as a template for the table of contents, and design the format of it.
Choose Parameters
Select the parameters you want, optional features to apply to the output document.
Specify Document Information
Specify the information you want to appear in Acrobat’s Document Information window.
Specify View Options
Specify the navigation and zoom options you would like the document to open in.
Specify Security
Specify the options for applying Acrobat’s standard security.
 
From report generation to documentation to archiving, litigation support, web-presentment and a host of other applications, the key to success is reliability and high-performance.
End-users for server applications that merge PDF files tend to want the result as quickly as possible, along with the smallest possible file-size.  They are intolerant of errors.
AppendPDF is the best-in-class solution for appending PDF documents in mission-critical on-demand and high-volume document production implementations.
For automated table of contents, personalization, stamping, and more, see AppendPDF Pro.
Assembly Features
  • Assembles PDF files with rock-solid, enterprise-class reliability and speed
  • Combines complete files or selected page ranges
  • Includes bookmarks from the original files
  • Sets file open, display and initial page options
  • Includes new document information, including title, subject, keywords, date or other metadata, in PDF Document Information fields and in XML via the eXtensible Metadata Platform (XMP).
  • Applies Adobe Acrobat standard 40-bit or 128-bit file encryption with a user-specific password to control who may view, print, or modify the document
  • Linearizes PDF files for Fast Web View
The Pro edition
  • Personalized cover pages
  • Application of customized barcodes, page numbers, watermarks, logos, headers and footers
  • Automated Table of Contents generation, complete with bookmarks and hyperlinks
Easy Integration
  • No limit on concurrent users or connections
  • No limit on the number of documents processed
  • No limit on threads - run as many instances as you want
  • Supports PDF 1.0 and higher
  • Call from any programming or scripting language including (but not limited to) Perl, PHP, Java, C++, ASP & .Net, Visual Basic, Cold Fusion and Lotus Notes
  • May be integrated with other Appligent Document Solutions server products as part of a complete PDF workflow solution
Appended document"My company is a service bureau, and we're constantly assembling streams of documents for printing and disc applications, sometimes thousands of pages per file. Reliability is key, and AppendPDF just works." - Robert W., Litigation Support Service Bureau Operator
 
 
Supported Operating Systems
  • Microsoft Windows - XP (32-bit), Vista (32- and 64-bit) & 2008 Server
  • Linux (RedHat, SUSE, Ubuntu, etc.) - Kernel 2.4, 32 bit; Kernel 2.6, 32 bit; Kernel 2.6  64 bit
  • IBM AIX - 5.2 & above on Power
  • Oracle (Sun) Solaris - 10 and above on SPARC
  • Hewlett-Packard HP-UX - 11i v2 & above on Itanium & PA-RISC
  • Apple Mac OS X - 10.5 & above on Intel x86
  • Minimum free memory available to run the application : 512 MBytes
Basic Operation
A parameter file is passed to AppendPDF containing the instructions AppendPDF uses to assemble the new PDF document. A DTD is provided for validation of XML parameter files
Automation
Dynamically generate parameter files from Perl, Java, PHP, VBScript, or any shell script. AppendPDF can also be scripted for multistage processing or deployed with our other products as part of a complete PDF workflow solution.
Documentation
See the User Guide for complete documentation.
 
When automated document assembly requirements include integrated cover pages, Tables of Contents and personalization, creating and maintaining the required code starting requires sophisticated and extensive internal development resources.
Or, you could just integrate AppendPDF Pro.
Designed for mission-critical on-demand and high-volume publishing, document personalization, document merging and report-assembly implementations utilizing PDF files, AppendPDF Pro is loaded with features, engineered for performance and is designed for entirely unattended operation.
Assembly Features
  • Assembles PDF files with rock-solid, enterprise-class reliability and speed
  • Combines complete files or selected page ranges
  • Includes bookmarks from the original files
  • Sets file open, display and initial page options
  • Includes new document information, including title, subject, keywords, date or other metadata, in PDF Document Information fields.
  • Applies Adobe Acrobat standard 40-bit or 128-bit file encryption with a user-specific password to control who may view, print, or modify the document
  • Linearizes PDF files for Fast Web View
Publishing Features
  • Applies customized barcodes, page numbers, watermarks, logos, headers and footers
  • Provides automated Table of Contents generation, complete with bookmarks and hyperlinks
  • Adds personalized cover pages
Easy Integration
  • No limit on concurrent users or connections
  • No limit on the number of documents processed
  • No limit on threads - run as many instances as you want
  • Supports PDF 1.0 and higher
  • Call from any programming or scripting language including (but not limited to) Perl, PHP, Java, C++, ASP & .Net, Visual Basic, Cold Fusion and Lotus Notes
  • May be integrated with other Appligent Document Solutions server products as part of a complete PDF workflow or DOCCM solution.
Personalization, Table of Contents"Let's just say that with AppendPDF Pro, we now deliver exactly what our customers were asking for with a few dozen lines of PHP. Wow." - Tom W., Claims Processor
 
 
Supported Operating Systems
  • Microsoft Windows - XP (32-bit), Vista (32- and 64-bit) & 2008 Server
  • Linux (RedHat, SUSE, Ubuntu, etc.) - Kernel 2.4, 32 bit; Kernel 2.6, 32 bit; Kernel 2.6  64 bit
  • IBM AIX - 5.2 & above on Power
  • Oracle (Sun) Solaris - 10 and above on SPARC
  • Hewlett-Packard HP-UX - 11i v2 & above on Itanium & PA-RISC
  • Apple Mac OS X - 10.5 & above on Intel x86
  • Minimum free memory available to run the application : 512 MBytes
Basic Operation
A parameter file is passed to AppendPDF Pro containing the instructions AppendPDF Pro uses to assemble the new PDF document. 
Automation
Dynamically generate parameter files from Perl, Java, PHP, VBScript, or any shell script. AppendPDF can also be scripted for multistage processing or deployed with our other products as part of a complete PDF workflow solution.
Documentation
See the User Guide for complete documentation.
Associations, Institutes & Societies
  • Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • American Chemical Society
  • American Institute of Physics
  • American Institute of Steel Construction
  • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • American Society of Agronomy
  • American Society of Plant Biologists
  • Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering
  • The Biochemical Society
  • The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church
  • California League of Conservation Voters
  • Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
  • IEEE
  • International Association of Assessing Officers
  • The Psychometric Society
  • San Jose Police Officers Association
  • Society for Historical Archaeology
  • Society of Experimental Test Pilots
  • SRI International
Business Services
  • Core Business Solutions
  • DDM Marketing and Communication
  • Decision Research
  • International Compliance Information Exchange (iCiX)
  • Knowledge Transfer International
  • The Olsen Group
Education
  • American Flyers
  • Duke University
  • Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
  • Holy Names University
  • Louisiana State University
  • Mount Olive College
  • New York University
  • Stanford University
  • Tulane University
  • University of California
  • University of Florida
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • The University of Queensland
  • University of Rochester
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • University of Texas
  • Yale University
Financial Services
  • Aegon
  • AIG
  • American Express
  • Aon
  • Axa Group
  • Bank of America
  • Barclays
  • Charles Schwab
  • CIGNA
  • Cooperative Finance Corporation
  • Credit Suisse
  • Deutsche Bank
  • E*Trade
  • Fidelity Investments
  • GE Capital
  • Goldman Sachs & Co.
  • JP Morgan
  • MasterCard International
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • NA Insurance
  • Prudential
  • Travelers
  • Zurich Life
Government
  • Association of Bay Area Governments
  • Brookhaven National Labs
  • Canadian Ministry of Forests
  • Center for Military History (U.S. Army)
  • City of New York
  • East Bay Municipal Utility District
  • FDA
  • Government Printing Office
  • International Trade Commission
  • IRS
  • Los Alamos National Labs
  • NASA
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
  • National Park Service
  • NRO
  • Oakland Police Department
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • SEC
  • Secret Service
  • United Nations
  • U.S. Courts
  • USDA
  • U.S. Department of Defense
  • U.S. Department of Energy
  • U.S. Department of Justice
  • U.S. Department of the Treasury
  • Victorian Department of Human Services
  • World Bank
  • World Health Organization
Legal
  • Bull, Housser & Tupper, LLP
  • Dawson Law Chambers
  • Gwilliam, Ivary, Chiosso, Cavalli & Brewer
  • Lashly & Baer, P.C.
  • Lexis Nexis
  • Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Winston & Strawn, LLP
Manufacturing & Engineering
  • Airbus
  • American Honda Motor Co.
  • BASF
  • Bellsouth
  • Boeing
  • BP Amoco
  • Chevron - Texaco
  • Crane Aerospace
  • Custom Microwave Components
  • ELDEC Corporation
  • Extreme Networks
  • Fabco Automotive
  • Foster Wheeler
  • France Telecom
  • General Electric
  • Goodrich
  • Hewlett Packard (HP)
  • Hitachi Instruments
  • KLA Tencor
  • Knoll
  • Kohler
  • Lockheed Martin
  • Lucent
  • Motorola
  • Olympus America
  • Panasonic
  • Peugeot
  • PPG Industries
  • Praxair
  • Qualcomm
  • Rauland-Borg
  • Raytheon
  • Sony
  • Stryker Endoscopy
  • Sybron Chemicals
  • Textron Aerospace
  • TOA Electronics
  • Unitrode Corporation
Pharmaceutical & Medical
  • Alza Pharmaceuticals
  • Amgen
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer
  • Cell Genesys
  • Chiron Technologies
  • Guidant International
  • International Plant Genetics Research Institute
  • MedWiz Technologies
  • TEVA Pharmaceuticals
  • Varian Medical System
  • Wyeth
Publishing
  • Academic Press
  • Allen Press
  • Annual Reviews
  • Asset International
  • Berrett-Koehler Publishers
  • The Blue Book
  • Building Green, Inc.
  • Environmental Building News
  • Hanley-Wood, LLC
  • Imperial Printing Company
  • Lonely Planet Publications
  • ProStar Publications
  • Rusting Publications
  • SoftBook Publishing
  • TAPPI, Inc.
  • The Taunton Press
  • Voicings Publications
  • W.B. Saunders
Trial
To evaluate any of the software editions please Contact us and we will be happy to arrange a trial for you.
Pricing
  • AppendPDF Desktop Edition starts at $199.00 USD.
  • AppendPDF Server Edition starts at $995.00 USD for a single server with up to 4 cores.
  • AppendPDF Pro Edition starts at $2,995.00 USD for a single server with up to 4 cores.
Please contact us at sales@unitedaddins.com for volume pricing.