Author Archives: Karl De Abrew

PDF Questions and Answers site goes live at 4x PDF

Do you have any PDF related questions? Well we’ve got some good news for you. We’ve just launched a new question and answer site for all of your PDF questions. Visit 4x PDF Help and ask a question.

Quick PDF Library 7.17 released

Looks like we’ve been quiet on this for a while — you can download a copy of our latest Quick PDF Library (version 7.17) here. It’s now Unicode ready and is a free upgrade for all version 7.X users.
Probably the most significant addition to this new build is the Demo app that we’ve included. It uses [...]

Support for direct file linking added to Benubird

With the release of Benubird PDF 1.4.0.5, you can now link directly to files, rather than use Benubird’s internal repository. This is a much requested feature which allows you to combine your existing Windows Explorer file structure with Benubird’s data management.

Benubird Pro now freeware and relaunched as Benubird PDF 1.4

We’re tweaking our focus to take advantage of our strong PDF background (and what we see as the core of of the paperless trail today). So whilst we work behind-the-scenes on bolting on an even greater range of PDF features and options to Benubird, we’re making the current Benubird version freeware.

Quick PDF Tools contains a mighty box of free PDF tools

Check out our handy little freebie called Quick PDF Tools, it’s based on our royalty-free SDK, Quick PDF Library. In short, it allows you to perform some basic PDF-related functionality, right from Windows Explorer (in the context menu).

Debenu Releases Version 7.12 Of Its Popular PDF SDK, Quick PDF Library

We’re happy to announce the formal release of Quick PDF Library 7.12 our royalty-free PDF SDK which sports over 500+ functions for use with ASP, ActiveX, VB, VB Script, PowerBASIC, C++, C#, Delphi and more..

How to keep documents digital from day one…

Keeping on the “less-paper” theme — we’re constantly on the lookout for ways to keep paper as trees, and not churning out of printers.
Which is why we were pleased to see that long-time PDF expert, Shlomo Perets of MicroType, has just posted a “How-To” article showing how to allow comments to be posted in PDFs, [...]

“Paperless offices” an elusive dream?

A recent report by market intelligence company IDC revealed that 60% of responding Australian businesses produced more paper print-outs today than they had five years ago. This figure makes the eager projections of the early noughties look rather optimistic. The problem? According to the report, poor planning and implementation of electronic document management systems underpin [...]

Introducing Benubird

We’re happy to announce that we now have a Technical Preview of Benubird available for download.
Our goal is for Benubird to redefine a way of storing, managing and retrieving documents (and other types of files too) — regardless of wherever they’re stored within your system or network. Well, that’s our goal anyway.
Give Benubird a try:

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