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PDFTron Acquires iText, Adding Significant Scale & Complementary Functionality for Developers

PDFTron Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of digital content solutions for software developers, has acquired iText Group NV, the leading global open source PDF technology company. Created in 200…

Apr 5 2022

PDFTron Announces Leadership Transition

PDFTron Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of digital content solutions for software developers, today announced the appointment of Cassidy Smirnow as Chief Executive Officer and Joel Martins as…

Apr 5 2022

Highlights from PDF Days Online 2021

This year for PDF Days we celebrated all things PDF and presented virtually on topics from Content Accessibility For All Screen Sizes to 3D and PDF, and more! Read on for the highlights. PDF Days Online…

Oct 22 2021

PDFTron Acquires PDF-to-Office Innovator Solid Documents

Technology play enhances PDFTron’s definitive offering with best-in-class document reconstruction and archiving VANCOUVER, BC – August 26, 2021 – PDFTron Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of…

Aug 26 2021

PDFTron Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Thoma Bravo

VANCOUVER, BC and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – May 21, 2021 – PDFTron Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of document technology solutions for software developers, today announced a strategic growth…

May 21 2021

PDFTron Acquires Document Automation Leader Windward Studios

Definitive technology platform extended with dynamic document automation & generation for app developers, integrators and admins Vancouver, British Columbia, April 8, 2021 -- PDFTron Systems Inc., the…

Apr 8 2021

PDFTron Acquires PDF3D, the World Leader in 3D PDF Conversion and Collaboration Technologies

PDFTron platform expands with the availability of the PDF3D SDK for developers Vancouver, British Columbia, March 30, 2021 -- PDFTron Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of document technology…

Mar 30 2021

Highlights from DevWeek 2021 - Do Not Download Your PDF

Hosted this February 17th to 18th, DeveloperWeek is the world’s largest developer and engineering conference. And despite going entirely online it continued as a massive success, bringing 8,500 engineers…

Mar 24 2021

2020 at PDFTron in Review

We will all remember the year 2020. Here at PDFTron, as elsewhere, we had to adapt rapidly to the pandemic-altered business environment. We were fortunate to have strong work-from-home DNA as a company and…

Jan 7 2021

2020 Marks Explosive Growth for Digital Transformation Innovator PDFTron

Document processing leader powers the software that helps us get on with life Vancouver, British Columbia, Dec. 22, 2020 -- PDFTron Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of document technology…

Dec 22 2020

PDFTron Acquires PDF Editing and Translation Innovator Iceni Technology

Acquisition Adds EMEA Footprint and 11,000 Global Customers, Deepens PDF Editing and Translation Product Offering Vancouver, British Columbia, Dec 02, 2020 -- Market-leading provider of document technology…

Dec 2 2020

SS&C Intralinks and PDFTron Partner to Innovate in Secure Web-Based Redaction

Redaction failures cost organizations dearly in terms of expensive litigation, punitive regulatory fines, and damaged reputations. And despite the stakes, these errors happen yearly, impacting even…

Sept 14 2020

PDFTron Acquires ActivePDF, a Leading Provider of PDF Technology to the Enterprise Market

Acquisition advances PDFTron’s position as a leading document technology platform powering digital transformation Vancouver, British Columbia, June 23, 2020 – PDFTron Systems Inc., a global leader and…

Jun 23 2020

Powering Digital Transformation During COVID-19

At PDFTron, the safety of our employees and our ability to support our customers are our top focus. As a result, early on, we were actively monitoring the COVID-19 situation, and we implemented every…

May 1 2020

PDFTron Acquires BCL Technologies

Acquisition strengthens PDFTron’s market-leading position with enhanced document conversion capabilities. Vancouver, British Columbia, March 3, 2020 – PDFTron Systems, a leading provider of document…

Mar 3 2020

2019 at PDFTron: a Year in Review

2019 was an incredible and busy year at PDFTron. The PDFTron team worked tirelessly to help our customers bring innovative PDF, CAD, and MS Office capabilities to their software and to improve the…

Jan 24 2020

Results: PDFTron Holiday Donation Poll

This past holiday season, the PDFTron team decided to donate to charity as a way of paying it forward from our customers for a spectacular 2019 of company growth and accomplishments. So we brainstormed and…

Jan 16 2020

PDFTron Appoints Chris Hecht to Board of Directors

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, January 14, 2020 — PDFTron, a leading provider of document processing tools for software developers, announced today the appointment of Chris Hecht to its board of directors…

Jan 14 2020

PDFTron among Top Five BC Financings for 2019

Last May, Silversmith Capital Partners led a CAD$95 million investment into PDFTron. And the growth equity deal continues to make waves here in our backyard of Vancouver, BC, having placed fifth on an…

Jan 3 2020

PDFTron Heads to Cactusforce 2020 in Phoenix, AZ

PDFTron is excited to announce that we’re headed to Cactusforce 2020, a community-led conference for Salesforce Developers and Architects seeking to up their game -- hosted this year at the Galvanize…

Dec 16 2019

Holiday Poll: Help us Choose a Charity to Give back to

During the holiday season, PDFTron takes part in supporting important causes in our global community. This year in addition to sending presents to local families in need, we also want to donate money to…

Dec 10 2019

PDFTron Wins ACG BC Deal of the Year Award

We’re excited to share that PDFTron was announced the winner of the 2019 Deal of the Year Award by the Association for Corporate Growth BC. Each Fall, the ACG BC celebrates successful transactions in the M…

Oct 17 2019

PDFTron Ranked #1 By Those Considering a Commercial PDF SDK

Vancouver, British Columbia, September 27, 2019 – PDFTron Systems, a leading provider of document processing tools for software developers, today announced it has been ranked by Stax Inc. as the #1 choice…

Sept 27 2019

PDFTron Heads to Accruent Insights 2019

We’re pleased to announce that PDFTron is attending Insights 2019, Accruent’s annual customer conference showcasing the latest in industry trends and innovation in corporate real estate, retail…

Sept 16 2019

PDFTron Receives USD$71 Million Growth Investment Led By Silversmith Capital Partners

New Capital Focused on Accelerated R&D and Strategic Acquisitions Vancouver, British Columbia, May 16, 2019 – PDFTron Systems, a leading provider of document processing tools for software developers…

May 16 2019

PDFTron Heads to HxGN Live 2019 in Las Vegas

We’re pleased to announce that we’re headed to HxGN Live 2019, Hexagon’s premier conference on GPS, global mapping and measurement solutions. The international event, June 11 to June 14 in Las Vegas…

May 10 2019

UPDATE: New All-Conference Discussions and Other EDC 2019 Changes

It’s May already -- meaning this year’s biggest confab for technologists, developers and enterprises interested in cutting edge document technology is less than two months away! We’re going to be at the…

May 3 2019

Join us for the Electronic Document Conference Seattle 2019

Update: EDC conference organizers have made a few changes to the conference itinerary since this article was originally published. Check this update post for details. PDFTron is heading to Seattle for this…

Apr 9 2019

PDFTron Joins the Electronic Document Conference Seattle as a Gold Sponsor

Update: EDC conference organizers have made a few changes to the conference itinerary since this article was originally published. Check this update post for details. PDFTron is proud to announce that it…

Apr 5 2019

PDFTron Marks a Year of Record Growth

2018 marked a record year for PDFTron -- a B.C. born and raised company and the maker of the world’s leading PDF SDK enabling integration of various digital document processing capabilities in enterprise…

Mar 22 2019

PDFTron Participates in the HackerX Recruiting Event

PDFTron will be attending the HackerX event on Thursday, June 28, 2018, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in Richmond, BC. HackerX is an invite-only networking and recruiting event for software developers. It…

Jun 28 2018

PDFTron's Catherine Andersz Joins the PDF Association's Board of Directors

PDFTron, the world's leading cross-platform PDF SDK for building world-class document experiences, today announced that its CEO, Catherine Andersz, has been elected to the PDF Association Board of…

Jun 19 2018

Listen to Us Speak at PDF Days Europe 2018

PDFTron is heading to Berlin for PDF Days Europe 2018, the most popular PDF event of the year. Hosted by the PDF Association from May 14-16, PDF Days Europe offers PDF users, developers, and marketers the…

May 3 2018

PDFTron Joins PDF Days Europe 2018 as a Gold Sponsor

PDFTron is proud to announce that it is a Gold Sponsor of PDF Days Europe 2018. The event provides a comprehensive deep-dive for PDF users, developers, and marketers into the latest trends, with more than…

May 3 2018

PDFTron Featured in SD Times "The PDF file format: A work in progress".

With almost every sector of the economy facing a digital transformation, businesses must find new ways to get their information and data online. No longer does it make sense to have documents stored on paper. To keep up with the ever-changing times, more and more businesses are turning to the Portable Document Format (PDF).

Nov 29 2016

PDFTron Ranked as One of the Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™

Deloitte Fast 500 PDFTron Systems Inc. Ranked as One of the Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™ PDFTron Systems Inc. today announced it ranked 394th on…

Nov 16 2016

PDFTron Presenting at the PDF Technical Conference 2015 in San Jose

PDF Technical Conference PDFTron Systems Inc. will be sponsoring and speaking at the PDF Technical Conference 2015, held October 19 - 20 at Adobe Systems in San Jose, California. We will be presenting two…

Oct 16 2015

PDFTron at the PDF Technical Conference 2015

PDFTron is pleased to announce that we are a sponsor and presenter at the upcoming PDF Technical Conference 2015, held October 19-20 in San Jose, California. Aimed at software developers and technical…

Oct 16 2015

PDFTron Completes Expansion into New Offices in Downtown Vancouver

Jameson House Tower As one of the fastest growing companies in British Columbia, and a world leader in high performance PDF and graphics technology, PDFTron once again expanded offices. Now located on the…

Feb 9 2015

PDF Day in Washington DC and New York City

PDFTron would like to invite you to join us at PDF Day. Hosted in Washington, DC on December 10, 2014 and New York City on December 11, 2014, the event will provide CIOs, IT executives, content strategists…

Nov 4 2014

PDFTron Presenting at the Technical Conference North America 2013

PDFTron Systems Inc. will deliver a presentation on "PDF on the Web & Mobile Devices" on the first day of the conference. For more detail, click to see the complete conference program.

Aug 14 2013

PDFTron to Present at PDF Association’s Technical Conference 2013

PDFTron will be sending representatives to the PDF Association’s Technical Conference North America 2013 in Seattle from August 14-15. The conference will be a gathering of PDF industry professionals with…

Jul 19 2013

PDFTron Featured in AIIM 2011 PDF/A Products Guide

ARMA2010 PDFTron is proud to be included in the just-released publication put out by AIIM, the leading ECM association, entitled "Digital Long-Term Preservation of Electronic Documents - PDF/A Products…

Jun 1 2011

Ditec and PDFTron Announce New OEM Partnership

PDFTron Systems, a global provider of industry-leading document processing technology related to PDF, XPS, SVG and other graphic file formats, and DITEC a.s., a leading supplier and technology integrator…

Oct 18 2010

Meet PDFTron at the ARMA 2010 Conference and Expo in San Francisco (Nov. 7-8)

ARMA2010 PDFTron Systems Inc. will be present at the 55th Annual ARMA 2010 Conference & Expo to be held November 7-10, 2010 in San Francisco hosted by ARMA International, the authority on records and…

Oct 14 2010

PDFTron Powers PDF Workflow Features in Océ PRISMA®access (5.1)

Océ, an international leader in digital document management and delivery, and PDFTron Systems, a global provider of industry-leading document processing technology related to PDF, XPS, SVG and other…

Sept 20 2010

PDFTron Grows Into New Offices

PDFTron Systems Inc. is pleased to announce that it has moved to new, larger offices to accommodate growth. Located on the 3rd floor at 780 Beatty Street, PDFTron now occupies offices in one of the most…

Mar 1 2009

PDFTron to Exhibit at AIIM Expo in Philadelphia

PDFTron Systems Inc. will exhibit at the AIIM- OnDemand Exposition & Conference, the world's largest and most important annual event for the Enterprise Content & Information Management industry, held from…

Feb 20 2009

PDFTron and Adlib Software Extend Successful OEM Relationship

PDFTron Systems Inc., a leading provider of cross-platform PDF development tools and components, and Adlib Software, a leader in advanced server-based document conversion and publishing software, today…

Sept 24 2008

Datafarm Partners with PDFTron to Bring PDF Functionality to its Next-Generation, Electronic CTD Submissions System

Datafarm Incorporated, a global specialist in regulatory submissions solutions for the life sciences industry, and PDFTron Systems Incorporated, a leading provider of PDF development tools and components…

Nov 19 2007

PDFTron Systems and AfterCAD Software Announce Strategic Technology Partnership

PDFTron Systems Inc. and AfterCAD Software Inc. today announced a strategic partnership to seamlessly bridge the CAD and PDF world in a new product from AfterCAD Software, CAD2PDF. AfterCAD Software will…

Apr 7 2006