Filling out and saving PDF forms

UNIVERSE Software GmbH, Neuss, has announced Version 4 of pdf-FormServer, a software solution for saving filled out PDF forms complete with content. This software will allow all PDF form users to print out and save any kind of PDF form complete with data entered by the user for further processing in three different formats, depending on the intended purpose.

Up to now, Adobe Reader only allowed PDF forms to be filled out on the screen and printed; however, there was no way of saving the form with the data entered up to now. pdf- FormServer allows users save PDF forms together with content, which can be reopened, altered and saved again at any time. The form fields remain interactive; the content can always be edited.

Even complex data entries can be accessed again, edited, or altered, without changing the actual structure of the PDF. The form itself remains unalterable – the way it should be with a PDF form to keep its authenticity, as pdf-FormServer fulfils the PDF/A archiving standards.

There will be three formats available for saving that can be individually selected depending on the further intended use of the form. A form can be saved as a PDF, FDF, or – new – X/FDF (structured XML).

These options allow not only classical form handling; FDF and X/FDF data can be electronically processed by direct export into a database, for example, allowing computer analysis of a large number of forms.

The software is available in three versions – single workstation, intranet server or web version for unrestricted use on the Web.

A free demo version is available for download at www.pdf-office.com. The single-workstation version costs €33 including VAT. Updates and support services are included in the price.

Programmed completely in Java, the software is available for Win95, 98, 2000, NT, XP and Mac OSX platforms.

About UNIVERSE Software:

UNIVERSE Software GmbH, located in Neuss, Germany, develops and distributes extremely powerful, but at the same time exceptionally simple to use PDF (portable document format) software solutions, based on innovative JAVA technologies. This technology enables maximum independence concerning hardware and operating systems.

Focus of our solutions is the ease of use, a high efficiency, productivity and open platform strategy. Based on these components we provide lots of different solutions for your daily business: Create PDF forms & files, save filled out PDF forms, auto fill in PDF forms from databases, recover master passwords, process PDF forms data, convert FDF and much more. 100 % PDF compatible. The main benefits are: Quick, simple and useful.

UNIVERSE Software was founded in 1998.