About Appligent Document SolutionsAppligent Document SolutionsADS2_e672f54a-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf90Appligent was founded in 1988 as a company doing custom software applications. We have focused on PDF software development since PDF became available to developers in 1993. We’ve led the PDF space with key innovations in redaction, document security, form-flattening and other areas. Appligent was first-to-market with PDF redaction, Bates numbering, server based forms-processing, form flattening and more. Our software is highly scalable and provides extremely fast performance on the leading OS platforms.Virginia GavinVirginia Gavin is President & COO. Virginia has more than 30 years of management experience in healthcare and technology. She has been an integral part of the company since 1991 and is responsible for overall company management as well as Sales. Virginia is actively involved in local non-profit organizations. She is a past-President of the Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation and a Board member of the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra.Mark GavinMark Gavin is Chief Technology Officer and software architect. His experience with PDF dates from 1993, the year PDF was introduced. Mark invented PDF redaction in 1997 and is also the creator of several other first-ever PDF applications, including Appligent’s SecurSign and FDFMerge, EMC’s Documentum IRM for PDF, and Liquent’s CoreDossier. Mark leads Appligent’s development team and has been active in the AIIM ISO Standards committees for PDF Reference (ISO 32000), PDF Archive (PDF/A ISO 19005) and PDF Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA ISO 14289).
Mr. Gavin maintains a PDF related blog on the Appligent Labs web site and contributes to the TalkingPDF web site.Kenneth SalterKenneth Salter has been a Senior Software Engineer for Appligent for seven years. At Appligent, Dr. Salter has contributed to the engineering and programming of its software application products, focusing on information redaction technologies and on infrastructure common to many products. Before joining Appligent, Dr. Salter spent more than twenty years developing system software for Unisys Corporation.
Dr. Salter received engineering degrees from Lehigh University and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, a member of Eta Kappa Nu, and a Silver Life Master of the American Contract Bridge League. Dr. Salter resides in Pennsylvania with his wife, Mary, and their hibiscus plants, Lucy and Ethel.Robert MeyerRobert Meyer is a Software Engineer with 35 years of experience in cross platform programming from VAX/VMS to Windows, UNIX and Macintosh. Bob has worked in a number of roles, including managerial, consulting and support. When not programming, he can be found playing rock & roll standards in local music venues.Jeanne PettyJeanne Petty has been working in PDF related services for 15 years with both Document Solutions Inc. and Appligent Inc. Starting in the early days with Adobe Capture, her initial work with PDF was primarily focused on document imaging, OCR and the attempt to move from paper to electronic documents. Today most of our clients are starting with existing PDFs and her services work focuses on creating fillable forms, the use of JavaScript to automate workflows using PDF as well as assisting our clients in integrating Appligent server software into their PDF based solutions.
Jeanne has worked closely with professionals in the legal, publishing and food safety industries as well as government agencies and a variety of small businesses to assist them in leveraging the power of PDF. She primarily acts as a project manager, but is involved with our services clients from the early stages of developing a solution, throughout the execution of that solution and provides ongoing technical support.Greg PisockyGreg Pisocky has been working with publishing technology since beginning his professional career in 1982 at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). He joined Frame Technology Corporation as a field service engineer. Frame was acquired by Adobe and Greg became a member of the Acrobat Sales Team. At the 2001 National Federation of the Blind Convention in Philadelphia, Greg was the first to publicly demonstrate Acrobat working with a screen reader. Working closely with Adobe Developers and the IRS, he was part of the team that created "talking PDF tax forms". Greg also worked on the ISO PDF/UA Standard and the W3C's ATAG 2.0 accessible authoring techniques standard. He worked in PDF accessibility at NetCentric Technologies and continues his involvement at Appligent.Appligent PartnersFollowing are some of the companies who have integrated Appligent software into their own products:IBMOpenText CorporationEMCAutonomyAmber Road_e672f6bc-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf90To provide enterprise-class software, services and support to organizations implementing PDF technology._e672f78e-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf90SoftwareSupport PDF workflows._e672f84c-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf901BusinessesBusinesses, governments and institutions require reliable tools for producing, customizing and managing their documents.GovernmentsInstitutionsOur software ranges from desktop applications and plug-ins to server applications for high-volume, automated management of PDF workflows. Our products and services are used in thousands of different settings, from banking to the military, from publishing to food-processing._e672f90a-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf90ServicesSupport the efficient use of PDF._e672f9d2-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf902Our Services are focused on the efficient use of PDF and range from remediation of PDF files for Accessibility and Section 508 compliance to PDF forms development and custom software development. In addition to our commercial software, Appligent continues to develop custom plug-ins for Adobe Acrobat for customers as well as develop custom applications and products. We can also provide training for in-house developers on using the Acrobat SDK.AccessibilityDeliver the best-possible reading experience for any application._e672fa86-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf902.1The first organization anywhere to offer Section 508 compliance for PDF files, Appligent Document Solutions is the most trusted name in Section 508 remediation of documents in PDF format.
Truly accessible PDF goes well beyond the limits of Section 508 to encompass WCAG 2.0 and PDF/UA. We deliver comprehensive optimization and the best-possible reading experience for any application. Our corrected, certified PDFs are guaranteed.FormsGive organizations the ability to gather and organize data efficiently and streamline administrative processes._e672fb62-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf902.2Fillable PDF forms give organizations the ability to gather and organize data efficiently and streamline their administrative processes. With Adobe Reader XI now allowing users to save completed forms, it is now truly possible to eliminate the need for printed forms.
Whether you already have a PDF form, a Word file or are starting from paper, our forms development services save time and allow you to take advantage of all of the great features available in fillable and interactive PDF forms.ScanningProvide cultural heritage scanning services._e672fc2a-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf902.3Magazine PublishersNewsletter PublishersBook PublishersPeriodical PublishersInstitutional LibrariesWe provide state of the art cultural heritage scanning services to magazine, newsletter, book and periodical publishers and institutional libraries.
Our scanning services are for those who need high resolution, color correct scans and place a high value on appearance, small file-size, OCR accuracy or accessibility.CustomizationProvide application analysis, design, architecture, programming, testing, installation and long-term technical support._e672fce8-640b-11e6-af98-48d70e9dbf902.4You may need custom software to perform a specialized function, and there's no off-the-shelf software to do it. For these cases, we provide application analysis, design, architecture, programming, testing, installation and long-term technical support.2016-08-16OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net