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<p>Newly Updated Apago PDF Shrink 4.1 Now Available Popular, Easy-to-Use<br />
Utility Receives Kudos from the Press</p>
<p>San Francisco, CA -- January 8, 2007 -- Apago Inc., a software<br />
developer for the graphic arts and document management industries,<br />
today announces the availability of PDF Shrink 4.1, a utility that<br />
reduces PDF file sizes making them easier to use in email<br />
attachments, on the Web, for on-screen reading, and more. PDF Shrink<br />
functions directly from the OS X print center or a desktop droplet,<br />
offering an inexpensive solution for consumers and small businesses<br />
to easily reduce the size of PDF files. Even those with the full<br />
version of Adobe Acrobat can use PDF Shrink to streamline the process<br />
of reducing the size of a single PDF file or a batch of files. PDF<br />
Shrink can reduce most PDF files--including those created by Mac OS X<br />
iLife and iWork applications, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft<br />
Word and PowerPoint--by as much as 90% of their original size.</p>
<p>PDF Shrink 4.0 added optional encryption, support for JPEG 2000 image<br />
compression, and a "wizard" for novices to easily optimize PDFs for<br />
various uses. The latest update, version 4.1, improves job<br />
management, making it easier to add, delete, and reorder pending<br />
jobs; adds the ability to clear job history; and provides the option<br />
to overwrite the input file that allows users to maintain existing<br />
file- and folder-naming conventions. Apago will be demonstrating this<br />
popular, consumer-based product--along with professional applications<br />
such as PDF Enhancer--at the Macworld Conference and Expo at the<br />
Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, January 8--12, 2007, at<br />
booth #N4014-04 in the Digital Media and Multimedia Pavilion.</p>
<p>"As more consumers and small businesses rely on PDF, Apago is leading<br />
the way to help users utilize PDFs most efficiently," comments Dwight<br />
Kelly, president of Apago. "PDF Shrink is a valuable application<br />
because it optimizes the graphics within a document and strips out<br />
duplicate and extra information, which typically makes files run<br />
excessively large. The latest advancements to PDF Shrink make it more<br />
powerful and easier to use for both the techie and the novice."</p>
<p>PDF Shrink 4.0 has received positive reviews from numerous news<br />
outlets, including the Macintosh News Network (MacNN) and<br />
<a href="http://www.Geekanoids.co.uk" title="www.Geekanoids.co.uk">www.Geekanoids.co.uk</a>. MacNN reviewer Rick Curran states, "Overall,<br />
this is a very simple program to use. It has a well-designed<br />
interface and the wizard makes setting up configurations easy. If you<br />
have a number of PDF documents that you want to put on your website<br />
for people to view, this is a helpful program."</p>
<p>Dave Cryer from Geekanoids awarded PDF Shrink 4.5 stars, stating, "If<br />
you produce PDF files where file size is important, then I would say<br />
that you should head on over and get PDF Shrink today, you will not<br />
regret it."</p>
<p>An ideal companion to Mac OS X, PDF Shrink eliminates duplicated<br />
images and other inefficiencies from PDFs generated by the operating<br />
system. PDF Shrink removes repeating images--such as the background<br />
image of a PowerPoint slide show, a bullet point list in Word, or a<br />
company logo appearing on each page of a document--which increases<br />
the size of the file. Moreover, even if a user has Acrobat Distiller,<br />
InDesign, and other design applications, PDF Shrink can still reduce<br />
the resolution or change the compression of the images in the PDF<br />
file.</p>
<p>PDF Shrink 4.1 is now shipping and retails for $35. A fully<br />
functional, 10-day demo version may be downloaded from the Apago Web<br />
site at <a href="http://www.apago.com" title="www.apago.com">www.apago.com</a>. The PDF Shrink 4.1 update is free to current<br />
4.0 users, and PDF Shrink 3.0 users may upgrade for $14 through<br />
<a href="http://www.apago.com/upgrade" title="www.apago.com/upgrade">www.apago.com/upgrade</a>. All Apago products can be purchased online at<br />
<a href="http://www.apagostore.com" title="www.apagostore.com">www.apagostore.com</a>. For more information, visit the Apago Web site,<br />
or call the company at 770-619-1884.</p>
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