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Features Acrobat® v9 Pro (€339) PDF Sign&Seal (€95)
Create PDFs

Any document can be converted to PDF using File > Print

Encrypt PDFs

Passwords or Certificates based

Certified PDF signatures

Allows form filling, annotation or no changes

PDF/A 1a and 1b Compliant Signatures

Signature are PDF/A 1a and 1b compliant

Watermarks, Attachments, Stamps, Sticky Notes

Support watermarks, attachments, stamps and sticky notes

Merge documents, Rotate, Export as images

Allows merge documents, rotate, export as images

Open PDF from a web URL

Support for opening PDF from a web URL

Automatic Adobe® CDS Signature Support

Detect automatically Adobe CDS certificate and generate long term signatures

Long-term PDF Signatures

Embed timestamp or signer’s revocation info at signature generation. Use embedded or go online at signature verification time.

Form filling

Allows form filling

Right to Left support

Support languages like Arabic etc.

32 and 64 bit support on XP, Vista, 2003, 2008 and Windows 7

Support for 32 and 64 bit systems on XP, Vista, 2003, 2008 and Windows 7.

Integration with Trusted Notary for online Signature Verification

Verify signatures using an online Verification Service with OASIS DSS-X interface (using ADSS Enterprise Server to implement online verification service).

 
Easy integration with online Secure Archive Service (LTAN)

Can be easily integrated with an online Long-Term Secure Archive Service based on IETF LTANS Specifications (using Ascertia TrustFinder LTANS Archive Server to implement archive service).

 
Tabbed Interface

Office 2007 styled interface for easier handling of multiple open documents

 
Theme

Getting bored with the interface? Use any of Blue, Black or Silver theme.

 
Signature appearance designer

Complete control over signature appearance design i.e. text, images, labels, date formats etc.

 
API

All features i.e. sign, seal, sign & seal etc can be performed using PDF Sign&Seal SDK, licensed separately.

 
Rebranding

Get your company name and logo shown in the product.

 
Quick Signing

Automatically signs with a particular signature profile and appearance at a set location on the page (or multiple pages) which is ideal for engineering drawings, invoice signing etc.

 
Quick Empty field Generation

Can remember blank signature fields and apply these at the click of a button to other PDFs.

 
Group similar name blank fields

Helps users to sign multiple blank fields present on different pages by grouping them.

 
Drag & Drop Signatures

No need to create a blank signature field, simply select a signature appearance and Drag & Drop it on the PDF.

 
Shell Integration

Process (create, sign, seal, sign&seal, open, email) multiple PDF documents in one go without opening them using Windows explorer right-click mouse controls operation. Also configure what to show in the shell menu.

 
File > Print post operation

Configure the post operation i.e. sign, seal, sign & seal, email, open PDF after it is created.

 
History Viewer

Easy to see a record of all sign, seal, sign & seal actions performed.

 
Import/Export Settings

Users can easily share, save their application settings.

 
Legal Text

Can configure optional legal text which is shown to the user at the time of signing.

 
Easy Deployment & Administration

Allows administrators to easily pre-configure settings before deployment to end-users. Also support Microsoft® SMS and SCCM deployment

 
GUI Translations

User can change existing or create new translation of all GUI including text/messages.

 
Security

Supports user name/password authentication and SSL Client authentication for accessing Time Stamp Authorities over SSL.

 
Enable Certificate Policy checking

Only trust those certificates which are issued under a specific certificate policy.

 
See detailed revocation information

Built in OCSP viewer shows the request/response. Also the generated logs explains how PDF Sign&Seal got CRLs, OCSP responses, timestamps etc from different servers and why they were trusted/not trusted.

 
Rebrand

Can be re-branded for partners or large customers.

 
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