activePDF Toolkit™ Named Best Software Component Finalist for the 20th Annual Codie Awards

MISSION VIEJO, California – February 3, 2005 – activePDF Inc., a leading provider of PDF creation, conversion and development tools for Windows, today announced that activePDF Toolkit has been nominated as a finalist in the Best Software Component category for the upcoming 20th annual Codie Awards, sponsored by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). activePDF Toolkit is a scalable, programmable COM object that allows you to dynamically create and manipulate PDF files. With Toolkit's robust API, the automation of virtually any PDF manipulation task becomes possible - users can form-fill, append, stamp, stitch, merge, paint, add watermarks and bookmarks, set form fields, incorporate headers and footers, secure PDFs and much more with this affordable, server-based tool.

Established in 1986, the Codie Awards is the longest-running awards program in the software and information industry. The program acknowledges the industry's most innovative products and services through a combination of journalist and peer review. activePDF was chosen as a finalist from over 1000 nominations submitted by more than 800 companies and is one of only 5 solutions named in the Best Software Component category.

“The 20th annual Codie Awards continue the tradition of honoring the best of the software, content and education technology industries,” said Ken Wasch, SIIA President. “When one considers the number of outstanding companies that competed this year, being named a Codie Awards finalist is a significant achievement.”

activePDF solutions are designed to expedite initiatives toward the “paperless office” by streamlining processes, improving applications, and enhancing existing workflows. “We are extremely honored that activePDF Toolkit has been named a finalist by the SIIA for this year's Codie Awards,” stated Tim Sullivan, activePDF CEO. “Such recognition provides further validation that activePDF is continuing to provide best of breed software components to streamline the development of custom PDF applications.”

About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA serves as an industry resource and provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education, and intellectual property protection to more than 750 leading industry companies. For further information, please visit http://www.siia.net .

About activePDF
activePDF is a leading provider of PDF creation, conversion and development tools, catering to the increasing demand for automated document management practices within today's key vertical enterprise markets. Founded in January 2000, activePDF has since built a substantial market presence with over 13,000 customers and approximately 38,000 server licenses worldwide. Headquartered in Mission Viejo, California, activePDF is privately held and self-funded, with a global distribution network spanning every continent. activePDF clients consist of almost 40% of Fortune and Global 500 organizations, with customers spanning every industry - including IBM, NASA, Harvard University , Warner Bros., Citibank, ACCOR, Siemens, AXA, L'Oreal and Procter & Gamble. More info at: www.activepdf.com.

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