Pedigree in PDF

Global Graphics has been developing and refining PDF creation tools from the inception of the PDF format in 1993 and is an expert in developing technology for page description languages (PDL's), including PostScript® and XPS (Microsoft®'s new XML based document technology).


Jaws PDF products are based on a robust, mature and high-quality PDF engine that is well known and respected in the industry and we continue to implement the latest features and solutions around the open format PDF Specification.

Today Global Graphics' expertise in PDF extends across all of its technology offerings:
  • PDF creation based on more than a decade of proven Jaws PDF technology.
  • Technology for the viewing, navigation, mark up, manipulation, form-fill and secure distribution of PDF documents.
  • Broad range of expertise from end user applications to Software Development Kits (SDK's) for seamless integration.
  • Both the Harlequin® RIP and the Jaws® RIP natively interpret and render PDF files, resulting in smaller files and faster processing.
  • Global Graphics' CTO, Martin Bailey, chairs the committee working on the PDF/X standards, a subset of the PDF standard which has been developed to make PDF output more predictable.
By licensing PDF technology from a world leader, you can be confident you are working with reliable, high-quality PDF files. Working with Global Graphics provides you with many advantages including:
  • Reliable, rapid accessibility to high-quality PDF capabilities that facilitate dramatic improvements in data sharing, collaboration and streamlining digital print workflows
  • High-performance, scalable PDF processing for powerful yet flexible workflow capabilities
  • Benefit from our expertise in all aspects of PDF: creation, optimization, rendering, document structure and print output
  • Integration made easy through comprehensive SDK documentation and responsive technical support
Who's using Jaws PDF from Global Graphics?

License PDF technology for use inside their server-based products and private label end user Jaws PDF applications for the enterprise markets.
Integrate PDF and PostScript® conversion into their electronic document creation package, PowerAppend.
Japan's largest developer and supplier of software integrates our Jaws PDF Creator® into its top selling word processing package, Ichitaro.
Integrate seamless PDF creation inside the popular Quark Express® desktop publishing software.
The UK's largest newspaper group licenses PDF Creator technology for their newspaper production workflow.