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Subject: [xsl] Antenna House XSL Formatter B3.0 Release Information
From: Keiko Hiraide <hiraide@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 09:44:16 +0900

                   XSL Formatter V3.0 Release Information


                                  August 7, 2003
                                Antenna House, Inc.


Antenna House, Inc is pleased to inform you that the Beta version of our XSL-FO 
processor [XSL Formatter V3.0] is now available. Building on over 4 years of 
experience developing XSL-FO software Antenna House has completely written from
scratch an entirely new Formatter that offers significant enhancements and provides
a solid foundation on which to continue to move forward.

Some of the key features of V3.0 are:


1. Format a very very large document 

   The V3 formatting engine has been developed from scratch to be able to format
   "any" size of document. This overcomes the V2.X limitation of approximately 
   4,000 pages in a single document.

2. High speed 

   V3.0 is the fastest XSL Formatter available and is significantly faster then 
   XSL Formatter V2.X.

                                   
3. PDF output on a server with PDF direct creation module 

   PDF output is a standard function of V3. An unlimited number of users can 
   now convert XML to PDF on a web server by utilizing our PDF direct creation engine.

4. New SVG support for output module 

   V3.0 has newly developed SVG support to retain the vector information for 
   the output module thus meeting the increasing demands for SVG delivery and 
   viewing.

5. Integration Interface 

   Antenna House provides Command line, COM interface, .NET interface, 
   Java interface and C++/C interface. (The COM and the .NET interfaces  
   are available only for Windows.). The various interfaces make for easy system 
   integration. 


6. Possible to stream input/output 

   V3.0 supports direct streaming of both the input FO and output PDF. Since it 
   does not go through a temporary disk file, system integration is easier and 
   moreover is safer. 

 
7. Possible to hyphenate over 40 or more languages 

   XSL Formatter Hyphenation Option makes it possible to hyphenate 40 or more 
   languages without preparing dictionaries.

Limitations - XSL Formatter V3.0 currently has the following limitations which will be
supported in the near future with newer versions of the software: 

  * V3.0 does not have a GUI. 
  *Thai, Hebrew and Arabic(HAT) languages are only supported on the Windows version 
   when output is via Acrobat Distiller. 
  *The FO support implemented is not as extensive as V2.5. 



The Beta Version 3.0 of Formatter for Windows can be downloaded from:

http://www.antenna.co.jp/XML/axf30/xsl_fmt_we.html

The distribution of Beta version for UNIX and Linux version is planned 
from 18th, August.


8. Contact us 

For any inquiries, system consulting and product integration, please contact us at:
 info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

 http://www.antennahouse.com




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