Digital Print Republic, an online community for digital printing industry, has launched a new free online tool for calculating the ink coverage breakdowns from print-ready PDFs. The new tool is called Inkchex and is currently available as beta version for free.

AnyBizSoft launched a second large-scale giveaway promotion on its Facebook page for its PDF to Word for Mac. The software which is worth USD 39.95, is available free to anyone who becomes AnyBizSoft’s fan on Facebook.

Readdle, a developer of iPod and iPhone applications, announced the release of an updated version of ReaddleDocs for iPad. The new version 1.5.1 of ReaddleDocs for iPad allows its users to read, manage documents and mark PDF annotations on iPad.

Adlib Software announced its technology partnership with Nintex to deliver a powerful integrated solution for automating business processes in Microsoft SharePoint through use of workflow and document conversion tools.

Nitro PDF Software announced the first phase of its partnership with Evernote Corporation which will see the Nitro PDF Reader now included in the newly launched The Evernote Trunk, a dynamic catalog designed to assist users with a selection of complementary products for enriched experience with Evernote.

An anonymous blogger on www.MacOSXHints.com has shared a quick method to enable integration between PDF-capable apps on iPhone, iPod and iPad devices. The idea allows users to transfer the print preview of a document to another app as a PDF document.

Enfocus NV. announced that Strandbygaard Grafisk A/S, a leading Danish print company, has deployed Enfocus PitStop Connect to streamline PDF transfers from its clients. Enfocus PitStop Connect software has helped Strandbygaard Grafisk to reduce its communication efforts by 25-40%.

Foxit Corporation announced the release of Foxit Reader 4.0, its new upgraded version of feature-rich PDF reader for Microsoft Windows. Foxit Reader 4.0 is a free alternative to other commercial applications on Windows platform.

Nitro PDF Software announced the release of its award-winning free Nitro PDF Reader in five major languages. This announcement came within one month of the launch of English-version of Nitro PDF Reader.

Adlib Software announced the release of new version of Adlib PDF for SharePoint, its Document transformation product, with full-support for Microsoft SharePoint 2010.

Nitro PDF Software has launched a new free online service for the conversion of Word to PDF documents. This new free Word to PDF service is available to all without any user registration and is the latest addition to Nitro’s range of free offerings.

SWING Software announced the release of SWING PDF Converter 2.0, a software for exporting content from Lotus Notes for archiving, sharing and printing.

MediaNet has just launched its open media platform to allow publishers, application developers and online retailers in UK and Canada to market and sell MediaNet’s premium digital contents to consumers.

Bluebeam Software has introduced a new software named Studio, a solution for real-time digital collaboration on PDF drawings and documents. Studio is designed specifically for architects, engineers and construction professionals.

Late last year, I tried installing Adobe Acrobat 9 on the PC where I use Windows 7. I thought it was a good combination as I didn’t experience any troubles with the basic functionalities such viewing, printing, extracting and bookmarking PDFs. It turned out that a lot of others were not as lucky as I was.