Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Icesoft rendering technology used by Macromedia

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Feb 25, 20051 min

ColdFusion boosted through HTML converter

Icesoft Technologies said its Icereader SDK is being incorporated into the Macromedia ColdFusion application server, providing for conversion of HTML-based data into PDF or Flash content.

Macromedia has licensed Icesoft’s Icereader SDK technology for use in the ColdFusion MX 7 release, said Robert Lepack, vice president of marketing at Icesoft.

Although a Macromedia official is quoted in an Icesoft press release about the arrangement, a Macromedia representative on Friday said the company was not yet ready to talk about the deal. In the press statement, a Macromedia executive cites the Icesoft software as enabling Macromedia to render documents seamlessly across multiple formats.

The Icereader technology is a Java HTML rendering component, Lepack said. “In the case of Macromedia, they actually use it server-side to parse Web content on servers and convert it into a different file format such as Flash in their case and even PDF,” Lepack said.

Icepack’s SDKs support rendering of HTML documents in “headless” J2EE server environments. Icepack is defining a headless server environment as one in which the browser engine does not render content onto a display or a monitor, but converts the content to a different format, said Lepack.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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