PDF has become the standard format for viewing, sharing and printing documents. The functionality of this format has now extended to support the inclusion of forms allowing data to be entered in the actual document.

openTrends has developed a suite of open source software modules and applications that allow organizations to:

• Create documents and forms quickly, including features such as field formats, variable fields and javascript validations.
• View documents and forms and modify them:
  • Including post-its, icons, manual notes.
  • Data entry in forms with the option of saving the form to a local disk.
  • Digital signature.
  • Inclusion of attached files.
  • Electronic delivery straight from the viewer.
• Generation barcodes in a variety of formats, including 2D codes (PDF417).
• Data extraction from the PDF file and signature validation.
• Barcode scanning and recognition for hard copy format.

This openPDF technology is based on a several open source software products, such as Scribus, multivalent, PDFBox, iText and PapierMaché, among others.

openTrends offers its clients this technology, allowing them to automate data collection and information sharing processes based on PDF forms, both online and on paper, efficiently and securely.