Qoppa Software (http://www.qoppa.com) has announced beta testing of their Word to PDF document conversion engine. The company has released a Java library version for integration into third party systems, and will integrate this conversion functionality into their existing applications, PDF Studio and PDF Automation Server.

Tthe engine is slated to support converting Word to images as well as directly printing Word documents in the upcoming version, says Gerald Holmann, president of Qoppa Software. Qoppa solutions include: Java class libraries to incorporate PDF manipulation capabilities; Java components to integrate PDF viewing and annotating into applications; Command Line tools to convert, print, or secure PDF documents; and two commercial stand-alone applications: PDF Automation Server to automate workflows and document handling, and PDF Studio Desktop Tool to edit and manipulate PDF documents.