Drumlin and Javelin - The Future of PDF Publishing

Drumlin Secure PDF Publishing and PDF Reading - Main Features

  • Create .DRMX files (encrypted PDF files) from source .PDF files - extremely secure encryption system, with file access authorization via central Digital Rights Management (DRM) control - details of the security model and background to the local, central and communications security system used are available to corporate customer security departments on a confidential basis - see Permission settings, below, for more details
  • Create .DRMZ files (encapsulated PDF files) from source .PDF files - secure encapsulation system, for iPAD-compatible cross-platform files, with file access authorization via central Digital Rights Management (DRM) control
  • Create .DRM files (encrypted PDFs with additional controls but not requiring authorization). User-specific DRMs can also be created via the User Lists facility enabling DRMs to be sent to users and not require an authorization process (effectively these are pre-authorized for one or more users)
  • Create "Javelin Click and Go" EXE files (for Windows only) from DRMX files: 3 variants (i) online (DRM) authorized; (ii) offline authorized; (ii) no authorized, just "click and go"
  • Permission settings:
    • Start and end dates for document opening
    • Expires after "nnn" days for document opening - computed from date file is first viewed
    • Number of times document may be viewed (1 to unlimited)
    • Print control: Number of times document may be printed (0 to unlimited); Number of pages that may be printed (if printing allowed); Network printing enabled/disabled; Strict or Relaxed print control
    • Copy protection: Copy of text to clipboard enabled/disabled; copying of authorized file to other PCs will not work!
    • Screen grabber program detection (Windows version only)
    • Password protection - Drumlin's own secure password protection. Password is required to open a document that has already been authorised (not currently available for Javelin users)
    • Must be online: can only be opened if user is online and connection to Drumlin DRM site established - includes client-independent date/time check (not currently available for Javelin users)
    • Must be registered: can only be viewed if end user has registered their Drumlin software - registration is required for both authorisation and publishing of documents, so most users will have registered anyway (does not apply for Javelin users)
    • User lists - identify one or more Drumlin users who may view/print the document. Restricts the Basic DRM files to the users included on the list
    • Intelligent (user/PC specific) watermarking of screen displays and printed output
  • Add optional document description, ISBN, Version number and version retention to metadata stored on the Drumlin central DRM server
  • Publishing details logged to local disk file (PublishingHistory.csv) - also logged to central Drumlin DRM server
  • Range of additional user- and document-related security facilities built in to the reader and service operation. Details available on application
  • Download secure document (Enterprise customers only)

Drumlin PDF reader features

  • PDF versions 1.0 to 1.6 (includes PDF revision 1.7)
  • Multi-language support, including English, French, German, Italian, Danish, Chinese, Japanese, Croatian and other language files in the standard kit
  • PDF feature support: standard pages, foreground and background watermarks, annotation display, form display (not filling or action-handling), bookmarks tab
  • Application-specific screen and print watermarking (identifies document, user and date/time of printing)
  • Page display options: rotated pages plus Zoom in/out, fit page and fit page width, multiple document open with multiple window arrangement support plus full screen view option
  • Page numbering, navigation and 'Go to page' facilities plus range of additonal keyboard and right mouse click features
  • Page navigation: navigation and bookmark tabs fully supported - bookmarking is similar to handheld ebook reader devices
  • Text search - high speed search and highlighting of search results on the pages
  • Copying of screen text and clipboard copying - disabled by default, can be enabled. Is enabled by default for standard PDF files (non-secured). In-context menu support via right mouse click (if text copying permitted)
  • Prevention of screen grabber programs from capturing content
  • Printing - local, network and hub-based printing enabled or disabled according to publisher settings; non-physical device printing is disabled
  • File types read: .PDF and .DRM; File types authorized: .DRMX; File types created: DRM, DRMX, DRMZ and EXE - see Publisher features for more details
  • Built-in emailing (active document via right mouse click menu item, any drm/drmx or pdf via File menu and email icon)

Javelin PDF reader features (Windows and Mac versions)

  • Cut-down version of the main Drumlin PDF reader, with very small footprint, fast display PDF reader and built-in Digital Rights Managed (DRM) facility
  • Fully multi-language, including non-western scipts such as Chinese and Arabic (Windows version)
  • Prevention of screen grabber programs from capturing content (Windows version)
  • Page numbering, navigation and 'Go to page' facilities plus range of additonal keyboard and right mouse click features
  • Copying of screen text and clipboard copying - disabled
  • Application-specific screen and print watermarking (identifies document, user and date/time of printing)
  • Scale-selectable printing option (Windows version) to enable exact size printing of designs and patterns if required
  • Online authorization (DRM) - all versions; offline authorization and "no authorization required" options (Windows version)
  • Full screen page display with support for digital projectors with remote control keypads (Windows version)

Javelin PDF reader features (iPAD version)

  • Cut-down version of the main Drumlin PDF reader, with very small footprint, fast display PDF reader and built-in Digital Rights Managed (DRM) facility
  • Copying of screen text and clipboard copying - disabled
  • Printing and Emailing - disabled
  • Online authorization (DRM)
  • Bookmarking, highlighting and annotation notes, all supported
  • Sophisticated catalog support facilities