Industry Background:
PDF stands for ‘Portable Document Format’, which is a file format used to represent files such as images and text formatting. The PDF software is one of the application software which can be used on premise as well as cloud. It enables users to view, manipulate, print, create and manage files in the PDF format. The basic PDF software are available in both mobile and desktop platforms. Number of PDF software providers offer paid PDF subscriptions with some additional features. Their used on both platforms of premise and cloud, offer higher market share, and rising adoption by business units, is expected to promote growth of the market over the forecast period.This growth is primarily driven by Comparatively Minimal Memory Requirements, Customized Security Settings Available and Popularity and Compatibility of PDF formats.
Globally, a noticeable market trend is evident PDF Software Incorporated with Machine Learning
. The Application Software sector in the North America region has been increasing at a sustainable rate and further growth is expected to be witnessed over the forecast period, owing to the robust investments and expansion in production facilities in the region. Major Players, such as Nuance Communications (United States), Nitro Software Inc. (United States), Adobe Inc. (United States), Foxit Software (United States), progeSOFT (Switzerland), WebSupergoo Software (United States), pdfforge GmbH (Germany), NCH Software (Australia), Visagesoft (Greece) and ABBYY (Russia) etc have either set up their manufacturing facilities or are planning to start new provision in the dominated region in the upcoming years.
Key Developments in the Market:
On September 20, 2018, Adobe announced that, it has entered into an agreement to acquire Marketo, the leading cloud based platform for business to business market engagement. The deal was established for 4.75 billion USD dollars. Moreover, on May 21, 2018, Adobe has acquired Magento, which is an open-source e-commerce platform written in PHP.
Market Drivers
- Comparatively Minimal Memory Requirements
- Customized Security Settings Available
- Popularity and Compatibility of PDF formats
Market Trend
- PDF Software Incorporated with Machine Learning
- On cloud PDF Platforms
- Personalized Viewing Options according to Changing Consumer Preferences
Restraints
- Paid Subscriptions
- Majorly offers Read Only Formats
- Technical drawbacks such as Text being Treated as Picture
Opportunities
Strategic Alliances with Number of Operating System Platform Providers, Minimizing the Paid Subscription Fees and Provision of Customized Enterprise Edition
Challenges
High Competition due to Globalization, Integration and Interface Issues, Complex and Multiple Consumer Requirements and Lower Profit Margins
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Against this Challenging Backdrop, PDF Software Study Sheds Light on
The PDF Software Market status quo and key characteristics. To end this, Analyst at AMA organize and took survey of the PDF Software industry Players. The resultant snapshot serves as a basis for understanding why and how the industry can be expected to change.
Where PDF Software industry is heading and what are the top priorities. Insights are drawn from financial analysis, the survey and interviews with key executives and industry experts.
How every company in this diverse set of Players can best navigate the emerging competition landscape and follow a strategy that helps them position to hold value they currently claim, or capture the new addressable opportunity.