ICEpdf Roadmap Survey (12 Quick Questions)

ICEsoft is currently prepping to enter a development cycle for the next major release of ICEpdf. Before doing so we thought it would be useful to solicit input from our user base regarding functionality and features they would like to see incorporated into our product roadmap. Input provided below will assist in prioritizing and defining these roadmap features. Thank you for your participation.

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* 1. Which best describes your use of the ICEpdf Library (Check all that apply)?

Server side page capture (headless)

Server side text extraction (headless)

Embedded PDF viewer component

Standalone PDF viewer application

Servlet based PDF web viewer

Annotation Editing Tool

Conversion of Page content to SVG

Conversion of Page content to Image

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which best describes how you distribute your ICEpdf project application (Check all that apply)?

Java Web Start deployment

Legacy Applet viewer

Manually

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which Operating Systems do you deploy your ICEpdf project(s) onto (Check all that apply)?

CentOS Linux

Debian Linux

Fedora Linux

IBM AIX

MacOS / OS X

RedHat Enterprise Linux

Solaris

SUSE Enterprise Linux

Windows Server

Windows Desktop

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What Java runtime(s) (JREs) are you currently using with ICEpdf (Check all that apply)?

	Version 5	Version 6	Version 7	Version 8
Apple	Apple Version 5	Apple Version 6	Apple Version 7	Apple Version 8
IBM	IBM Version 5	IBM Version 6	IBM Version 7	IBM Version 8
Open JDK	Open JDK Version 5	Open JDK Version 6	Open JDK Version 7	Open JDK Version 8
Oracle	Oracle Version 5	Oracle Version 6	Oracle Version 7	Oracle Version 8

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What Java runtime(s) (JREs) are you likely to use with ICEpdf 12 months from now (Check all that apply)?

	Version 5	Version 6	Version 7	Version 8	Version 9
Apple	Apple Version 5	Apple Version 6	Apple Version 7	Apple Version 8	Apple Version 9
IBM	IBM Version 5	IBM Version 6	IBM Version 7	IBM Version 8	IBM Version 9
Open JDK	Open JDK Version 5	Open JDK Version 6	Open JDK Version 7	Open JDK Version 8	Open JDK Version 9
Oracle	Oracle Version 5	Oracle Version 6	Oracle Version 7	Oracle Version 8	Oracle Version 9

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How important are the following existing ICEpdf library features?

	Not Important	Important	Critical
JRE 5 support	JRE 5 support Not Important	JRE 5 support Important	JRE 5 support Critical
Export to SVG	Export to SVG Not Important	Export to SVG Important	Export to SVG Critical
Annotation editing tools	Annotation editing tools Not Important	Annotation editing tools Important	Annotation editing tools Critical
Text selection tools	Text selection tools Not Important	Text selection tools Important	Text selection tools Critical
Non-Latin font rendering (traditional Chinese, Japanese, etc.)	Non-Latin font rendering (traditional Chinese, Japanese, etc.) Not Important	Non-Latin font rendering (traditional Chinese, Japanese, etc.) Important	Non-Latin font rendering (traditional Chinese, Japanese, etc.) Critical
Fillable AcroForm widget support	Fillable AcroForm widget support Not Important	Fillable AcroForm widget support Important	Fillable AcroForm widget support Critical
Swing Viewer Reference Implementation	Swing Viewer Reference Implementation Not Important	Swing Viewer Reference Implementation Important	Swing Viewer Reference Implementation Critical
Ant build support	Ant build support Not Important	Ant build support Important	Ant build support Critical
Maven build support	Maven build support Not Important	Maven build support Important	Maven build support Critical

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Which of the following potential future ICEpdf features are you most interested in?

	Not Interested	Somewhat Interested	Very Interested	Extremely Interested
Web based rendering with annotation editing tools	Web based rendering with annotation editing tools Not Interested	Web based rendering with annotation editing tools Somewhat Interested	Web based rendering with annotation editing tools Very Interested	Web based rendering with annotation editing tools Extremely Interested
PDF page editing features; merge, move, and delete	PDF page editing features; merge, move, and delete Not Interested	PDF page editing features; merge, move, and delete Somewhat Interested	PDF page editing features; merge, move, and delete Very Interested	PDF page editing features; merge, move, and delete Extremely Interested
Digital signing of documents	Digital signing of documents Not Interested	Digital signing of documents Somewhat Interested	Digital signing of documents Very Interested	Digital signing of documents Extremely Interested
Android rendering library	Android rendering library Not Interested	Android rendering library Somewhat Interested	Android rendering library Very Interested	Android rendering library Extremely Interested
AcroForm widget creation tools	AcroForm widget creation tools Not Interested	AcroForm widget creation tools Somewhat Interested	AcroForm widget creation tools Very Interested	AcroForm widget creation tools Extremely Interested
AcroFrom JavaScript support	AcroFrom JavaScript support Not Interested	AcroFrom JavaScript support Somewhat Interested	AcroFrom JavaScript support Very Interested	AcroFrom JavaScript support Extremely Interested
Basic JavaFX integration	Basic JavaFX integration Not Interested	Basic JavaFX integration Somewhat Interested	Basic JavaFX integration Very Interested	Basic JavaFX integration Extremely Interested
JavaFX Rendering Core and Reference Implementation	JavaFX Rendering Core and Reference Implementation Not Interested	JavaFX Rendering Core and Reference Implementation Somewhat Interested	JavaFX Rendering Core and Reference Implementation Very Interested	JavaFX Rendering Core and Reference Implementation Extremely Interested
Annotation redaction tool	Annotation redaction tool Not Interested	Annotation redaction tool Somewhat Interested	Annotation redaction tool Very Interested	Annotation redaction tool Extremely Interested
XFA Form support	XFA Form support Not Interested	XFA Form support Somewhat Interested	XFA Form support Very Interested	XFA Form support Extremely Interested
PDF/A-1A Accessibility conformance	PDF/A-1A Accessibility conformance Not Interested	PDF/A-1A Accessibility conformance Somewhat Interested	PDF/A-1A Accessibility conformance Very Interested	PDF/A-1A Accessibility conformance Extremely Interested
Image selection tool	Image selection tool Not Interested	Image selection tool Somewhat Interested	Image selection tool Very Interested	Image selection tool Extremely Interested
Apache Groovy integration	Apache Groovy integration Not Interested	Apache Groovy integration Somewhat Interested	Apache Groovy integration Very Interested	Apache Groovy integration Extremely Interested
JRuby integration	JRuby integration Not Interested	JRuby integration Somewhat Interested	JRuby integration Very Interested	JRuby integration Extremely Interested
Jython integration	Jython integration Not Interested	Jython integration Somewhat Interested	Jython integration Very Interested	Jython integration Extremely Interested
Gradle build support	Gradle build support Not Interested	Gradle build support Somewhat Interested	Gradle build support Very Interested	Gradle build support Extremely Interested

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Please rank your satisfaction with the following aspects of the ICEpdf Library.

	Very Unsatisfied	Unsatisfied	Neutral	Satisfied	Very Satisfied	N/A
Documentation, tutorials and examples	Documentation, tutorials and examples Very Unsatisfied	Documentation, tutorials and examples Unsatisfied	Documentation, tutorials and examples Neutral	Documentation, tutorials and examples Satisfied	Documentation, tutorials and examples Very Satisfied	Documentation, tutorials and examples N/A
Forum support	Forum support Very Unsatisfied	Forum support Unsatisfied	Forum support Neutral	Forum support Satisfied	Forum support Very Satisfied	Forum support N/A
Commercial support	Commercial support Very Unsatisfied	Commercial support Unsatisfied	Commercial support Neutral	Commercial support Satisfied	Commercial support Very Satisfied	Commercial support N/A
Memory usage	Memory usage Very Unsatisfied	Memory usage Unsatisfied	Memory usage Neutral	Memory usage Satisfied	Memory usage Very Satisfied	Memory usage N/A
Rendering quality	Rendering quality Very Unsatisfied	Rendering quality Unsatisfied	Rendering quality Neutral	Rendering quality Satisfied	Rendering quality Very Satisfied	Rendering quality N/A
Rendering speed	Rendering speed Very Unsatisfied	Rendering speed Unsatisfied	Rendering speed Neutral	Rendering speed Satisfied	Rendering speed Very Satisfied	Rendering speed N/A
Non-Latin font rendering	Non-Latin font rendering Very Unsatisfied	Non-Latin font rendering Unsatisfied	Non-Latin font rendering Neutral	Non-Latin font rendering Satisfied	Non-Latin font rendering Very Satisfied	Non-Latin font rendering N/A
Jpeg 2000 image support	Jpeg 2000 image support Very Unsatisfied	Jpeg 2000 image support Unsatisfied	Jpeg 2000 image support Neutral	Jpeg 2000 image support Satisfied	Jpeg 2000 image support Very Satisfied	Jpeg 2000 image support N/A
JBIG2 image support	JBIG2 image support Very Unsatisfied	JBIG2 image support Unsatisfied	JBIG2 image support Neutral	JBIG2 image support Satisfied	JBIG2 image support Very Satisfied	JBIG2 image support N/A
CCITTFax image support	CCITTFax image support Very Unsatisfied	CCITTFax image support Unsatisfied	CCITTFax image support Neutral	CCITTFax image support Satisfied	CCITTFax image support Very Satisfied	CCITTFax image support N/A
Annotation editing tools	Annotation editing tools Very Unsatisfied	Annotation editing tools Unsatisfied	Annotation editing tools Neutral	Annotation editing tools Satisfied	Annotation editing tools Very Satisfied	Annotation editing tools N/A
AcroForm annotation widget support	AcroForm annotation widget support Very Unsatisfied	AcroForm annotation widget support Unsatisfied	AcroForm annotation widget support Neutral	AcroForm annotation widget support Satisfied	AcroForm annotation widget support Very Satisfied	AcroForm annotation widget support N/A
Transparency group support	Transparency group support Very Unsatisfied	Transparency group support Unsatisfied	Transparency group support Neutral	Transparency group support Satisfied	Transparency group support Very Satisfied	Transparency group support N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Which versions of ICEpdf are you currently using (Check all that apply)?

	ICEpdf OS	ICEpdf PRO
3.x	3.x ICEpdf OS	3.x ICEpdf PRO
4.x	4.x ICEpdf OS	4.x ICEpdf PRO
5.x	5.x ICEpdf OS	5.x ICEpdf PRO
6.x	6.x ICEpdf OS	6.x ICEpdf PRO

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* 10. How likely are you to use the following technologies when developing a new project (with or without ICEpdf)?

	Extremely Unlikely	Not Likely	Very Likely	Extremely Likely
Java Swing	Java Swing Extremely Unlikely	Java Swing Not Likely	Java Swing Very Likely	Java Swing Extremely Likely
JavaFX	JavaFX Extremely Unlikely	JavaFX Not Likely	JavaFX Very Likely	JavaFX Extremely Likely
Java Web Start	Java Web Start Extremely Unlikely	Java Web Start Not Likely	Java Web Start Very Likely	Java Web Start Extremely Likely
Android	Android Extremely Unlikely	Android Not Likely	Android Very Likely	Android Extremely Likely
Angular 2	Angular 2 Extremely Unlikely	Angular 2 Not Likely	Angular 2 Very Likely	Angular 2 Extremely Likely
Polymer	Polymer Extremely Unlikely	Polymer Not Likely	Polymer Very Likely	Polymer Extremely Likely
Apache Groovy	Apache Groovy Extremely Unlikely	Apache Groovy Not Likely	Apache Groovy Very Likely	Apache Groovy Extremely Likely
JRuby	JRuby Extremely Unlikely	JRuby Not Likely	JRuby Very Likely	JRuby Extremely Likely
Jython	Jython Extremely Unlikely	Jython Not Likely	Jython Very Likely	Jython Extremely Likely
Ant build	Ant build Extremely Unlikely	Ant build Not Likely	Ant build Very Likely	Ant build Extremely Likely
Maven build	Maven build Extremely Unlikely	Maven build Not Likely	Maven build Very Likely	Maven build Extremely Likely
Gradle build	Gradle build Extremely Unlikely	Gradle build Not Likely	Gradle build Very Likely	Gradle build Extremely Likely
Cloud-based deployment	Cloud-based deployment Extremely Unlikely	Cloud-based deployment Not Likely	Cloud-based deployment Very Likely	Cloud-based deployment Extremely Likely

Other (please specify)

ICEpdf Roadmap Survey (12 Quick Questions)

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* 1. Which best describes your use of the ICEpdf Library (Check all that apply)?

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* 2. Which best describes how you distribute your ICEpdf project application (Check all that apply)?

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* 3. Which Operating Systems do you deploy your ICEpdf project(s) onto (Check all that apply)?

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* 4. What Java runtime(s) (JREs) are you currently using with ICEpdf (Check all that apply)?

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* 5. What Java runtime(s) (JREs) are you likely to use with ICEpdf 12 months from now (Check all that apply)?

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* 6. How important are the following existing ICEpdf library features?

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* 7. Which of the following potential future ICEpdf features are you most interested in?

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* 8. Please rank your satisfaction with the following aspects of the ICEpdf Library.

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* 9. Which versions of ICEpdf are you currently using (Check all that apply)?

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* 10. How likely are you to use the following technologies when developing a new project (with or without ICEpdf)?

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* 11. General Comments and Feedback

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* 12. (Optional) If you would like to be contacted for a follow-up discussion around any of these questions, please enter your email address below.