Datalogics Rolls Out Cloud Storage/Sync Solution for Adobe Content Server

Chicago, IL-based Datalogics
Inc. made announcements at BookExpo
America and the International Digital
Publishing Forum in New York, including a cloud storage service
offering for Adobe
Content Server.

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It enables ACS customers to provide
eBook cloud storage capabilities to their readers, enabling download
and synchronization of content across their devices.

Features include:

eBook download onto multiple devices
– Users can access their books on all of their devices (phones,
tablets, computers).

Synchronized reading position –
Users can start reading on their phone, and then continue on their
tablet at the last page read.

Synchronized bookmarks and
highlights – These can be created on any device, and will be
synchronized in the cloud and available to all devices.

Cloud backup – If devices are
lost or become inoperable, content and settings can be re-downloaded
onto replacement devices.

It is comprised of three components: An
ACS integration component that connects an Adobe Content Server
installation to the cloud service; cloud-enabled clients that can
connect to the cloud service; and the cloud service itself.

The integration component is provided
as an ACS plug-in. Its primary function is to enable purchased and
lent content to be stored within the cloud storage service for client
retrieval. When a book is fulfilled, the integration component stores
the book and information about that book in the cloud service, and
the client retrieves the book there.

Cloud-enabled clients are eReader
devices and applications that utilize the cloud service client-side
APIs to access the cloud storage service. Clients can pull content
and information down from the cloud service, as well as push content
and information up to the cloud service, as necessary. Any eReader
client can be enhanced to connect to the Datalogics cloud storage
service. The APIs are open access and available for use by anyone.
Support for the Adobe Digital Editions is planned, and DL Reader, our
brandable reference app for iOS, Android and Windows, will be updated
to connect to the cloud service. DL Reader is available as a free
download from the App Store (iOS), Google Play (Android), and the
Datalogics website (Windows desktop). Branded readers built upon DL
Reader will also be compatible with the cloud service.

The cloud service runs on scalable,
available servers and is managed by a dedicated cloud operations
team.

Other Announcements
The service is one of the company’s
ongoing initiatives in the eBook market. It continues to work on the
Readium SDK, an open-source industry initiative to develop an EPUB3
rendering engine optimized for native apps on tablet and other
devices. In addition to contributing resources and expertise on the
development of the SDK itself, the company will enable the Readium
SDK to work with the Adobe DRM platform.

In addition, they continues to enhance
the Adobe Reader Mobile SDK. The most recent release, v9.3.3,
includes page rendering performance enhancement, improved accuracy in
searching text, and improved support for Arabic and other languages.

"Our business is providing
eBook infrastructure so that our customers can focus their efforts on
differentiating their offerings," notes Kevin McNeill,
president, Datalogics. "With eBook customers in over 60
countries, we are committed to providing them world-class support and
will continue to develop new enhancements and offerings such as our
cloud storage service for Adobe Content Server."