<s>
Foxit	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Foxit	B-Language
Software	I-Language
(	O
)	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
software	B-Application
developer	I-Application
based	O
in	O
Fremont	O
,	O
USA	O
,	O
with	O
subsidiaries	O
in	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
that	O
develops	O
Portable	B-Application
Document	I-Application
Format	I-Application
(	O
PDF	B-Application
)	O
software	O
and	O
tools	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
eSign	O
,	O
and	O
secure	O
files	O
and	O
digital	O
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
about	O
425	O
million	O
Foxit	B-Language
users	O
of	O
Foxit	B-Language
's	O
software	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
customers	O
in	O
200	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
Software	I-Language
was	O
named	O
"	O
#2	O
Best	O
PDF	B-Application
Editor	O
Software	O
of	O
2022	O
"	O
by	O
ComHQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
Software	I-Language
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
Eugene	O
Y	O
.	O
Xiong	O
(	O
Chinese	O
:	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Chinese	O
national	O
with	O
permanent	O
residence	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
similar	O
PDF	B-Application
software	O
products	O
to	O
those	O
from	O
Adobe	O
Systems	O
and	O
other	O
PDF	B-Application
vendors	O
,	O
and	O
offer	O
them	O
at	O
lower	O
prices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Foxit	B-Language
Software	I-Language
Company	O
incorporated	O
as	O
Foxit	B-Language
Corporation	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Foxit	B-Language
went	O
public	O
on	O
the	O
Chinese	O
over-the-counter	O
market	O
NEEQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
2019	O
,	O
Amazon	B-Application
was	O
an	O
early	O
investor	O
and	O
substantial	O
shareholder	O
of	O
Foxit	B-Language
,	O
once	O
owning	O
12.38	O
％	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
shares	O
,	O
before	O
divesting	O
in	O
2019	O
to	O
make	O
Foxit	B-Language
eligible	O
for	O
a	O
simplified	O
IPO	O
process	O
for	O
domestic	O
companies	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
Foxit	B-Language
Software	I-Language
received	O
permission	O
to	O
list	O
in	O
the	O
Shanghai	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
STAR	O
Market	O
(	O
the	O
Sci-Tech	O
Innovation	O
Board	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Foxit	B-Language
's	O
pre-IPO	O
disclosures	O
,	O
it	O
seeks	O
to	O
raise	O
RMB	O
409	O
million	O
(	O
approximately	O
USD	O
49	O
million	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
technology	O
company	O
,	O
Foxit	B-Language
is	O
eligible	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
reduced	O
tax	O
rate	O
of	O
15%	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
Foxit	B-Language
's	O
software	O
development	O
has	O
been	O
taking	O
place	O
within	O
China	O
,	O
while	O
over	O
90%	O
of	O
its	O
revenue	O
was	O
earned	O
outside	O
of	O
China	O
,	O
in	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Europe	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
has	O
grown	O
organically	O
and	O
through	O
several	O
acquisitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
has	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
evolution	O
of	O
ISO	B-Application
32000	I-Application
and	O
ISO	B-General_Concept
19005	I-General_Concept
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
Foxit	B-Language
Reader	I-Language
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
view	O
,	O
create	O
and	O
sign	O
PDF	B-Application
files	I-Application
,	O
and	O
add	O
annotations	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
Reader	I-Language
3.0	O
offers	O
comparable	O
functionality	O
to	O
Adobe	O
Reader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
released	O
version	O
8.0	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
released	O
version	O
9.0	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
freeware	O
download	O
for	O
PCs	O
running	O
Windows	O
7	O
(	O
or	O
later	O
)	O
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
PhantomPDF	O
,	O
a	O
multi-feature	O
PDF	B-Application
editor	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
PhantomPDF	O
has	O
an	O
interface	O
that	O
holds	O
many	O
advanced	O
,	O
PDF	B-Application
editing	O
and	O
security	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
released	O
version	O
8.0	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
renamed	O
from	O
Foxit	B-Language
PhantomPDF	O
to	O
Foxit	B-Language
PDF	B-Application
Editor	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Foxit	B-Language
PDF	B-Application
Editor	O
11.0.0.49893	O
dated	O
May	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ConnectedPDF	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
extends	O
the	O
traditional	O
portable	B-Application
document	I-Application
format	I-Application
by	O
associating	O
a	O
unique	O
identifier	O
with	O
each	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
thereby	O
enabling	O
capabilities	O
such	O
as	O
file	O
update	O
notifications	O
,	O
document	O
locating	O
and	O
tracking	O
,	O
shared	O
and	O
synchronized	O
review	O
and	O
mark-up	O
,	O
and	O
remote	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
and	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Functionality	O
is	O
embedded	O
within	O
some	O
of	O
Foxit	B-Language
’s	O
PDF	B-Application
software	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ConnectedPDF	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
latest	O
releases	O
of	O
Foxit	B-Language
PhantomPDF	O
(	O
version	O
≥8	O
)	O
,	O
Foxit	B-Language
Reader	I-Language
(	O
version	O
≥8	O
)	O
and	O
Foxit	B-Language
MobilePDF	O
(	O
version	O
≥5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
PDF	B-Application
Compressor	O
converts	O
scanned	O
documents	O
to	O
PDF	B-Application
or	O
PDF/A	B-General_Concept
,	O
compresses	O
them	O
and	O
uses	O
integrated	O
OCR	O
technology	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
fully	O
text	O
searchable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
Rendition	O
Server	O
is	O
an	O
on-premises	O
or	O
cloud	O
web	O
service	O
for	O
centralized	O
document	O
conversion	O
to	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
PDF/A	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
’s	O
technology	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
also	O
provides	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
PDF	B-Application
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
(	O
SDKs	O
)	O
for	O
developers	B-Application
wanting	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
PDF	B-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxit	B-Language
Software	I-Language
is	O
an	O
active	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
PDF	B-Application
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LuraTech	O
,	O
acquired	O
by	O
Foxit	B-Language
in	O
2015	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
founding	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
PDF	B-Application
Association	O
.	O
</s>
