Accusoft Pegasus has announced development of a new iPhone web app for ECM document viewing built with its ImageGear software development kit (SDK).

The company claims it will allow enterprises to expand information access beyond desktop PCs, and deliver the ability to view any document anywhere, through a natural user interface.

A proof-of-concept application shows how the ImageGear SDK can be used with JavaScript and CSS animations to create an intuitive web app for use on the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. ImageGear delivers the ASP.NET technology required for mobile devices to view, navigate, and annotate documents from Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems.

The primary focus of this iPhone web app is on providing portable access to documents stored on a server. It targets the Safari browser for viewing of TIFF, PDF, and JPEG files. Features include paging, zoom, pan, rotation, thumbnails, access to file information, annotation viewing, and a magnifying glass. These features are activated by familiar iPhone gestures such as tap, flick, pinch, and touch-and-hold. File information currently includes file type, resolution, file size, and compression type.

“More and more people have web browsers in their possession at all times. Projections are that half of all page views will be viewed from portable devices, rather than desktop PCs, within five years,” says Paul Firth, product manager at Accusoft Pegasus.

“We deliver technology to our customers today that accelerates development and enables companies to extend access to business documents onto mobile devices.”