Charlotte, NC (December 15, 2015) – Visual Studio Magazine announced the winners of its 22nd annual Reader’s Choice Awards. LEADTOOLS Imaging SDKs have been recipients of Visual Studio Magazine awards every year since 2003. The 2015 winners were chosen by the readers of Visual Studio Magazine and honor the best Visual Studio-related tools and services in 31 categories. The online ballot, which was compiled by the editors of Visual Studio Magazine, included more than 400 products.

Visual Studio Magazine readers award LEADTOOLS Gold in two categories and Bronze in a third:

LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro

Gold in Component: Imaging, Image Processing & Drawing Tools Category

LEADTOOLS Document Imaging Suite

Gold in Component: Multi-Document Processing Category

LEADTOOLS Barcode Pro

Bronze in Component: Text, OCR, Scanning & Barcode Category

Visual Studio Readers honor LEAD as the recipient of these awards. LEAD continues to be dedicated to helping developers integrate raster, document, medical, multimedia and vector imaging into desktop, server, tablet and mobile applications.

About LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro

LEADTOOLS Imaging Pro features includes more than 165 image formats, image compression, image processing, image viewers, more than 200 display effects, TWAIN scanning, screen capture and printing. Go to https://www.leadtools.com/sdk/products/imaging-pro for more information.

About LEADTOOLS Document Imaging Suite

LEADTOOLS Document Imaging Suite SDK is a comprehensive collection of document features designed to build end-to-end document solutions that require OCR, MICR, OMR, ICR, barcode, forms recognition and processing, PDF, print capture, archival, annotation and display functionality. Document Imaging Suite includes Document Imaging’s feature set. Go to https://www.leadtools.com/sdk/products/document-suite for more information.

About LEADTOOLS Barcode Pro

LEADTOOLS Barcode Pro includes everything developers need to detect, read and write more than 100 different 1D and 2D barcode types and sub-types such as UPC, EAN, Code 128, QR Code, Data Matrix and PDF417. Barcode Pro includes the Imaging Pro feature set which makes it one of the best values in barcode imaging technology available. Go to https://www.leadtools.com/sdk/products/barcode-pro for more information.

About LEAD Technologies

With a rich history of more than 34 years, LEAD has established itself as the world's leading provider of software development toolkits. LEAD's flagship product, LEADTOOLS, provides programmers with a powerful set of libraries for Recognition, Document, Vector, Medical, Imaging, and Multimedia development. LEAD boasts a diverse customer base as well as a strong list of corporate partners including some of the largest and most influential organizations from around the globe. For more information, visit www.leadtools.com.

About LEADTOOLS

With a rich history of over 34 years, LEADTOOLS has established itself as the world leader in software development toolkits. Powered by patented AI and computer vision algorithms, LEADTOOLS provides programmers with a powerful set of libraries and low-code controls to help programmers quickly & easily integrate technologies including OCR/ICR, Barcode, Forms Recognition & Processing, PDF, Intelligent Document Processing, Viewing, Editing & Conversion, Annotations, DICOM, PACS, Medical Viewing, A/V Codecs and more. LEADTOOLS also powers the MiPACS product line of Medicor Imaging which provides the dental and medical communities with a seamless and connected transition into the digital era. LEADTOOLS boasts a diverse customer base as well as a strong list of corporate partners including some of the largest and most influential organizations from around the globe.

About Visual Studio Magazine

Visual Studio Magazine provides news, analysis and articles that teach developers how to create applications with Visual Studio better, faster and more easily. The portfolio includes VisualStudioMagazine.com and .NET Insight e-newsletter, and the Visual Studio Live! and Live! 360 events. Their award-winning editorials reach software architects, senior developers and development managers – the core of the Microsoft developer community. Go to https://visualstudiomagazine.com for more information.