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Matterhorn Protocol 1.01 now available

April 4, 2014
The 1.01 update to the Matterhorn Protocol is now available for free download.
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Screenshot of the Matterhorn Protocol.The PDF Association’s PDF/UA Competence Center is pleased to announce the immediate availability of version 1.01 of the Matterhorn Protocol.

A publication of the PDF Association's PDF/UA Competence Center, the Matterhorn Protocol specifies all possible ways to fail PDF/UA. As such, it’s a set of algorithms providing the practical rules for implementing software that creates, processes or presents accessible PDF.

A free download, the 1.01 release includes two minor changes (two tests previously listed as “machine” checks are now listed as “human” checks) and revised formatting to improve navigability and maintainability.

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