Updates from the meeting-place of the PDF industry.
Articles and industry news
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Here’s what previous PDF Days attendees have told me about this event, and why attending is a good investment.
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Experience since PDF/UA-1 was published has revealed that some rules were too prescriptive. In some situations the semantic significance of an image is due to its representation of text, and vice versa. PDF/UA-2 to the rescue.
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This recently published report from ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 34 presents an analysis of related standards, the current status and size of the CSC industry, the cultural importance of continuously scrollable comics, and various technical challenges.
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PDF has long relied on Flate for general-purpose data compression. Today, Brotli has emerged as a promising new approach that could significantly improve PDF compression ratios.
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If you use a word processor creating Tagged PDF is your default. | FOGRA’s summary of developments in print | The US Library of Congress is studying the PDF Association’s EA-PDF format | Office Open XML gets its first errata update in nine years. | PDFacademicBot for June 2025
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Berlin ist calling! Are you ready for the big city?
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Technical and Solution posters are a great way to showcase your ideas and interact with attendees at PDF Days Europe 2025!
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This article explains the options in allowing, limiting, and/or preventing data scraping from occurring when AI and text data mining tools are used.
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This document provides essential guidance and recommendations for those aiming to create PDF files that adhere to multiple ISO-standardized subsets of PDF, specifically PDF/A (ISO 19005) for archiving and PDF/UA (ISO 14289) for accessibility.
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In support of the International Archives Week theme and its four subthemes, the PDF Association is announcing its forthcoming Best Practice Guide on “Conforming to both PDF/A & PDF/UA”.
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This document provides guidance and recommendations for application developers who want to create PDF files that conform to more than one ISO-standardized subset of PDF, specifically PDF/A (ISO 19005) and PDF/UA (ISO 14289).
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Free XMP Extension Schema templates that support compliance with ISO standards and specifications utilizing XMP.
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Based on PDF/A, the EA-PDF specification defines a specification for a vendor- and platform- neutral format for the long-term preservation of email.
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Commercial and free PDF creation, viewing or validation software that exposes the relationship between a PDF’s page content and its tags tree.
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These Techniques provide atomic example files and test procedures in a vendor-neutral manner, allowing PDF files to be precisely tested while ensuring software developers retain maximum flexibility and potential for innovation.
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PDF cheat sheets are quick-reference tools to help developers work more efficiently while ensuring that their knowledge of PDF is technically correct.
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Private data is everywhere is in almost every broadly-adopted file format. This Application Note answers questions about private data in PDF files.
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This document broadens the concept of XMP specified in ISO 16684-1 so that XMP can be used to describe a semantic unit (SU).
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This document defines how the XMP data model can be serialized to JSON-LD.
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This part of ISO 16684 specifies the use of RELAX NG to describe serialized XMP metadata.
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Case Studies & White Papers
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Solimar Systems announces the successful implementation of ReadyPDF® Prepress Server at BC DirectGroup GmbH, Germany, with BC DirectGroup reporting a 100% success rate in PDF optimization for their high-volume production print and mail environment.
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Crawford Technologies announces its AccessibilityNow® Translate which addresses a critical challenge faced by healthcare organizations that need to deliver vital, time-sensitive information to limited English proficiency (LEP) audiences efficiently and securely.
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Find out how Datalogics helped their customer to place information on a document that could either be copied and pasted or extracted as text – but that wouldn’t visually affect the appearance of the PDF itself.
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A leading international healthcare provider has transformed their patient education process using Solimar Systems and individually composed PDF-based communication. Previously, nurses manually compiled customized information packets by assembling relevant collateral from offset printed brochures and supplements.
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The need to reduce large PDF files brought Solutions Gate to Datalogics.
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The new Central Rendition Service (zRS) at Volkswagen Financial Services has significantly improved document processing speed and volume, enabling the zRS to now process documents four times faster and twice as many as before.
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As an active user of Salesforce for managing contacts and donations, UNICEF Switzerland and Liechtenstein was looking for a more efficient solution for generating documents and managing the corresponding templates.
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Solimar caught up with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (DES), to get an update on how Solimar’s Chemistry™ Platform continues to increase flexibility and improve print operations.
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Eric Hollingsworth, the Vice President of Operations, and Carrie Sublett, Graphics Manager, discuss how Solimar Systems’ solutions play a pivotal role in the print and mail operations at RevSpring.
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Danske Bank is the biggest financial institution in Nordic countries, uniting more than 3,3 million customers. With Foxit PDF Editor, the bank found just what it needed to help keep growth on track.
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This release of iText by Apryse brings support for .NET MAUI AOT compilation, and automated PDF/UA-2 validation during document creation. There’s also significant enhancement to PDF/UA creation and conversion from HTML, PDF optimization, and iText’s advanced typography features.
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Foxit announces Agentic AI, a suite of AI tools integrated into Foxit Editor, designed to transform how professionals engage with complex documents. Highlights include smarter document chat, real-time web search, and a research assistant that breaks down dense PDFs into structured insights.
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pdfAssistant’s Save as Press-Ready PDF/X Add-On for Adobe Express provides essential granular control over critical page box margins, streamlining workflows and boosting confidence in final print output.
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Actual Reports announces ISO 27001 certification for enhanced security, the launch of Web Forms for streamlined data collection, and expanded PDF Services, demonstrating a deep commitment to product innovation and customer value.
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It’s Prime Day! Save big on UPDF, the ultimate PDF editor empowered by AI. Enjoy up to $10 OFF and exclusive deals for a limited time only. Upgrade your PDF experience now!
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The latest JPedal release introduces new features, practical enhancements, and important bug fixes, making PDF editing, manipulation more robust for developers and users.
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Latest G2 Recognition Reinforces UPDF’s Position as a Leading Innovator in Digital Document Solutions
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pdfAssistant spotlights the powerful capability to generate entirely new PDF files from scratch using artificial intelligence. This approach transforms the process of creating PDF documents from a manual chore into an AI-driven experience.
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PDFix’s latest update introduces advanced template-driven auto-tagging, enabling organizations to automatically create PDF/UA-compliant documents in high-volume workflows. Ideal for invoices, statements, and reports, this solution streamlines accessibility from document creation – no manual intervention required.
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UPDF received Capterra’s prestigious 2025 “Best Ease of Use” badge for PDF Editors, underscoring its commitment to delivering intuitive, powerful PDF solutions for individuals and businesses. This honor highlights UPDF’s exceptional functionality and user-focused design.
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This article explains the application of Datalogics’ Adobe PDF Library to express TDMRep in a PDF to protect your data from AI scraping.
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MobiPDF is redefining mobile document scanning with AI-powered features like automatic border detection, shadow correction, and OCR, delivering perfect scans even in challenging conditions.
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pdfRest announces the launch of its new Set Page Boxes API Tool, offering developers unprecedented control over the fundamental layout of PDF documents.
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UPDF 2.0 has been launched globally, setting a new standard for AI-powered PDF editing. With the introduction of advanced artificial intelligence features, the new version significantly enhances the PDF editing experience.
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pdfRest offers developers a way to convert scanned PDFs into fully searchable documents, unlocking content that was previously trapped in image-based files with its enhanced OCR PDF API tool.
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A unique opportunity for library and application developers, computer scientists and technology researchers to engage in depth with the developer of the Arlington PDF Model.
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Join us in Berlin for provocative presentations from the leaders in PDF technology!
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The PDF Association invites members and ISO TC 171 delegates to PDF Week Berlin 2025!
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For over 40 years, JLB INFORMATIQUE has been a pioneeri … Read more
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PDF Guru is an online platform that helps user manage P … Read more
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Incorporated in 1997 to develop Imaging and PDF format … Read more
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Based in Baltimore, MD, NISO’s mission is to build know … Read more
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Technology consulting for IT companies
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The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity ( … Read more
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Codegic is a security provider specializing in innovati … Read more
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The Ghent Workgroup, formed in June 2002, is an interna … Read more
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Onyx Graphics, Inc. has called Salt Lake City, Utah, it … Read more
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