This iText by Apryse release greatly improves PDF accessibility and reuse. PDF/UA creation now includes automatic color contrast checks and enhanced APIs for accessible, reusable Well-Tagged PDFs. Also, pdfOCR 5.0.0 adds PaddleOCR and EasyOCR support with broad language coverage, better performance, and optional GPU acceleration.
PDF/UA and WCAG are two essential accessibility standards that serve different purposes. Since each standard addresses a different layer of accessibility, using them together is key to delivering a fully inclusive digital experience.
The new TDM Reserve PDF API provides a standardized, machine-readable way for content owners to formally opt out of AI model training and automated scraping. By supporting the W3C TDM Reservation Protocol, this tool enables automated compliance with the EU CDSM Directive while maintaining total document integrity.
UPDF iOS 2.5.2 introduces direct access to enterprise files on mobile, allowing users to open PDFs from company drives, NAS, and remote servers without downloads or extra tools. This update streamlines mobile workflows and ensures instant access to the latest documents anytime, anywhere.
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SOLsearcher Cloud is a secure, Azure-native solution for organizations that produce high-volume transactional documents — invoices, statements, policies, and notices. It delivers deterministic indexing, elastic cloud storage, browser-based retrieval, and enterprise-grade Zero Trust security. Deployable in days, it integrates with existing production workflows without disruption.
Developed by the LaTeX Project LWG, this guide provides critical recommendations for authors and publishers to ensure complex mathematical and STEM content meets accessibility requirements and assistive technology users’ needs.
This article summarizes key new features, enhancements and security updates achieved in release 2026.1.0.36452.
Scout AI Assistant now supports MCP, letting developers access Datalogics docs directly in tools like VS Code or Cursor – delivering fast, accurate, cited answers without leaving their workflow.
Accessible PDFs are more than a compliance requirement. They provide the semantic structure that AI systems and search engines need to reliably read, process, and index content.
