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The new PDF Automation Server 2020 helps companies embrace digital transformation and automate complex document processes without any coding at all, by creating simple flowcharts through drag and drop!

Are your PDF documents secure, and what should you do to ensure the data they contain is secure? Keeping that data secure is not only a best practice, but is often required by data privacy laws. In this blog and accompanying webinar: “PDF Security: Encryption and Digital Signatures”, we offer you the top three ways to improve your PDF document security.

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Introduction Akin to our earlier series on the Mueller Report PDF, this article provides cultural framing and technical background for considering the evidence provided to-date by the New York Post regarding Hunter Biden’s alleged email from Ukraine. Some journalists are covering this PDF document as if it represents an email from Hunter Biden’s computer; it … Read more

Datalogics is excited to announce a new version release for both our PDF Checker and our PDF Optimizer scriptable server tools. Each of these releases focuses on streamlining access to valuable information about your PDFs and providing more power to automate robust document workflows. Let’s take a deeper dive into what’s new and what it … Read more

Das cloud-basierte und plattformunabhängige Software-Werkzeug 3CPDF der 3C DIGITAL GmbH aus Schramberg führt mit Unterstützung von callas software unter anderem Druckdienstleister und Agenturen mit lediglich drei Klicks zuverlässig zu einwandfreien Druckdaten.

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The PDF Association’s new PDF Forms Technical Working Group (TWG) is advancing PDF Forms technologies through the introduction of new declarative models with integrated semantics.

OctoberPDFest Online: Register NOW!

Starting October 5, the PDF Association’s free webinar series celebrates the diversity of PDF technology capabilities and solutions with a wide range of educational presentations. From the latest in PDF standards development to insights on accessibility, conversion, 3D, digital signatures, security considerations, visions of the future and many other subjects, OctoberPDFest sessions are offered by … Read more

Adobe is excited to announce the release of Liquid Mode for Adobe Acrobat Mobile. Digital experiences have never been more critical — cutting across all industries and impacting daily work and personal lives. And this has never been more apparent than the demand we’re seeing for our Document Cloud products and services, which have skyrocketed. Adobe … Read more

The history of integration of digital signatures in PDF together with the underlying public standards like PAdES, CAdES and XAdES is described. The problematic extensions for workflow support are also addressed. The PDF Digital Signatures TWG has been established by the PDF Association in order to support software developers and PDF tool users in correct usage and implementation of digital signatures in PDF.

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While testing and verification is never a bad idea, the advantages of automation include speeding up processes and removing human error. Manually validating each generated PDF would be counterproductive. There are a few exceptions, but if certain criteria are met manual verification is not required.

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