PDF Association
Home of the worldwide PDF technical community
Originally launched as the PDF/A Competence Center in 2006, the organization’s original function was to promote common understanding of the PDF/A archival subset of the PDF format. It was during this period that the PDF Association developed its first set of PDF/A Technical Notes and the Isartor Test Suite, critical building-blocks for modern implementations of the PDF/A specification.
In 2009 the ISO confirmed the PDF/A Competence Center’s status as a category A liaison with ISO TC 171 SC 2, allowing the organization to act as a conduit for information between members and the ISO committees managing PDF and PDF subset standards.
In 2011 the PDF/A Competence Center became the PDF Association, and formally expanded its scope to include all PDF and PDF-related standards.
The mission of the PDF Association is to promote awareness and adoption of ISO-standardized PDF technology worldwide.
Learn more about us, who’s on the Board of Directors, get in touch with the staff, learn about the benefits of membership and how to join the PDF Association!
Member Info
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Joined September 2006
Headquartered in Germany
Web: https://pdfa.org
Mail: info@pdfa.org
Staff
Published Articles
November 2019, Thomas Zellmann
Viele Unternehmen wollen KI nutzen – doch ohne strukturierte Daten bleibt ihr Potenzial begrenzt. Mit PDF, OCR und … Read more
In the late 1990s Karl’s ‘Planet PDF’ created a worldwide PDF community and went on to found successful … Read more
October 2019, Duff Johnson
As of October 7, 2019, websites and mobile applications in the U.S. will be assessed as “public accommodations”, … Read more
These vulnerabilities require an attacker to modify an encrypted PDF file, potentially leading to the exfiltration of the … Read more
October 2019, Thomas Zellmann
Um eine große Flut zu überstehen, nahm Noah von jeder Tierart ein Paar an Bord seiner Arche. Aber … Read more
October 2019, Thomas Zellmann
To survive a great flood Noah brought pairs from every species aboard his ark. But is this approach … Read more
September 2019, Duff Johnson
A poorly scanned PDF of Trump’s Ukraine call shows the risks of print-based workflows. Dirty scans, weak OCR, … Read more
SQL Server‘s Reporting Services will soon support the ISO standard for accessible PDF.
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