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KPI: Not an end in itself

November 2021 by Carsten Luedtge (Compart GmbH)
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Key performance indicator (KPI) systems must also be strictly oriented to the strategic corporate goals in document and output management – otherwise they remain ineffective.

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November 2021 by Peter Wyatt
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PDF Association CTO Peter Wyatt explains the transparent imaging model in PDF and recounts its significance since Adobe introduced this … Read more

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November 2021 by PDF Association staff
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Almost every email client can save email messages as PDF files, but none do so in a manner that retains … Read more

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November 2021 by Peter Wyatt
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This freely-available PDF file includes 8 test cases that only render correctly if the abbreviated key name is used. If … Read more

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October 2021 by Peter Wyatt
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PDF issues has been redesigned based on industry feedback: all resolved errata are now published via https://pdf-issues.pdfa.org.

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October 2021 by Dietrich von Seggern (callas software GmbH)
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Dietrich von Seggern from callas software explains why companies should not leave the generation of PDF/A to their staff, but … Read more

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October 2021 by Peter Wyatt
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On World Standards Day 2021 the PDF Association celebrates PDF’s connection to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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October 2021 by Peter Wyatt
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As a consumer of standards, have you ever stopped and critically reviewed what a standard essentially is and how it … Read more

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October 2021 by Dietrich von Seggern (callas software GmbH)
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callas software’s Dietrich von Seggern describes what “owned by ISO” really means, and why that matters, in celebration of World … Read more

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September 2021 by Dietrich von Seggern (callas software GmbH)
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Dietrich von Seggern from callas software explains PDF standards with a focus on the newest standards.

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September 2021 by Duff Johnson
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According to CommonCrawl’s detected MIME type PDF is the 3rd most popular file-format on the web (behind HTML and XHTML); … Read more

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