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PDF: The document format for everything

February 2021 by Dietrich von Seggern (callas software GmbH)
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The ISO-standardized PDF format and subset formats facilitate digital document solutions for today and tomorrow.

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February 2021 by PDF Association staff
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EA-PDF establishes high-level requirements for using PDF technology to package email for long-term preservation.

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February 2021 by Michael Karbe (Actino Software GmbH)
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As the AstraZeneca vaccine contract debacle makes clear, redacting PDF involves more than just the page; other objects have to … Read more

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January 2021 by Duff Johnson
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PDF/A-4 is essential to losslessly archiving PDF files that use current-generation PDF 2.0 technology… even including scanned documents. From modern … Read more

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January 2021 by Carsten Luedtge (Compart GmbH)
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How do companies stay agile enough in their document and output management to meet increasing customer expectations for speed and … Read more

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December 2020 by PDF Association staff
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27 years after Adobe shipped the first PDF viewer the portable document format has replaced paper as the final format … Read more

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November 2020 by Peter Wyatt
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The original PDF Issue Tracker corpus generated a lot of interest from the PDF technical community; now version 2 of … Read more

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October 2020 by Duff Johnson
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Introduction Akin to our earlier series on the Mueller Report PDF, this article provides cultural framing and technical background for … Read more

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September 2020 by Bernd Wild (intarsys GmbH)
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The history of integration of digital signatures in PDF together with the underlying public standards like PAdES, CAdES and XAdES … Read more

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September 2020 by Paul Rayius (CommonLook)
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While testing and verification is never a bad idea, the advantages of automation include speeding up processes and removing human … Read more

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September 2020 by Peter Wyatt
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Interoperability is the core value proposition of the PDF file format. Although interoperability comes from sharing a clear and precise … Read more

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