PDF Association Newsletter: Issue 28

CONTENTS TECHNICAL CONFERENCE EUROPE 2013 EVENTS NEW MEMBERS Dear Readers, PDF is celebrating its 20th birthday this year – in some countries this is the [...]

PDF/A in a Nutshell

PDF/A in a Nutshell: seven years of expertise in seventeen pages

PDF Association releases “PDF/A in a Nutshell 2.0” publication [...]

Portrait Francois Fernandes

Speakers at the Technical Conference Europe 2013: Interview with Francois Fernandès

Levigo’s François Fernandès explains the benefits of formal validation of PDF, especially on the background of the richness and complexity of the PDF syntax. [...]

Portrait Bruno Lowagie

Speakers at the Technical Conference Europe 2013: Interview with Bruno Lowagie

Bruno Lowagie aims to guide attendees of the Technical Conference 2013 through the world of digital signing, touching on the upcoming PDF 2.0 standard and PADeS from ETSI, and discussing best practices. [...]

techconf2013eu

Technical Conference 2013 provides a 360° view of the current state of PDF standards

The PDF Association’s second Technical Conference will take place from the 18th to the 19th of June 2013. This year, the conference will take place in Königswinter, near Bonn / Germany. [...]

techconf2013eu

Technical Conference Europe 2013 · June 18-19, 2013 · Königswinter, Germany

The Technical Conference Europe 2013 covers technical topics around PDF and related ISO standards and technologies. With a technical audience in mind – developers, technical product managers as well as technical decision makers – the conference provides an update on the latest developments in the world of PDF, and at the same time offers a platform for discussions and networking. [...]

Further information on PDF/A

The PDF/A Competence Centre, today a part of the PDF Association, was founded very shortly after PDF/A first appeared as an ISO standard. This international organisation aims to promote the development and usage of PDF standards. To that end, the PDF Association targets users, developers and decision-makers equally and helps its members exchange information worldwide. [...]

The myths and legends surrounding PDF/A

A number of critics have spoken out against PDF/A, especially when the standard was first introduced. Many criticisms of the format, however, are based on misunderstandings. These are some of the most commonly encountered myths and legends. [...]

PDF/A and the other PDF standards

Specialist ISO standards based on the Portable Document Format are available for a wide range of purposes. [...]

What the users and experts say

Experts and users talk about their experiences with PDF/A. [...]