PDF/A in a Nutshell

PDF/A in a Nutshell 2.0 – online edition

“PDF/A in a Nutshell 2.0” provides a comprehensive introduction to the material and shows off the latest developments available with PDF/A-2 and PDF/A-3. [...]

PDF/A in legislation and justice

Digital documents are increasingly replacing traditional paper documents. Existing paper documents are being scanned and digitised, while digital-only processes are becoming more and more common – and PDF/A is at the very forefront of this trend. [...]

Typical uses for PDF/A

The PDF/A standard has proved its suitability for a wide variety of tasks. Here we can show you just a few brief practical examples. [...]

PDF/A forever

Proceedings 2010 – 4th International PDF/A Conference in Rome

In 2010 the 4th International PDF/A Conference took place in Rome. The proceedings “PDF/A forever” collect all presentations of the international speakers. [...]

PDF/A Conference articles from the proceedings online

You can read now all articles from the 3rd International PDF/A Conference on pdfa.org now. The complete overview of the papers.

PDF/A: Boon or Bane of the US Legal Market?

The ever-increasing use of the archival version of the PDF standard brings with it many questions, both from individual users and from support teams. We can help. [...]

The Legal Case for PDF/A

It’s not just law firms that need to keep documents for a long period of time, but it sometimes feels like this industry takes the concept to a whole new level! In addition to the thousands of paper documents nearly every firm accumulates, most companies now have the need to operate some form of digital document storage and make use of so-called “Document Management Systems”. This means that many law firms now have the need to maintain (at least) two types of document archive, i.e. paper & digital. [...]

PDF/A Competence Center at ARMA Conference & Exposition

The PDF Association provided PDF/A education at ARMA’s 2011 Conference and Exposition – and picked up some good information about how records-managers see PDF/A. From making a file unalterable, to deactivating PDF/A, to its relationship with digital signatures, see what questions attendees asked and perhaps become more proactive in how you present your products. [...]

Session Intro – Track 2: Legal Certainty

The archiving of information and documents takes up more and more space in the modern information society. On the one hand, the number of new documents, whether paper-based or already electronic, increases every year. On the other hand, legal and organisational regulations demand that these documents are maintained for many years or even many decades. [...]