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Get it to work. Principles of PDF/A workflows. [...]
PDF Developers Meet in Basel, Switzerland
In the last week of March 2012 the PDF Association organized the world’s first PDF Technical Conference in Basel, Switzerland. Over 60 PDF developers from a dozen countries were in attendance. Adobe Systems kindly allowed a temporary overrun of their otherwise calm workspaces by hordes of developers from across the globe. Conference topics were oriented to the needs and interests of developers, including in-depth technical information. All conference sessions were recorded; the original slides and the presentations themselves are available from the PDf Association Intranet. [...]
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. [...]
Forms Are Made for Filling
Just as documents are made to be read, forms are made to be filled. If accessible documents and forms are a requirement, a paper form or TIF file isn’t acceptable. Learn about the subsection of Section 508 that requires fillable forms. [...]
Legal Requirements of Cross-Border Signed Documents
In the EU – and beyond – electronic signatures are becoming the equivalent of the handwritten signature, and electronic documents that contain signatures are also increasingly exchanged across the borders of the relevant national states. What prerequisites must exist for the sender and recipient of electronically signed documents so that an exchange across national borders can be correctly followed and can build trust in the legal security? [...]
Section 508 Now 10 Years Old!
Millions of US citizens use assistive technology (AT) to read electronic content. A decade ago, the US Federal government’s Section 508 regulations, designed to ensure equal access to information, went into effect. 10 years later, it’s time to reflect, both on how far we’ve come and on some of the little surprises along the way. [...]
Recommendations for PDF/A
A survey of implementation examples of PDF/A from across industries. Examines standard eBilling in banks and insurance companies, digital format sustainability in archives and libraries, and other factors in the public sector and government. [...]
Reviewing the Australian Government’s Report on PDF Accessibility
Duff Johnson reviews a recent report on PDF content accessibility produced by the Australian federal government. The Report accurately characterizes the current state of affairs for Assistive Technology (AT) users attempting to interact with PDF content. However, it does not clearly identify the reasons why most AT users have a poor experience with PDF. Additionally, the Report provides no comparison of PDF accessibility, functionality, remediation complexity or cost with alternative formats. As a result, several of the Report’s key conclusions are unsupported by the data presented. [...]
Minimization of Paper-Based Files at Zurich’s Department of Education and Sport
The introduction of the new act about the funding of childcare in Zurich had raised the question how to efficiently handle contracts in an enterprise content management environment. The regulation resulted in 60,000 households needing to communicate changes in their household and financial situation on a yearly basis. The entire handling was considerably simplified by means of the comprehensive solution implemented by Advellence. The solution includes the “Information Manager” ELOenterprise, an SAP interface as well as the 3-Heights™ Document Converter Service. [...]
PDF/A – A Look at the Technical Side
The long-term archiving format PDF/A is a relatively new standard. This document discusses some of the more technical aspects of PDF/A. If you need to produce files with static content that can be visually reproduced completely precisely today and in many years time, regardless of the device or operating system used, please read more.
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