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PDF Tools is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Despite its relatively short history, it has been very successful so far. Discover our philosophy in the interview with Dr. Hans Bärfuss.

PDF Tools is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Despite the company's relatively short history, it has been very successful so far. BIT caught up with its founder Dr. Hans Bärfuss to discuss the secret to his success, a surprise trip to mark the company’s anniversary, the advantages of having a centralized development department, and the challenges facing the archivists of the future.

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Pdftools counts more than 5,000 companies and organizations in 70 countries among its customers, making it one of the world’s leading producers of software solutions and developer components for PDF and PDF/A products. The product range support the entire document flow, from raw materials to scanning processes through to signing…

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