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Dec 16 2014 16. December 2014 27. August 2020 by Christian Schiller

Accessible PDF files: PDF/UA

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The ISO standard 14289-1, better known as PDF/UA, describes the requirements for universally accessible PDF documents. The PDF/UA standard marked the first time that businesses and government agencies were provided with a guide for ensuring that software, hardware and electronic documents work together as best as possible to eliminate barriers to access. Whenever there is…

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Nov 13 2014 13. November 2014 12. December 2018 by Christian Schiller

Personalized Print II: Mailings

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Personalisierter Druck

There’s no question that printing in support of direct mail campaigns is a billion-dollar business. The astronomical number of printing orders and the need for fast turnaround have not only given rise to the development of appropriately capable hardware, but also to such applications as variable data printing (VDP), which can significantly reduce the cost…

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Nov 01 2014 1. November 2014 20. July 2022 by Christian Schiller

Personalized Print I: a success story unfolds

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Variable data printing has made tremendous progress since its beginnings It caused quite a sensation back in the 1960s: bank statements in plain black text produced by dot-matrix printers and then mailed by name to each account holder. Today the very idea of this might only earn grins from nostalgists, especially in light of how…

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Oct 21 2014 21. October 2014 17. September 2015 by Christian Schiller

Proper and legal: PDF/A in the judicial and administrative sectors

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Administrative workflows are being modernized as more and more government agencies start using the e-case file – and PDF/A is playing a decisive role in all of this. The call for a modernized workplace has finally reached the courts and government agencies. This development is not only due to the people working in such agencies,…

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Oct 07 2014 7. October 2014 10. October 2014 by Bernd Engelhardt

Digital signatures in PDF/A

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Digitally sign and complete legally binding business transactions faster It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of being able to digitally sign a document and have evidence of its origin and authorship was nothing but wishful thinking. However, with PDF/A, a document specification has been created that makes all this possible. Now contracts and…

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Sep 24 2014 24. September 2014 10. October 2014 by Bernd Engelhardt

PDF/A-3: more features and conforms with ISO

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PDF/A-3 brings new features and possibilities ISO officially published the third part of the PDF/A long-term archiving format in late 2012. PDF/A-3 not only retains the fundamental idea of enabling reliable archiving over long periods of time, but was enhanced by the addition of a container function. What’s new? Unlike the previous PDF/A-2 version, this…

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Sep 03 2014 3. September 2014 15. July 2019 by Christian Schiller

Accessibility: PDF for everyone!

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How you can check a PDF document for accessibility Creating accessible PDF documents makes sense. After all, it’s an important way to give people with disabilites access to important content. People who are blind or visually impaired, for example, can use a screen reader to read the text and information contained in such accessible PDF…

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Aug 13 2014 13. August 2014 15. July 2019 by Christian Schiller

Simply explained: What is PDF?

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PDF is a format for everyone and so it’s high time to give a simple and easy explanation for what PDF is. Simply successful: The Portable Document Format – called PDF for short – was developed and released by Adobe Systems about 20 years ago. This document format has since become an indispensable asset to…

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Jul 31 2014 31. July 2014 15. July 2019 by Christian Schiller

PDF 2.0: Unwelcome progress?

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PDF 2.0 heralds a new generation of PDF. And yet the printing industry is not too keen on celebrating this new platform-independent file format, despite the many promising features it has to offer. After years of development PDF 2.0 is now ready to go. It has been 20 years since Adobe Systems released the Portable…

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Jul 23 2014 23. July 2014 3. March 2021 by Christian Schiller

E-Government to the Rescue

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Modern document management for transparent and leaner processes in municipalities and local government bodies Germany’s E-Government Act took effect on 1 August 2013. This law, which promotes electronic access, record keeping and administration, seems to offer a sensible and timely enhancement to the way procedures are carried out and with it the information technology assets…

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