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Jan 17 2014 17. January 2014 15. July 2019 by Bernd Engelhardt

The ISO 24517 standard for engineering and technical documents

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Engineering

ISO 24517, also called PDF/E, is one of the newest standards governing PDF and was verified in 2007. This subset of the PDF format (the ISO 24517 standard) was designed especially for technical documents created in engineering and architecture workflows, and supports interactive media including 3D depictions. Its broad scope of application also extends to…

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Dec 21 2013 21. December 2013 27. August 2020 by Christian Schiller

ISO 16612-2: PDF/VT for personalized print

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Following three years of collaboration among industry leaders, the PDF/VT format was published as the ISO 16612-2 standard in August 2010. This version of PDF is based on the PDF imaging model and is designed specifically for the requirements of variable (V) and transactional (T) data printing workflows. The stated goal of ISO 16612-2 is…

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Dec 04 2013 4. December 2013 28. January 2020 by Bernd Engelhardt

Archiving e-mails – how to do it right

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Ordner mit @ Symbol: Emailarchivierung

E-mail has long since supplanted other forms of communication, including letters and faxes, not only for personal but business correspondence as well. The advantages are obvious: a vastly simplified and accelerated flow of communications. It only takes a split second to reach and provide information to individuals and large groups of recipients anywhere in the…

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Nov 29 2013 29. November 2013 15. July 2019 by Christian Schiller

PDF/A – legally compliant and secure archiving

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PDF/A Norm ISO 19005

In many businesses, document archiving is one of the most sensitive parts of data processing. Electronic documents have to be specially prepared for the archiving process in order to guarantee readability over time. webPDF lets you convert files to the PDF/A format and ensures that documents, image files and other materials can  be faithfully rendered…

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Nov 20 2013 20. November 2013 15. July 2019 by Bernd Engelhardt

Using metadata in PDF files

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PDF/A Metadaten XMP, RDF & Dublin Core

How to use metadata to optimize PDF documents for search engines Search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing are indispensable guides through the internet jungle. This is all the more reason why search engines and having an optimized website are of ever-increasing importance for businesses. The ranking within a particular search depends heavily on…

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Nov 09 2013 9. November 2013 15. July 2019 by Bernd Engelhardt

Universal accessibility with PDF/UA

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Stempel barrierefrei

PDF/UA (Universal Accessibility) was published in July 2012 as the ISO 14298-1 standard and designates a variety of the PDF standard for creating accessible PDF documents. This standard not only marks the first time that uniform requirements for the universal accessibility of PDF documents were described, but also ensures that these PDF documents comply with…

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Oct 30 2013 30. October 2013 15. July 2019 by Bernd Engelhardt

ZUGFeRD: the new standard for electronic invoices

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Zugpferd mit Geschirr

PDF/A-3 as the preferred ZUGFeRD format The Central User Guidelines of the Electronic Billing Forum of Germany – best known by its acronym ZUGFeRD, which resembles and is pronounced like the German word for a draft horse – describe a new document and file format for the exchange of electronic invoices. The initiators’ goal is…

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Oct 24 2013 24. October 2013 15. July 2019 by Bernd Engelhardt

PDF Association: ten myths about PDF/A

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Aufschrift Mythos

A good read: PDF Association clears the air For many businesses, the PDF/A format provides the ideal basis for long-term archiving that is as uncomplicated as it is secure. Originally designated PDF/A-1, this standardized version of the conventional PDF format was established as the international standard ISO 19005-1 in late 2005 and has been available…

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Oct 02 2013 2. October 2013 15. July 2019 by Nele Zymek

Electronic invoice: ten facts!

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Aktenordner Rechnungen

Reading tip on the subject of electronic invoicing Since 1 July 2011, the transmission of an electronic invoice has been optional. The Tax Simplification Act 2011 (in Germany) implements the requirements of the 2010 amended EU- VAT system Directive: The use of a qualified electronic signature or the EDI procedure for the electronic invoice is…

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Sep 03 2013 3. September 2013 15. July 2019 by Bernd Engelhardt

Ensure legal certainty with digital signatures

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Digitale Signatur per Tastatur

Times like these when most communications – both of a personal and business nature – are made electronically give rise to the explicit need for the digital signature: one that is unalterable and satisfies the legal requirements of a handwritten signature. The digital signature enables individuals to sign documents electronically. A digital signature is inseparably…

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