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AI changes document management

Modern document processing: Artificial intelligence is also used in connection with PDF technology AI (artificial intelligence) initially evokes futuristic associations for many people. One might think of self-driving cars, high-end robotics, AI-controlled traffic management or similar. But in fact there are already many areas in which AI is already being used in everyday life, without…




Twenty years of PDF/X

From PostScript to PDF/X – the development of PDF standards and their influence on the printing industry What does PDF have to do with graphic arts and the printing industry? The 20th anniversary of the first ISO PDF/X standard at the beginning of 2021 can be used as an opportunity to take a closer look…




Efficient document workflow

More productivity in the company through sensible document management The handling of documents is a frequently underestimated topic when work processes are optimised or the IT infrastructure within a company is revised. But there is unimagined potential to save time and money here. How can improvements be achieved in concrete terms with a well thought-out…




PDF Association membership

The Berlin-based PDF Association welcomes SoftVision Development as a new member from April 2022. As a software developer in the PDF environment, we are very much looking forward to the synergies and cooperation with the Association and its members. With our product webPDF, we offer a professional PDF solution for companies and thus deal with…




Universal accessibility – more than inclusion

Many further questions arise with regard to the topic of accessibility and digitization. At the beginning of the year, the PDF Association published an interesting approach to this on their website pdfa.org. It dealt with the topic of accessible communication. This is a not insignificant topic, also with regard to website design and document formats….




Increased PDF use due to pandemic

Digital work processes have been more in demand than ever due to the Covid pandemic and have also significantly boosted the use of the PDF format and PDF software. Due to the challenges posed by the Corona pandemic, most companies sought digital solutions to switch to paperless business processes, as they needed to quickly switch…




Efficient administration with electronic signatures

Due to the pandemic, the need for digital services, home offices and digital communication with citizens in the administration has increased since 2020. However, signatures are required for most digital work processes, especially at public authorities and in administration. This means: Inevitably, one has to deal with the necessity of electronic signatures. An electronic signature…




Summary of the online event PDF Days 2021

Last year’s PDF Days once again offered a lot of input and news on the topic of PDF developments. In addition to the PDF ISO standards, the focus was as always on presenting the variety of PDF applications and newly developed solutions. Due to the Covid pandemic, the use of digital technologies has become more…




Digital administration: e-files at public authorities

In addition to the conversion to electronic patient files in the health care system in Germany and the use of e-billing by public authorities, a law came into force in 2013 that further advances electronic administration at municipalities and public authorities. This is the so-called E-Government Act. In this context, some principles of electronic record…




Edit and manage PDF attachments in the webPDF Portal

PDF documents can also have attachments. These may need to be reorganised and managed. You can then use webPDF to add, remove as well as detach PDF attachments. How do you add attachments to PDF documents? First, you load your PDF file into the web portal and then open it: Then click on the Attachment…