The most important information about the legal regulations “Retention period is the period of time within which documents subject to retention must be archived in an orderly manner.” That’s what Wikipedia says. What are documents subject to retention requirements in the first place and how long must they be archived? In this article, we answer…
Why an ISO standard from 2005 is still future-proof Analogue archiving media such as microfilm and paper have long been a thing of the past. Even the image format TIFF, the first digital format, was replaced in the 1990s by a more efficient one, namely the Portable Document Format (PDF) published by Adobe Systems. Based…
In this specific case, a customer had the requirement to automatically transfer PDF/A documents that were created with webPDF into an archiving system and to add a series of metadata to the documents. The files were initially available in many different formats and were then to be converted into PDF/A and metadata added. Aim and…
Due to the important storage obligations and legal requirements in Germany, it is imperative for companies to deal with well-organized long-term archiving. The corresponding legal requirements stipulate audit-proof storage in a long-term archive, which enables the stored data to be retrieved and read at any time, even over long periods of time. In the course…
There is currently a need to carry out a wide variety of archiving projects for many customers. This is due to the fact that every company must archive its e-mails and other data in a legally compliant manner. In addition, existing archives often have to be standardized. For these projects, companies and also IT departments…
Our webPDF software can be used in many ways, as our case studies and user reports, which describe concrete practical examples, show time and again. Among other things webPDF can also be used for the merger of companies. In this context, software is often sought that can be seamlessly and easily integrated into existing software…
Small addition to our PDF series: PDF/A – The format of the future – Part 1: PDF/A-1 PDF/A – The format of the future – Part 2: PDF/A-2 and PDF/A – The format of the future – Part 3: PDF/A-3 As the
The third part of our series on PDF/A deals with the PDF/A-3 format, which is the current standard for archiving and e-bills. However, this does not mean that the PDF/A-1 or PDF/A-2 formats are no longer valid or should no longer be used. Depending on the intended use, the PDF formats used so far may…
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,…
What’s the deal with PDF/A? 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 as an ISO standard in its extended versions PDF/A-2 and PDF/A-3 since July 2011 and October 2012 respectively. Since that time, and for a…