PDF/A - The format of the future - Part 1: PDF/A-1

ISO standard sphere

The Portable Document Format (PDF) established itself many years ago as the medium for sharing documents in a form that works everywhere. With it, electronic versions of documents can be faithfully presented, opened, and printed independent of operating system and software. The author can specify at the outset in what form the document will be rendered visible. PDF eliminates all those problems that previously arose when transmitting documents, such as formatting errors and other issues stemming from the recipient using a different system than that of the sender.

ZUGFeRD standard: E-invoicing on the rise

Businesswoman calculating invoices in office

The "paperless office" - perhaps not just wishful thinking for long. Now that smartphones have become commonplace, people are using less and less paper (calendars, planners, journals and so forth) in managing their personal affairs. Although most businesses still work with paper documents, they are gradually making the digital transformation. Because of various security considerations, especially when it comes to billing, it has long been standard practice to rely on paper as the medium for delivering and archiving invoice-related data.