34 posts tagged with "PDF/A"

Reliable long-term archiving is one of the great challenges of digital correspondence. With PDF 2.0, which is subject to the strict guidelines of ISO, this is easier to manage.

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 great many businesses, the PDF/A format has provided a basis for long-term archiving that is as uncomplicated as it is secure. The unbeatable advantage of this file format is that the documents themselves contain all the elements needed for reproduction.

As a compliance requirement, a careful system of document lifecycle management (DLM) is of crucial importance.

The complete lifecycle of a document - from its creation, to storage and archiving, all the way to disposal - needs a precise audit trail to ensure compliance with auditing requirements. For businesses, and especially today when the flood of electronic documents keeps rising, this need to track documents has become a massive undertaking that requires a great deal of resources. This burden can be eased by turning to PDF for standardization and the PDF/A format for long-term archiving.