– Two Decades of Digital Long-Term Preservation A Look Back On October 1, 2005, the first part of the PDF/A standard was published – marking its adoption as an ISO standard (ISO 19005-1), based on PDF 1.4.In November 2025, the PDF Association celebrated the 20th anniversary of PDF/A-1, highlighting its importance for digital archiving worldwide….
The year is drawing to a close and the festive season is just around the corner. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas. May this time be full of joy, love and unforgettable moments. We would also like to inform you that our webPDF team will…
Introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing in Germany from January 1, 2025 From January 1, 2025, a significant change in accounting will come into force in Germany: electronic invoicing will become mandatory for all companies in the B2B sector1. This measure aims to drive digitalization and increase efficiency in accounting. What does the new regulation mean?…
All info in one place The webPDF Developer Hub is the new, comprehensive and of course free resource for all developers and administrators working with webPDF. The Hub is now the central point for all information around webPDF and makes it even easier to find answers to all questions. Direct to the hub It was…
On the 30th birthday of perhaps the most important file format The Portable Document Format, or PDF for short, was developed and published 30 years ago. For us, this round birthday is a reason to celebrate. Because without this innovative invention from back then, there would be no such important format today, which is used…
Despite all the bad news in the world, we can look back just as much on eventful and positive months, interesting events such as the PDF Days in Berlin or the DSAG Annual Conference in Leipzig – and last but not least on a new magical webPDF version and our new webPDF video, which many…
3 stages, 3 main topics, countless practical examples and valuable tips from PDF professionals – these were the PDF Days that took place in Berlin on September 12 and 1. The conference organized by the in April 2022 and are impressed by the wealth of resources available on the
Work in the HR department is becoming increasingly challenging. One reason for this is the shortage of skilled workers, which affects virtually all industries and keeps recruiting teams on their toes. Recruiting teams are finding it increasingly difficult to attract potential employees. On the other hand, complex HR processes mean that there is simply not…
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…