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E-POST Solutions – digital mail as PDF/A

Deutsche Post sends digital copies as PDF/A as a service Deutsche Post continues to expand its digital services. For some time now, it has been offering business customers the option of automatically converting their letter post into digital copies. The processing is done in PDF/A. Customers then receive their mail on the E-POST portal or…




Mobile working with PDF documents improves

Trends in the digital working world The modern working world is constantly evolving. This process was also greatly accelerated by the pandemic. At the centre of the change is the ever-increasing digitalisation of a wide variety of work processes. The changes in the world of work are also changing the way we work. The focus…




PDF Days 2022 – Outlook Topic Block 3: Technology

Here you will find an overview of the planned upcoming contributions at the PDF Days 2022 in Berlin, which are organised by the PDF Association. The workshops and presentations at the event have already been divided into three thematic blocks in preparation. This means that visitors can easily find their way around and select the…




PDF Days 2022 – Outlook Topic Block 2: Implementation

Since the various workshops and presentations have been divided into three different thematic blocks by the PDF Association, we have compiled a short overview for each topic. There will be many presentations on the three topics of practical experience, implementation and technology. Here you will find all the presentations that are currently planned in the…




PDF Days 2022 – Outlook Topic Block 1 – Experiences from the field

Our detailed overview of the three topics The event was divided by the PDF Association into three blocks: Practical Experiences, Implementation and Technology. There will be some exciting contributions to each topic area. Here you will find an overview of all topics. In the “Experience” block of topics, some concrete practical examples and areas of…




Event tip: PDF Days Europe 2022

The PDF Association has just announced that PDF Days Europe will take place again in September 2022. As usual, a varied and well-organized program is planned. The PDF Days will take place in Berlin on September 12 and 13, 2022. As a live event unique to everyone working in the PDF environment, PDF Days will…




Advantages of a PDF solution for business

What should the ideal PDF application look like as a business solution and what is it good for? Most companies rely on the proven PDF format for the use and storage of data. In addition to the ability to use digital signatures and PDF/A as an ISO standard, the reliability and cross-platform use of the…




20 years of PDF/X – From PDF/X-1a to PDF/X-6

Today’s current standard PDF/X-6 was developed to meet the future complex PDF print publishing workflows from content creation to rendering and finishing as well as current workflows. In the meantime, the first ISO PDF/X standard is already 20 years old. In this second part, we will discuss the various sub-formats of PDF/X that have been…




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…