International Conference: Why PDF/A Is Essential

This year's event once again highlighted the growing importance of PDF/A.​

International projects and the conference itself show that this format is becoming the global standard for long-term archiving. As PDF/A adoption grows, the PDF/A Competence Center continues to gain members. At the conference, the association welcomed T-Systems as its 100th member.

Conference takeaways​

PDF/A is a file format for long-term archiving of digital documents and is recommended by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It has established itself worldwide as a standard for long-term archiving. Over time, the format has been further developed to improve usability. Today, there are three forms of the ISO standard.

For more and more companies and public institutions, introducing PDF/A is no longer the key question, as summarized by Harald Grumser, Chairman of the Competence Center. The focus is on selecting the right implementation paths and strategies. In that context, user reports from different industries were an excellent source of information for conference participants.

We strongly recommend the conference and accompanying exhibition to anyone interested in this topic.

What is long-term archiving? LTA refers to capturing, storing, and preserving information for durable availability. Long-term archiving means developing strategies that can handle technological change and fast innovation cycles.