PDF/A for ISO compliant long-term archiving

In fall 2005, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) designated PDF/A as a standard for long-term archiving. This standard provides assurance to companies and public agencies that documents archived in PDF/A format will maintain their appearance and accessibility regardless of which applications and systems were used to create them.

PDF/A is the ISO 19005-1 standard for long-term archiving, based on PDF format. It defines a specific profile for using PDF in long-term archiving. The syntax specifies in detail what content is allowed and what is not. These and other specifications are intended to ensure long-term readability of documents. Experts predict that the designation of PDF/A as an ISO standard will promote the popularity of that format and advantages such as full text search capabilities will lead to replacing TIFF in the near future.

Read the LuraTech PDF/A FAQ.

LuraTech is initiator and founding member of the PDF/A Competence Center.

What PDF/A solutions does LuraTech offer?

LuraTech offers different products for the creation of PDF/A compliant files from scanned documents:

• LuraDocument PDF Printer
  converts electronic documents into PDF/A compatible files from a wide range of applications
• LuraDocument PDF Validator
  checks PDF files for their compatibility with the PDF/A standard, available as Desktop or Command Line Tool
• LuraDocument PDF Compressor Desktop
  for distributed processing
• LuraDocument PDF Compressor Server
  for automated high-volume processing
• Exporter for KODAK Capture Software

What is the best way to use PDF/A?

Visit these events and learn more about LuraTech PDF/A solutions:

• March 4 - 9, 2008, Hanover: LuraTech at the CeBIT show, hall 3, booth A 29
• April 10 + 11, 2008, Amsterdam: 1st International PDF/A Conference
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