PDF Association
| Association for Digital Document Standards e. V. (PDFA) |
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| legal form | e. V. |
| purpose | Introduction and implementation of international standards for PDF technology |
| Seat | Berlin, Germany |
| founding | 2006
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| place | Berlin |
| executive Director | Thomas Zellmann |
| Members | More than 140 members in more than 20 countries |
| Organization type | Association |
| Website | www.pdfa.org |
The PDF Association promotes open, standardized, electronic file formats for documents based on PDF . The association offers opportunities for further training, development and the exchange of experience for various interest groups worldwide. Users, developers and manufacturers in the areas of enterprise content management (ECM) and document management (DMS), as well as in organizations and authorities, receive support in the planning and implementation of PDF technologies.
The PDF Association works with the ISO (International Organization for Standardization) on standardization. Through a Category A liaison with ISO TC 171 and ISO TC 130, the association is actively involved in the development of all ISO standards for PDF.
history
In 2006 the association was initially established as a PDF / A Competence Center on the initiative of the Association for Digital Document Standards e. V. (ADDS) founded. Initially, the focus was on the PDF / A standard for long-term archiving and its implementation in libraries, authorities and in industry. In September 2011 the association opened to all PDF standard formats.
The PDF Association maintains international country groups in countries and regions such as Benelux , Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, North America, Switzerland and Spain.
Goal setting
The PDF Association aims to provide software vendors with information and resources on the various international PDF standards to help them get the most out of their investment in PDF technology. These include:
- Promotion of PDF applications for digital documents based on open standards as well as the
- Promotion through knowledge transfer, know-how and the exchange of experiences for all interest groups worldwide.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Flyer about the PDF Association . Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ PDF Association: About Us . Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ↑ PDF / A Competence Center Expands to PDF Association to Cover ALL Open International Standards for PDF . Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ PDF Association: About Us . Retrieved February 13, 2019.