By Dietrich von Seggern – There are numerous tools on the market, including freeware, with which users can create PDFs. But are the results always satisfactory? Not always, as it can happen that a certain PDF file can be opened with one reader and not with another.

In addition, the PDF format is not suitable for long-term archiving. Invoices or other documents that have to be stored for decades should therefore be stored in PDF/A format in the ECM system. The ECM system also uses appropriate mechanisms to ensure that documents are stored unchangeably, as required by law.

Numerous ECM providers, therefore, already integrate our PDF/A technology via an SDK (Software Development Kit). Their users can then – integrated into their document processes – create PDF/A files or check their conformity. Read more: