Adobe Acrobat 10.1 fully supports PDF/A-2

Berlin, 6 July 2011 - The new version of Adobe Acrobat 10.1 is well prepared for the official release of PDF/A-2; thanks to the contribution of callas software GmbH, who developed the Preflight tool. Users can already check their documents for Acrobat PDF/A compliance with Acrobat X. In the update some final modifications to the standard which is now pubsliched were integrated. Therefore, this free update is recommended for all Adobe-X user using PDF/A.

Since 1997, callas software provides technology for validation and correction of PDF files to Adobe. The Berlin-based software house is the developer of the Preflight module that since version 8 of Acrobat allows for converting and checking of PDF/A-1. The software is also internally used for example when a regular PDF is saved as PDF/A.

With PDF/A-2 a new standard is ready for use. It is based on the PDF format version 1.7 and compared to PDF/A-1 it includes several new features. Acrobat 10 users can already check their files on PDF/A-2-conformity. In version 10.1, these features are brought up to date according to the final version of the recently published standard text.

About callas software

callas software finds simple ways to handle complex PDF challenges. As a technology innovator, callas software develops and markets PDF technology for publishing, print production, document exchange and document archiving. callas software helps agencies, publishing companies and printers to meet the challenges they face by providing software to preflight, correct and repurpose PDF files for print production and electronic publishing.

Businesses and government agencies all over the world rely on callas software’s future-proof, fully PDF/A compliant archiving products.

In addition, callas software technology is available as a programming library (SDK) for developers with a need for PDF optimization, validation and correction. Software vendors such as Adobe®, Quark®, Xerox® and many others have recognised the quality and flexibility provided by these callas tools and have incorporated them into their solutions.

callas software actively supports international standards and has been participating in ISO, CIP4, the European Color Initiative, the PDF/A Competence Center and the Ghent PDF Workgroup. In addition, callas software is a founding member of the PDF/A Competence Center and in October 2010, Olaf Drümmer became its chairman.

callas software is based in Berlin, Germany. For more info, please visit www.callassoftware.com.

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