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axaio software launches new company logo & website!

Axaio software, developer of solutions for PDF creation, printing and content correction workflows for the publishing and printing markets as well as for the creation of tagged, accessible PDF documents, presents their new company logo. With the new branding, a new website design has also been introduced: www.axaio.com . The website as well as the product logos were given a fresh and modern look . The product colors have remained the same in order to maintain the recognition value for customers

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Apr 4, 2019

Beuth Verlag (since April 2024 “DIN Media”) trusts callas software for quality assurance of PDF/A files

Berlin, March 26, 2019 - Beuth Verlag has introduced pdfaPilot and pdfToolbox solutions from callas software for the automated quality validation of PDF/A files. Both products ensure that the DIN standards published by Beuth Verlag comply with the ISO standards and are therefore suitable for long-term archiving. At the same time, a high degree of automation has significantly reduced the amount of manual work required. Beuth Verlag produces thousands of standards every year. Beuth Verlag, based i

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Mar 26, 2019

Dietrich von Seggern

Do PDF/A and Enterprise Content Management systems complement each other (perfectly)?

With Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems, companies can better distribute information, collaboratively edit documents, digitally archive or simply retrieve information faster. This is particularly successful if files are stored in a suitable format that reflects the typical requirements for processing documents. So, what is the first choice of document format here? There are numerous tools on the market, including freeware, with which users can create PDFs. But are the results of this al

Mar 20, 2019

callas software presents solution for auto-scalable & pay-per-use environments

Berlin, March 15, 2019 – callas software, a leading provider of automated PDF quality assurance and archiving solutions, presents the callas License Server, a product that addresses the needs of a modern, cloud-based world. Conceived with cloud infrastructure in mind, it introduces a more dynamic way of licensing processing capacity based on peak performance. The callas License Server fits in callas’ long-standing tradition to provide a maximum of flexibility when it comes to the use and deploym

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Mar 15, 2019

Akash Choudhary

What can you do with pdfToolbox's 'Decorate' feature?

Do you know that the Switchboard actions under 'Decorate' let you place a range of different object types or even pages within a PDF in no time. We receive tons of support queries about placing text, fold marks, page numbers or dates to adding empty pages, divider pages or summary pages. In addition, customers who knew about these Actions didn't really know that multiple files can be handled using 'Batch' processing, a reason good enough to write this blog post. Let's dive deep into it! The Swit

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Mar 6, 2019

Registration opens for callas software’s PDF Camp

Berlin, February 26, 2019 – callas software, a leading provider of automated PDF quality assurance and archiving solutions, is organizing another PDF Camp. This time, it takes place in the Pfefferwerk at Christinenstraße 18/19 in Berlin on April 8-9, 2019. This established event is an opportunity for users to broaden their knowledge of the PDF format and callas software’s products. The focus is throughout on interaction and exchanging ideas. Together in small groups, attendees work on real-world

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Feb 26, 2019

David van Driessche

Why DeviceLink profiles should interest you

In version 10, pdfToolbox introduced support for a wide range of DeviceLink profiles. They can be used – for free – from within the Switchboard or using a fixup in a preflight profile. And they can be really interesting for your production work! Hold on! What are DeviceLink profiles? That, of course, is a good and essential question, and I need to explain it before I can explain why you could use them. ICC Profiles Let’s start with regular ICC profiles, something you should be at least somewhat

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Feb 20, 2019

Dietrich von Seggern

Understanding Overprint

When working with support cases the ones that are related to Overprint parameters in PDF are always very likely to surprise customers. This is due to the fact that the Overprint rules in PDF are - compared to other rules, let's say for transparency - much less intuitive. I think this is because Overprint was invented for PostScript and nothing has been changed in these rules for PDF. That means Overprint was defined when technology was much less powerful than today and its rules had to take into

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Feb 6, 2019

Dietrich von Seggern

How accessible is the documentation these days?

Today's world of Information Technology has opened the doors in many ways in order to integrate people with disabilities into our society. But there are a number of prerequisites that need to be met. PDF/UA standard for reading and editing documents and forms serves the same purpose to barrier-free PDF as served by a flattened curb or a stepless access to a wheelchair user. In PDF/UA (= Universal Accessibility), the specifications for barrier-free PDF documents are defined as an ISO standard. Wi

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Jan 23, 2019

New MadeToPrint version with feature extensions & improvements

Berlin – January 18, 2018 - axaio software, developer of solutions for PDF creation, printing and content correction workflows for the publishing and printing markets as well as for the creation of tagged, accessible PDF documents, announces the immediate availability of the new version 2.7.313 of its MadeToPrint output solution. With the current MadeToPrint version, two new feature enhancements as well as improvements for a more comfortable usage of MadeToPrint have been introduced: Parameter O

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Jan 18, 2019

callas software presents a new update for pdfaPilot

Berlin, January 17, 2019 – callas software, a leading provider of automated PDF quality assurance and archiving solutions, today released version 8.1 of pdfaPilot. Among other things, this update provides users with new options for ordering pages, adding filters for automatically removing XMP metadata and an optimized tagging structure view. New options for ordering pages pdfaPilot had already included the ability to customize the order of pages within PDF files. Now, to assist users with repeti

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Jan 17, 2019

Dietrich von Seggern

How does PDF 2.0 affect the printing industry?

It's true that many developments in the printing industry have led to progressive automation of workflows, like increasing quality requirements, declining print runs and prices ... Perhaps the most important technology in this context is the PDF format acting as the carrier of the print data which plays a central role in the communication and application of color in the printing process. Nevertheless, against the background of these massive tectonic changes in the printing landscape, some cracks

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Jan 9, 2019

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