Industry Expert Assesses Adobe Systems Submission of PDF to ISO

Document Solutions' CEO Duff Johnson provides analysis of Adobe's recent announcement that it would release the PDF format for ISO standardization via AIIM's standards process. The article includes quotes from industry veterans as well as a detailed Q&A with Adobe Systems' Director of Product Management.

Boston, MA (PRWeb) March 2, 2007 -- Per a recent announcement, Adobe Systems plans to release the 1.7 PDF Reference to an AIIM Standards Committee for industry standardization with the goal of acceptance as a new ISO standard.

In an article published on Planet PDF, the leading online resource for PDF technology, industry veteran Duff Johnson provides analysis and prescription regarding this move.

The article quotes noted 3rd party industry veterans and includes a detailed Q&A with Adobe Systems' Director of Product Management, Sarah Rosenbaum.

About Duff Johnson

Founder and CEO of Boston-based Document Solutions, Inc. (DSI), Duff Johnson has worked with hundreds of decision-makers and developers worldwide to create and implement business and publishing solutions using PDF technology.

Johnson currently chairs AIIM's PDF/Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA) Standards Committee. He writes numerous feature articles on electronic document tools and technologies for online and print publications as well as the "PDF Perspective" blog on AcrobatUsers.com.

More Information:

Read "PDF goes to ISO: The Road Ahead" on Planet PDF

http://www.planetpdf.com/enterprise/article.asp?ContentID=PDF_goes_to_ISO_-_The_road_ahead&page=0

Adobe Systems Announcement

http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200701/012907OpenPDFAIIM.html

AIIM

http://www.aiim.org

Planet PDF

http://www.planetpdf.com

Duff Johnson's Blog on AcrobatUsers.com

http://www.acrobatusers.com/blogs/duffjohnson/

Document Solutions, Inc.

http://www.document-solutions.com

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