A broadly recognized archiving standard would allow the preservation of electronic records in a consistent format, and Adobe's portable document format (PDF) may be the answer.
What does PDF stand for?
PDF stands for Portable Document Format (Adobe Acrobat)
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Through the combination of XML, HTML and secure electronic forms in the Portable Document Format (PDF), the updated software enables businesses and governments to improve data capture processes beyond the firewall.
com, Software, $2,495 This server application adds security and authentication capabilities to Portable Document Format files.
If users create Adobe Portable Document Format files in Acrobat 5.
Publishers can re-purpose content and streamline workflows, and output to Adobe PostScript language and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
Additional educational materials, available in Microsoft Word and Adobe portable document format (PDF), include descriptive module overviews, outlines, and summaries of the video information that may be printed and distributed.