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March 14, 2005 XML And PDF-A Will Reign As Future Document Archive Formats by Robert Markham with Connie Moore, Colin Teubner	Average: 9  (1 rating)

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Executive Summary

XML and PDF-A will become the dominant document formats for archiving by 2008. The current prevalent archiving format standards, tagged image file format (TIFF) and portable document format (PDF), are too limiting because of the increasing need to support compliance and electronic discovery. TIFF and PDF are strongly focused on providing an electronic format that is equivalent in appearance to a physical document. But the need for physical equivalent reproduction will become less prevalent as the volume of digitally created documents skyrockets and enterprises address long-term records management needs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Why Document Archiving Formats Matter
• Current Archive Formats Are Extremely Limited
• New Formats On The Horizon Provide Greater Business Value
• The Archive Format Selected Must Be Driven By Business Use Case

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Put A Strategic Focus On PDF-A And XML For Archival Purposes

WHAT IT MEANS

• Office Document Formats Will Move To XML
• Related Research Documents

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