Simon DeWitt wrote:
> We were discussing PDF and not PDF/A.
> PDF was an open standard before. The problem with the PDF format is that
> it is just too unstable. 
> Adobe is trying to add more bells and whistles to it all the time, which
> requires them to modify the format accordingly.
> A Format that is as volatile as the PDF Format should not be used for
> long-term records storage.
>
> Furthermore you can achieve word context searching with TIFF files also.
> All you need to do is to have a OCR TXT rendition of your TIFF file in
> your EDRMS.
>
> PDF/A is a pretty new standard which I don't have a lot experience with,
> but believe that PDF/A is not as readily available as TIFF 6.0. Imaging
> software's can scan records into a TIFF 6.0 format out of the Box and
> all new computers come with a viewer that can view TIFF 6.0.
>
> TIFF 6.0 is a format that has proven itself over time, meanwhile PDF/A
> has the promise of becoming that format in the future.
>
> For *now* the TIFF 6.0 format seems to be the cheaper more reliable
> format.
>   
PDF is like TIFF - There are lots of flavors.
Even within a version, there are many options!
YOU choose the flavor when you create it.
(I started to ramble on, but I shan't.)
cheers
Jay


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