Adobe has expressed interest in making the movement of digital document files more open, and having their format (PDF), being the popular standard. PDF"s will soon become the international standard for electronic documents after Adobe handed over the copyright to ISO.
"By releasing the full PDF specification for ISO standardization, we are reinforcing our commitment to openness", says Kevin Lynch, CTO at Adobe.
Most businesses use PDFs as the main way of transitioning from paper to electronic documentation, and now a slew of new readers, writers and development tools for the format will likely be unveiled in the near future thanks to the move.
The new PDF standard is called ISO 32000-1.