Leading PDF/A-1b Validation Offered as Free Online Service

Solid Documents launches PDF/A-1b validation service for free!

Redmond, Washington, December 1, 2008. Solid Documents, a leading provider of document utility products, today announced the release of a free online service for validating PDF files for PDF/A-1b compliance.

Solid Documents is a member of the PDF/A Competence Center, a cooperation between numerous world-leading companies and experts in PDF technology. PDF/A-1b is an ISO Standard for using the PDF format for the long-term archiving of electronic documents. Not all PDF files meet this ISO 19005-1: PDF/A-1b standard. Our new free online service will analyze your PDF files for compliance and send you a report. No software to install, no hassle, and instant results.

Our free online service, Free PDF Validator, uses the industry leading PDF/A validator from Solid PDF Tools. Solid PDF Tools can do much more than PDF/A validation. Other key features of Solid PDF Tools include:

• PDF to PDF/A. Convert existing normal or image PDF files into fully searchable ISO 19005-1 compliant archivable documents.
• Archive Using PDF/A. Create PDF/A-1b documents which are fully compliant with ISO 19005-1 archiving standards.
• PDF to Word Conversion. Convert your PDF files to Microsoft® Word documents for easy editing.
• Scan to PDF. Scan paper documents into archivable PDF/A-1b documents. Searchable thanks to OCR text layer.
• TIFF to PDF. Convert legacy scanned TIFF documents into fully searchable and archivable PDF/A-1b documents.
• PDF Creation. Simply drag and drop. Easily create PDFs from your documents. WYSIWYG user interface.
• Quality Conversions. No need to waste hours reformatting and reworking your files.
• WYSIWYG Content Extraction. Convert selected tables or images from a PDF file. Creates tables in Word or Excel or image files.
• Batch-Process Conversions. Save time by using batch conversion palettes in the UI or using scripts from the command line.

About Solid Documents:

Solid Documents is a leading provider of easy-to-use document utility tools, including Solid Converter® PDF, Solid PDF Tools, Solid Converter® DWG, Solid Capture, and other products. The company creates an array of affordable document conversion, image capturing, and digital editing products that are backed by superior customer service and support. Company success can be attributed to one fundamental design principle: Keep it simple.

Trademark reference: Solid Converter and the Solid Converter logo are trademarks of Solid Documents, LLC in the United States and other countries. All other company names or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners. The statements in this press release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with market trends, and competitive factors. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.