# Press Release: The Imaging Source Announces Its PDF/A Activities > The next version of TX Text Control will support creating and converting documents to ISO 19005-1 compliant PDF/A format from DOCX, DOC, and RTF sources. The PDF/A standard targets long-term electronic archiving, and the release is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009. - **Author:** Bjoern Meyer - **Published:** 2008-10-09 - **Modified:** 2026-07-17 - **Description:** The next version of TX Text Control will support creating and converting documents to ISO 19005-1 compliant PDF/A format from DOCX, DOC, and RTF sources. The PDF/A standard targets long-term electronic archiving, and the release is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009. - **1 min read** (171 words) - **Tags:** - Press Release - **Web URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/10/09/press-release-the-imaging-source-announces-its-pdfa-activities/ - **LLMs URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/10/09/press-release-the-imaging-source-announces-its-pdfa-activities/llms.txt - **LLMs-Full URL:** https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2008/10/09/press-release-the-imaging-source-announces-its-pdfa-activities/llms-full.txt --- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECharlotte, NC, United States(October 9, 2008)- The Microsoft Visual Studio industry partner, and software component vendor, The Imaging Source announces its activities in the PDF/A market. With the next version of the word processing component TX Text Control, PDF/A documents can be created or converted from the industry standard formats Office Open XML (DOCX), MS Word (DOC) and Rich Text Format (RTF). The ISO 19005-1:2005 standard defines a format for long-term electronic archiving of documents. This standard is becoming more and more important due to legal provisions and uniform requirements. Additionally, it enables software companies to promote a supported standard to create PDF documents. The software component, TX Text Control, enables developers to easily integrate PDF/A creation or conversion into their business applications. Validity and verifiability is very important when creating PDF documents. Using TX Text Control, developers can be sure they are creating valid PDF/A documents by using a widely spread, reusable software component. The final version is announced for the first quarter of 2009. --- ## About Bjoern Meyer As CEO, Bjoern is the visionary behind our strategic direction and business development, bridging the gap between our customers and engineering teams. His deep passion for coding and web technologies drives the creation of innovative products. If you're at a tech conference, be sure to stop by our booth - you'll most likely meet Bjoern in person. With an advanced graduate degree (Dipl. Inf.) in Computer Science, specializing in AI, from the University of Bremen, Bjoern brings significant expertise to his role. In his spare time, Bjoern enjoys running, paragliding, mountain biking, and playing the piano. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjoernmeyer/) - [X](https://x.com/txbjoern) - [GitHub](https://github.com/bjoerntx) --- ## Related Posts - [ComponentSource Announces Master Distribution Agreement for Text Control in Japan and South Korea](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/06/06/componentsource-announces-master-distribution-agreement-for-text-control-in-japan-and-south-korea/llms.txt) - [Text Control and Appeon Announce Expanded Partnership to Enable Enterprise Document Processing for PowerBuilder Users](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2022/05/10/text-control-and-appeon-expanded-partnership/llms.txt) - [Press Release: Text Control and Appeon Sign Agreement](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2019/05/29/press-release-text-control-and-appeon-sign-agreement/llms.txt) - [Press Release: TX Text Control X15 and TX Spell .NET 7.0 Released](https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2017/12/13/press-release-tx-text-control-x15-and-tx-spell-net-70-released/llms.txt) - 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