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News Release from: Global Graphics Software
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 July 2007
Meeting Progresses XML Paper
Specification
The first ECMA International Technical Committee (TC46) meeting has been staged by Global Graphics Software.
Led by its chairman, Global Graphics' chief technology officer Martin Bailey, the TC46 committee met at Queens' College, Cambridge (UK) to begin work on producing a formal industry standard for the XML Paper Specification, the new print and document format introduced by Microsoft with Windows Vista In addition to Global Graphics Software the TC46 committee comprises representatives from Autodesk, Brother Industries, Canon, Ecma International, Fujifilm, Fujitsu Labs, Hewlett-Packard, Konica Minolta Holdings, Lexmark International and Microsoft Corporation
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 6 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition, Panasonic, Quality Logic, Ricoh, Software Imaging, Toshiba Corporation, Xerox Corporation and Zoran are also members.
TC 46 was created at the ECMA International General Assembly on June 28.
ECMA believes that the standardisation of XPS will enable users to enjoy the benefits the technology provides through a number of electronic paper scenarios.
They include improved document archiving, better integration between document peripherals and applications and improved print performance and fidelity.
That will be provided with the assurance that implementations from multiple vendors will be completely inter-operable, said ECMA.
Martin Bailey commented: "TC46 has agreed the methodology we will be using to develop a fully documented and unambiguous standard for an XML-based electronic paper format.
We've also laid out our roadmap for the months to come.
All in all, our first meeting was very constructive and achieved all of its objectives." He added that Global Graphics has played a prominent role in the development and launch of the XPS specification.
Global Graphics' expertise and engineering capability were factors in the company being chosen by Microsoft in 2003 to provide consultation services on the XPS specification, as well as to develop a prototype and a print reference XPS RIP for Microsoft.
Global Graphics offers a range of XPS RIPs and XPS file conversion tools that include XPS RIPs to drive print devices and MFPs, as well as production digital presses and pre-press equipment.
The company also provides a conversion library to convert between XPS and other page description languages, including PostScript, PCL, and PDF for use in printer drivers, print workflows and a range of non-print applications and services.
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