Global Graphic Demonstrates Native Printing of New Microsoft Print and Document Format.SEATTLE -- Global Graphics' live WinHEC demonstrations introduce new generation of RIP (Raster Image Processor See RIP. Remember... try the acronym first! (application, printer) Raster Image Processor - (RIP) A device (usually hardware but can be software) that takes a Page Description Language description of a page and converts it into a bitmap for printing. ) technology A live demonstration of next generation printing in the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. , code-named "Longhorn The code name for the Windows Vista operating system. After the client version was renamed "Vista" in 2005, Longhorn referred to the server version until it was officially named Windows Server 2008 in May of 2007. See Windows Vista. ", is presented today at WinHEC, the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference The Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) is the annual software developer-oriented trade show and business conference where Microsoft elaborates on its hardware plans for Microsoft Windows-compatible PCs. and its companion conference Windows Driver DevCon, by Global Graphics (Euronext: GLOG), developers of technology for open document and print solutions. At both the WinHEC and Windows Driver DevCon conferences, Global Graphics' chief technology officer, Dr. Adrian Ford, presents native printing of Microsoft's new print and document format, code-named "Metro". Dr. Ford demonstrates the advantages users gain when sending a "Metro" document to a print device that consumes "Metro" natively, without conversion to another intermediary format. Unveiled today at WinHEC by Microsoft Corp., "Metro" is an open XML-based format that is used in document workflows and allows users to share, print and archive paginated-layout documents. As a Page Description Language A high-level language for commanding a printer to print text and graphics on a page. The two major languages are Adobe's PostScript and HP's PCL, which are device independent and supported by most every printer. (PDL See page description language. 1. PDL - Page Description Language. 2. PDL - Program Design Language. 3. PDL - Push Down List. 4. PDL - Dave Lebling, one of the co-authors of Zork. ), "Metro" will offer significantly improved screen-to-print fidelity to meet knowledge worker demand for documents rich in graphics content as well as the high fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high needs of the digital imaging marketplace. At the heart of Global Graphics' demonstrations is its new Raster Image Processor (RIP), which takes text and images that comprise the "Metro" document and converts them into a high-quality raster form for printed output. Global Graphics has been developing core technology to support this new print architecture since 2003. At WinHEC and Windows Driver DevCon the Company is demonstrating its implementation of a true native "Metro" raster image processor (RIP) as part of a print controller. Native consumption is the recommended route for implementing support for "Metro" because the best printing experience is provided when information is retained in the "Metro" format for as long as possible, without converting to an intermediate or device dependent form. Live demonstrations of native "Metro" printing will also run in Global Graphics booth at the WinHEC Expo. The company is currently working with software and hardware vendors to implement complete solutions for "Metro" within the Windows print subsystem and beyond. These solutions are based on the core technology that Global Graphics has developed and will include: --RIP solutions for high performance print workflows and for low resource embedded scenarios; --Rendering technology that brings added flexibility and performance to the driver for use in host-based systems for converting "Metro" to raster; and, --Scalable solutions to enable "Metro" support across product families. Current print devices do not support "Metro." Independent hardware vendors (IHVs) will need to enable support for "Metro" in their products to ensure that users benefit from the advantages and enhanced features that "Metro" provides. At WinHEC, Global Graphics is offering IHVs a variety of "Metro" support including training and full implementation services. Global Graphics has a long history of providing cross-platform, high-performance software. The Company's technology is integral to products produced by printer manufacturers, document companies, and systems integrators worldwide. In particular, it specialises in technology for processing Page Description Languages and has worked with PostScript(R) since 1986, and with the Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. ) since its introduction in 1993. Notes to Editors A White Paper entitled "Supporting 'Metro' for Printing Devices" outlines Global Graphics' presentation at WInHEC and Driver DevCon and is available at http://globalgraphics.com/ Trademarks Global Graphics, the smarter alternative, Harlequin, the Harlequin logo, are trademarks of Global Graphics Software Ltd. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other brand and product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. |
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