Making the Move to Variable Data Printing

Lower cost applications such as PrintSoft PreS, GMC PrintNet and Elixir DesignPro allow you to compose applications through a simple graphical user interface or through scripts. These applications require more skills and a better understanding of data formats, either from host-systems or large databases. But these tools are capable of producing PostScript or PDF and many other data streams, as well as AFP. Tools for building even more complex VDP applications and outputting AFP include offerings from Document Sciences, Group1, Exstream and ISIS Papyrus.