Microsoft’s XPS document standard sounds and looks a lot like Adobe’s industry-standard PDF format. But will it perform as well in the printing workflow? Two camps are already forming. Fans of XPS say it is better than PDF because the fonts ar

By Howie Fenton

To help understand the issues involved, we need to understand the previous technologies and motivations for a new solution. At WinHEC (Windows Hardware Engineering Conference) in 2005, Microsoft announced that its next generation Windows Operating System (then called Metro, now Windows Vista) would feature a new document and print format that would be closely integrated with the new Vista OS. The new format is part of a wider integrated document strategy for the Windows platform, which some in the industry see as pitted squarely against Adobe, the PDF format and the Acrobat platform.

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Howie Fenton is an independent consultant who focuses on analyzing/benchmarking the performance of printing operations. Fenton helps companies use metrics, best practices and workflow strategies to streamline operations. Call (720) 872-6339 or email howie@howiefentonconsulting.com

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