AFP Consortium update May 2009 AFP Consortium Incorporation

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 AFP Consortium update May 2009

AFP Consortium update May 2009

 AFP Consortium Incorporation

AFP Consortium Incorporation

Organizational Actions

Organizational Actions

AFP Consortium Members February 2009 23 (26) CORE MEMBERS ¨ IBM ¨ Info. Print

AFP Consortium Members February 2009 23 (26) CORE MEMBERS ¨ IBM ¨ Info. Print Solutions ¨ Isis ¨ MPI Tech ¨ Océ ¨ Streamserve ¨ Kodak ¨ Xerox ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ PARTICIPATING MEMBERS ¨ Asssentis ¨ CDP ¨ Cincom ¨ Compart ¨ Crawford ¨ CRE-DO Doc. Path Elixir GMC Lexmark Metavante Printsoft Punch. Graphix Sefas Solimar HP ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ¨ Copi ¨ LRS

Board of Directors Six Core Members were nominated for 5 open director positions. The

Board of Directors Six Core Members were nominated for 5 open director positions. The following directors were elected to serve a 1 year term through December 2009. üRoberto Anzola (ISIS - Board Director and R&D Manager) üPaul Gerelle (MPI Tech - Director) üDennis Ladd (Stream. Serve - President and CEO) üMichele Pracchi (Océ - Senior Vice President Corporate Software Development) v. James Porell (IBM - Distinguished Engineer; System z Business Development) Info. Print Solutions appointed the Founding Director üJeffrey Paterra (Info. Print Solutions - Sr. Vice President & General Manager, Technology & Solutions Development)

Officers The Board of Directors appointed the following AFPC Officers üPresident - Harry Lewis

Officers The Board of Directors appointed the following AFPC Officers üPresident - Harry Lewis (Info. Print Solutions) üSecretary - Harry Lewis (Info. Print Solutions) w/support from ü José La Rosa Ducato (Océ) üTreasurer - Paul Gerelle (MPI Tech)

 Consortium Architecture work

Consortium Architecture work

Architecture Architects Main architects from Info. Print Solutions Company. ØReinhard Hohensee: Overall AFP; MO:

Architecture Architects Main architects from Info. Print Solutions Company. ØReinhard Hohensee: Overall AFP; MO: DCA, PTOCA, GOCA ØHarry Lewis: phasing into Reinhard's work ØDave Stone: IPDS, BCOCA, FOCA ØDennis Carney: phasing into Dave's IPDS work ØNenad Rijavec: IOCA ØRoger Buis: AFP Line Data ØTim Towns (replaced Jean Aschenbrenner): CMOCA

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions Rationale Why do all this work? – The most important

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions Rationale Why do all this work? – The most important value proposition of an open AFP standard for customers is interoperability of products – The last time we tried to bring products up to a well-defined level of AFP compliance was with the MO: DCA IS/1 and IS/2 interchange set definitions in 1991!!

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions Current architecture activity • MO: DCA ACR 139 – AFPC

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions Current architecture activity • MO: DCA ACR 139 – AFPC Interchange Set: MO: DCA IS/3 • IPDS ACR 439 – IPDS Support for MO: DCA Interchange Set IS/3 • GOCA ACR 018: New Function Set Definition (GRS 3) • PTOCA ACR 018: New Function Set Definition (PT 4) • BCOCA ACR 060: BCD 2 Subset ***All ACRs currently at “Active” status***

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions - Should be IN the interchange set q q q

AFPC Interchange Set Definitions - Should be IN the interchange set q q q Image Container objects GOCA clockwise arcs CMOCA (!? ) - Should be OUT of the interchange set q q Functions that have limited scope, e. g. “saved pages”, UP 3 i Container objects that have limited use, e. g. PCX, PCL Container objects that require expensive RIP, e. g. PS/PDF (see unresolved) - Unresolved q q IOCA FS 11 (proposal to exclude, concern that the lack of grayscale will leave IS/3 in a poor position relative to PDF) CID-keyed fonts (proposal to remove did not reach consensus, requires revisit)

BCOCA Architecture status

BCOCA Architecture status

BCOCA Architecture - Status q Current specification -q q All BCOCA ACRs are written

BCOCA Architecture - Status q Current specification -q q All BCOCA ACRs are written against this document BCOCA Frequently Asked Questions document q q BCOCA Reference (S 544 -3766 -06), July 2006 Published on www. afpcolor. org Unpublished Final status architecture q Retired items will be identified in next edition q Small USPS Four-State bar code (BCOCA ACR 52) q Small Fixed-Size Bar Codes (BCOCA ACR 53) q Default Parameter-Value Recommendations (BCOCA ACR 54) q Desired Symbol Width Parameter (BCOCA ACR 55) q Miscellaneous Editorial Changes (BCOCA ACR 56) q ACRs at Verified Status – none q ACRs at Consensus Status – 3 q Architecture in process 2 q BCD 2 Subset ACR q Royal Mail RED TAG Bar Code ACR

BCOCA Architecture - Futures Potential new work q USPS Intelligent Mail Container Bar Code

BCOCA Architecture - Futures Potential new work q USPS Intelligent Mail Container Bar Code The United States Postal Service has defined a category called “Full Service” that requires use of three USPS-defined bar code types: q q 1. Intelligent Mail Barcode – already in BCOCA 2. Container Labels (uses Code 128 -subset B and C) – ACR needed? (for use on mailer-generated pallet, container, or rolling-stock labels) 3. Tray Labels (uses Interleaved 2 -of-5 and Code 128 subset C) – not needed Potential ACR solution summary: 1. Define a new modifier value for the Code 128 bar code type X’ 05’ – Intelligent Mail Container Barcode 2. BCOCA receiver must meet USPS symbology specifications (stay in subset b and c, x dimension between 15. 8 and 19. 5 mils, width less than 5 inches, etc. ) 3. “USPS SCAN REQUIRED” printed above the symbol 4. Identification bars above and below symbol 5. HRI with two blank spaces between each field Example on next slide

BCOCA Architecture - Futures Potential new work

BCOCA Architecture - Futures Potential new work

2009 meeting schedule ØFebruary 25 – 27 Boulder, Colorado hosted by Info. Print Solutions

2009 meeting schedule ØFebruary 25 – 27 Boulder, Colorado hosted by Info. Print Solutions ØJune 1 – 3 Toronto, Canada hosted by CDP ØWeek of September 28 Poing, Germany hosted by Océ

Thank you for listening ¨ Hvad kan vi / AFP Konsortiet gøre for dig?

Thank you for listening ¨ Hvad kan vi / AFP Konsortiet gøre for dig? ¡ ¡ ¡ ¨ Opsamle og viderebringe dine gode idéer til nye tiltag omkring AFP/IPDS. Oplyse dig om nye og kommende funktioner i AFP/IPDS arkitekturen. Spørgsmål – idéer: ¡ ¡ ¨ Lytte til dine erfaringer og problemer med AFP/IPDS. Sig frem her og nu. Email: KA@MPITech. com Eller klik ind på: www. afpcolor. org