EFI Achieves New Industry Standard Certification for VDP Workflow Interoperability

In a recent study, industry research firm InfoTrends predicted 24.8 percent CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) for the Print on Demand Variable Data Market through 2010. PPML is an open, interoperable, device-independent XML (extensible markup language)-based standard that enables the widespread use of personalized print applications in high volumes. The new certification provides a means for PPML “producers” to confirm that output from their products is compatible with PPML “consumer” devices, such as the EFI Fiery platform. Certification boosts PPML effectiveness by ensuring VDP workflow interoperability. This certification follows EFI’s having achieved 100 percent success across PODi’s PPML test suite, published last year.