PPML Certification
News: Eight companies successfully complete PPML
Certification, validating their ability to produce and consume high-quality
interoperable PPML files. More than 30 unique combinations of certified PPML
producer and consumer will now work together. PPML is the interoperability
standard for variable data print production.
PPML Certified Producer products
PPML Certified Consumer products
What PPML Certification means to you
PPML certification testing provides independent verification of
compliance with the PPML/GA standard. PPML certified producers confirm
output from their products is compatible with certified PPML certified
consumer devices. It boosts PPML performance by ensuring end-to-end workflow
interoperability.
"For PPML to deliver the expected performance gains,
producing and consuming devices must implement it correctly. PPML
Certification was developed as a test methodology to ensure companies'
products fully comply with the documented standard," said James Mekis, PODi
Director of Technology. "Users gain the security of knowing that
interoperability has been tested, and their PPML workflow will perform as
expected today, and in the future."
PPML gives print service providers (PSPs) more flexibility in assembling
workflow to support their customers, unlike other proprietary print stream
formats that may limit them to specific vendors. Within the framework of
this open standard, PSPs can select best-in-class components with assurance
of compatibility across the configuration.
PPML Certified Producer products:
PPML Certified Consumer products:
- HP SmartStream
Production Pro Print Server, version 3.2
- Océ PRISMAproduction Server, version 4.0
- Punch Graphix Xeikon
X-800 DFE, version 2.0
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Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server 6.0 (service pack 2 software), part of
Xerox's FreeFlow® Digital Workflow Collection
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EFI Fiery® Server-driven printers manufactured by Canon, Fuji Xerox,
IKON, Kodak Versamark, Konica Minolta, Oce, Ricoh and Xerox. (Fiery®,
version 8, release 2).
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