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New printing protocol coming to Longhorn

Today at WinHec 2005 Keynote, Microsoft announced a new printing technology that will be part of Longhorn, it is codenamed: METRO.

"Metro offers a unified framework to address the growing use of electronic document-based workflows, and inclusion of advanced graphics and extended color information in everyday documents and Web applications. “Metro” offers an open document format that uses Extensible Markup Language (XML), a public standard for exchanging data between disparate systems, and other current, industry standards to create a modern, cross-platform document and imaging technologies. “Metro” simplifies creation, sharing, printing, viewing and archiving of digital documents, while also improving image fidelity and print performance.(continue at source)



  
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