The AFP architecture provides the ability to represent documents in a data format that is independent of the methods used to capture or create them. Documents might contain combinations of text, images, graphics, and bar code objects in device-independent formats.

You can send the same document to a variety of destinations, including printers, without altering its format for the type of destination. Many methods exist by which you can generate Xerox LCDS and Metacode data streams and send them to Xerox printers. Now, you can send Xerox jobs directly to Infoprint XT without altering the applications that generate the jobs.

Infoprint XT converts the jobs, which you can then print on a wide variety of IPDS printers. For example, you can print the jobs on InfoPrint 4100 printers, which are nonimpact, all-points-addressable, laser electrophotographic printers. You can also print the jobs on InfoPrint 5000 printers, which are full-color printers using advanced ink-jet technology. These continuous-forms printers are ideal for the high volume, production printing environment. If your printing needs require cut-sheet printers, with several bins for a variety of paper stocks, you can print the jobs on supported IPDS cut-sheet printers, such as the InfoPrint Pro C900AFP printer.

For in-depth information about the presentation architectures, see AFP Consortium at www.afpcinc.org. For detailed information about InfoPrint printers, see Ricoh Production Print Solutions at http://rpp.ricoh-usa.com.