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New Document Lifecycle Opportunities

N. Gregg Brown

Lead Program Manager Digital Documentsgreggb @ microsoft.com

Microsoft Corporation

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Session OutlineSession Outline

What is ³Metro´?

Document Lifecycle Support

Originate

Manage

ProcessPrint, Archive, View

Using Metro to Add Value to DocumentWorkflows

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Session GoalsSession Goals

You should leave this session with:

An overview of the new document technologies inWindows codenamed ³Longhorn´ and WinFX

How these technologies support your customer¶sdocument workflows

New ideas about how you can use the technologies toEnhance your products, and

Add value to your customer¶s document workflows

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Open XML/ZIP Format: MetroOpen XML/ZIP Format: Metro

Metro PackageMetro PackageOrganized storage of adocument's parts

Common Services

Any content

³Electronic Paper´

Paginated, visualrepresentation

Core of next generationprint architecture inLonghorn

Native Avalon print output

Reach PackageReach Package

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Word DocumentWord Document

(.doc)(.doc)

ConsumeConsume in driver in driver

or or directly in printer directly in printer

as a PDLas a PDL

PublishPublish asas

Reach PackageReach Package

Print Print to printer to printer

(Metro spool file)(Metro spool file)

Metro ReachMetro Reach

Package is ais a

documentdocument

format, a spoolformat, a spool

file and a pagefile and a pagedescriptiondescription

language (PDL)language (PDL)

Metro: Consistent FormatMetro: Consistent Format

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What is Microsoft Planning to Deliver?What is Microsoft Planning to Deliver?

APIs to support document workflow integration

Metro Package APIMetro Package Rights Management API

Reach Package API

Save As Reach Package API

DocumentViewer Control

Platform viewer for fixed digital documentsWinFX Viewer

Supports Metadata, Rights Management (RM),DigSig

Print driver for easy document publishing

Publish to disk

Improved print subsystem built around MetroNative spool file format

Win for Win for

onghorn,onghorn,

P, Server P, Server 20032003

onghornonghorn

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ManageManage

ArchiveArchive

ViewView

PrintPrint

OriginateOriginate

Metro Package: a convention for storing

related data in ZIP that can be used for any application content

Metro Reach Package: XML ³electronicpaper´ for print, archive, and view

Metro opens newbusiness opportunitythroughout workflow

ProcessProcess

DocumentWorkflow SupportDocumentWorkflow Support

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Originate: Start with a MetroOriginate: Start with a Metro--Based WorkflowBasedWorkflow

Use print-to-disk driver to save a Reach packageto disk from any Windows application

Direct output from applications

Web, Line of Business (LOB), Enterprise

New desktop applicationsScan to Reach Package

Add Metro at the beginning of the workflowfor later document management

Signatures, metadata, RM

At the device and/or in value-add software

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Demo:Scan to Email using Metro Reach Format

Xerox Corporation

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Manage a Library of Metro and Reach DocumentsManage a Library of Metro and Reach Documents

Document management applications

can manage any Metro fileUse Metro Package APIs to

Retrieve or set coredocument properties

Validate document andset digital signatures

Rights manage documents

Search in content, core properties

Use Reach Package APIs to:

Process pages, images, signatures in documents or spool filesRemember, Metro/Reach package is platform-independent XML

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Process in Metro Print PathProcess in Metro Print Path

Metro-enabled devices and drivers allow value

added processing in the print pathAdd content to pages: barcodes, watermarks,header/footer, lightweight variable data

Job accounting: job summaries, job charges

Add cover pages

Assemble/burst print jobs

PrintTicket in Metro defines job instance

Uniform print processing definition

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Print, View and Archive From the Same FilePrint, View and Archive From the Same File

Superior print performance

Reduced file sizes

Better rendering of gradientsand transparencies

Platform format for archive

Freely licensed, documented XML

Human readable

Tightly scoped content set

Platform viewer to accessprint or archive filesindependent of originating application

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DemoPrint Using Metro Reach as a PDL

Fuji Xerox Engineers for the Xerox Group

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Using Metro to Add Value toUsing Metro to Add Value toDocumentWorkflowsDocumentWorkflows

Hypothetical insurance claim processing betweenremote agent, central office and customer service

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Scan to MetroScan to Metro

Claim agent inserts smart card and scans claim

Scanner creates Reach Package and signs with agent¶s certificate

Scanner communicates via secure http to scan server

Scan server assigns ³read´ permission to agent, and

³edit´ to document server

ManageManage

riginateriginate

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Process ClaimProcess Claim

ProcessProcess

Document application processes scanned claim

Opens and validates signature

Assigns GUID and adds to core properties

OCRs scan

Sends data to claims application

Archives claim

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Print and ArchivePrint and Archive

Application prints settlement offer as Reach Package«

«adds claim from archive and sends to printer andarchive

Print driver adds invisible barcode requested inPrintTicket to settlement offer for return processing

ArchiveArchive

ender ender

ProcessProcess

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View From ArchiveView From Archive

Customer calls with question about settlement,

underwriter views actual print file

ViewView

ArchiveArchive

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Metro in DocumentWorkflowMetro in DocumentWorkflow

Metro Package provides consistent processing

information for documentsCore properties and metadata

Digital Signatures

Rights Management

Reach Package is a clean, safe andeasy-to-create format for print, archive and view

All based on XML and ZIP for easy processing

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Community ResourcesCommunity Resources

Windows Hardware & Driver Central (WHDC)

www.microsoft.com/whdc/default.mspx

Technical Communities

www.microsoft.com/communities/products/default.mspx

Non-Microsoft Community Sites

www.microsoft.com/communities/related/default.mspx

Microsoft Public Newsgroups

www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups

Technical Chats and Webcasts

www.microsoft.com/communities/chats/default.mspxwww.microsoft.com/webcasts

Microsoft Blogs

www.microsoft.com/communities/blogs

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Additional ResourcesAdditional ResourcesCommunity Sites

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/default.mspx

MSDN Developer Community Chats:Windows Printer Driver Developmenthttp://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/transcripts/windows/windows_092104.aspx

Windows Drivers: Printer Drivershttp://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/windows/windows_101602.asp

Windows Drivers Printing and Networkinghttp://msdn.microsoft.com/chats/windows/windows_022002.asp

Web resourcesWinFXhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/

WS-Devices Profile

http://msdn.microsoft.com/webservices/understanding/specs/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnglobspec/html/devprof.aspPrinter Working Group

http://www.pwg.org

WHDC Printing home page: http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/print/default.mspx

WHDC Still Imaging / WIA home page:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device/stillimage/default.mspx

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Additional ResourcesAdditional Resources

E-mail

For developer print questions: prninfo @ microsoft.com

For developer scan questions: wiainfo @ microsoft.com

For developer color questions: mscolor @ microsoft.com

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