<s>
Variable	B-Language
Data	I-Language
Intelligent	I-Language
Postscript	I-Language
Printware	I-Language
is	O
an	O
open	O
language	O
from	O
Xerox	O
that	O
enables	O
highest-performance	O
output	O
of	O
variable-data	O
PostScript	B-Language
documents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIPP	O
was	O
originally	O
called	O
XGF	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
simply	O
groups	O
of	O
PostScript	B-Language
dictionaries	O
which	O
provide	O
macros	O
that	O
simplify	O
writing	O
of	O
complex	O
PostScript	B-Language
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PostScript	B-Language
is	O
powerful	O
language	O
which	O
allows	O
variable	O
data	O
printing	O
and	O
personalization	O
of	O
the	O
data	O
stream	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xerox	O
developed	O
macro	O
procedures	O
in	O
PostScript	B-Language
language	I-Language
dictionaries	O
to	O
make	O
page	O
control	O
easier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
merge	O
a	O
graphic	O
form	O
with	O
the	O
data	O
stream	O
requires	O
an	O
understanding	O
of	O
PostScript	B-Language
commands	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Language
PostScript	I-Language
Language	O
Reference	O
Manual	O
(	O
PLRM	O
,	O
otherwise	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Red	O
book	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
VIPP	O
commands	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
PostScript	B-Language
commands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIPP	O
was	O
originally	O
written	O
by	O
couple	O
of	O
Xerox	O
systems	O
Analysts	O
in	O
Switzerland	O
to	O
enable	O
the	O
highest	O
speed	O
Postscript	B-Language
printers	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
50	O
pages	O
per	O
minute	O
,	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
Xerox	O
's	O
proprietary	O
production	O
printing	O
languages	O
PDL	O
and	O
FDL	O
which	O
provide	O
simple	O
variable	O
data	O
printing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
VIPP	O
programmer	O
might	O
even	O
insert	O
an	O
OCR	B-Application
or	O
MICR	O
line	O
for	O
remittance	O
processing	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
a	O
check	O
digit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xerox	O
markets	O
an	O
Interactive	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Environment	I-Application
for	O
VIPP	O
called	O
FreeFlow	O
VI	O
Designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeFlow	O
VIPP	O
Pro	O
Publisher	O
is	O
a	O
plugin	O
to	O
the	O
popular	O
Adobe	O
InDesign	O
product	O
enabling	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
VIPP	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIPP	O
is	O
licensed	O
to	O
specific	O
printer	O
controllers	O
running	O
a	O
Solaris	B-Application
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
including	O
some	O
PostScript	B-Language
capable	O
office	O
devices	O
that	O
have	O
non-volatile	O
memory	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hard	O
disk	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VIPP	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
being	O
installed	O
on	O
any	O
device	O
which	O
has	O
a	O
PostScript	B-Language
interpreter	O
.	O
</s>
