The JDF Marketplace - CIP4

The JDF Marketplace 

The 

Industry’s 

Resource for 

JDF-Enabled 

Products 

and Services 

>Fifth Edition 

June 2005

The JDF Marketplace is published quarterly by CIP4 Organization, 

c/o VISCHER, Schützengasse 1, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland. This directory is 

part of CIP4’s mission to encourage JDF based integration of all processes 

streamlining the print production environment and heighten awareness of 

currently available JDF-enabled products. 

For information on becoming a member of CIP4, please visit: 

http://www.cip4.org/. 

Copyright © 2004. CIP4 Organization. All rights reserved. 

Disclaimer: The product and services information provided herein are 

reproduced as submitted by the companies responsible for those products 

and services without edit. The CIP4 Organization does not guarantee or 

warranty the accuracy or validity of the information contained in the JDF 

Marketplace. All members of CIP4 may submit listings for inclusion in the 

JDF Marketplace via the members-only section of www.cip4.org, and 

inclusion of products and services information in the JDF Marketplace does 

not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or warranty of any type by 

the CIP4 Organization. This information is provided as is for the benefit of 

CIP4 members and the printing and publishing markets as a whole. 

Dear JDF Marketplace Reader, 

Since early 2001 over a hundred leading 

providers of graphic arts systems, software, and 

equipment have been developing the Job 

Definition Format (JDF) specification and JDFenabled 

products and services. It’s been a great 

effort, not to mention huge investment of probably 

no less than $500,000,000. 

In early 2003 these products and services began hitting the market, but 

nowhere near the flood of JDF-enabled products and services 

we see today, with countless users strategizing, planning, or implementing 

JDF-enabled workflows. But where do printers, prepress services, 

publishers, and other users go to find JDF-enabled products and services? 

Currently, the only industry directory with clearly identified JDF-enabled 

products is CIP4’s “JDF Marketplace.” 

“JDF Marketplace” is published quarterly by CIP4 Organization as a PDF 

document optimized for screen and desktop printing. Each quarter the latest 

edition of the JDF Marketplace is posted to www.cip4.org, filling a critical 

gap in product information that is needed. The CIP4 Organization intends 

to publish “JDF Marketplace” only until commercial references provide 

sufficient information about JDF-enabled products and services or until the 

question becomes not what is JDF-enabled, but rather what is not JDFenabled! 

That day may be rapidly approaching, but until then, and on 

behalf of the CIP4 Organization, we hope that you find this edition to be a 

helpful and informative resource. 

Sincerely, Martin Bailey 

CEO, CIP4 Organization & 

Senior Technical Consultant, Global Graphics Software, Ltd. 

June, 2005 JDF Marketplace Page 1

Table of Contents 2 

About CIP4 and JDF 12 

The CIP4's History 12 

JDF Overview 12 

The Four Main Functions of JDF 14 

The Role of JDF as a "Job Ticket Format" 15 

The Role of the "MIS" System 16 

The Role of the Job Messaging Format 18 

Strategies for Implementing JDF 19 

Where to find JDF Tools & Resources 20 

JDF-Enabled Products 22 

JDF Job Ticket Software 22 

Standalone Job Ticket Software 22 

JDF Editors 22 

ixJED, Editor & Simulator 22 

ixSniff 22 

Ecommerce & Web Interface Tools 23 

Synapse® InSite 23 

PRISMAweb 23 

Asset Transfer Tools 24 

:Delano Publish 24 


Table of Contents 

Embedded Job Ticket Software 25 

Document Authoring & Layout Software 25 

Adobe Creative Suite 2 25 

Enfocus Instant PDF 25 

RiteOnline 26 

Preflighting Tools 26 

Adobe Creative Suite 2 26 

Adobe PDF JobReady 27 

:ApogeeX Create Pro 27 

:Delano Publish 28 

Synapse® Prepare 28 



Riteportal 30 

Vio Ad Delivery 30 

Vio Digital Workflow Suite 31 

Asset Transfer Services 31 

Adobe PDF JobReady 31 



Riteportal 33 

Vio Ad Delivery 33 


Vio Digital Workflow Suite 34 

Vio Remote Proof & Print 34 

Direct!JDF 35 

Other Embedded Job Ticket Software 35 

Kodak NexTreme DL-100 software 35 

Kodak NexTreme DL-1000 software 36 

ixFrame, Integration Framework 36 

Riteportal 37 

FreeFlow Print Manager 37 

JDF "MIS" Systems 38 

Integrated JDF MIS Systems (provides Workflow... 38 

Integrated JDF MIS Systems 38 

PMS Production Management System 38 

Cerm Software 38 

DiMS! 39 

EFI Hagen OA 39 

EFI Logic SQL 40 

EFI PSI 40 

Goss Web Center 41 

Integrale of Graphisoft 41 

Prinance 42 

HIFLEX PRINT 42 

SolPrint 43 

PrintVision 43 

Océ PRISMAproduction 44 

Océ PRISMAsatellite for Office 44 

PrintSapiens 45 

printnet 45 

Prism WIN 46 

PECAS Vision 46 

TharsternSQL 47 

Management 47 

Estimating 47 



EFI PrintSmith 48 

EFI PSI 49 


Prinance 50 


Metrix 51 


PRISMAweb 52 

Optimus 2020 Estimating Pro Plus 52 

Prism WIN 53 


The Shuttleworth System 54 


Scheduling 54 



EFI PrintSmith 55 

EFI PSI 56 

Prinance 56 

Prinect Data Control 57 


Optimus 2020 Prestige Scheduling 58 

Prism WIN 58 

CRM/Sales 59 

SolPrint 59 

RiteOnline 59 


Production 60 

Workflow 60 

:Delano Production 60 

Brisque® Impose 61 

Brisque® Pro 61 

Brisque® Access 62 

Pandora® 62 

Preps® 63 

Prinergy Powerpack® 63 

Prinergy® Access 64 

Prinergy® Publish 64 

Prinergy® Direct 65 

Synapse® Link 65 


Synapse® UpFront® 66 

DALiM DiALOGUE 67 

DALiM MiSTRAL 67 

DynaStrip 68 



HP Production Flow 69 

Metrix 70 

Asura Pro 70 

Speedflow Cockpit 71 

PrePage-it Workflow Server 71 

printnet 72 

printnet OM 72 


FreeFlow Print Manager/Prinergy 73 

Production Control/job Tracking 74 


PMS Production Management System 74 

Prinergy® Connect 75 




DALiM PRiNTEMPO 76 





SolPrint 79 

Metrix 79 

printnet - PECOM 80 

PRISMAweb 80 

Asura 81 

Asura Pro 81 


Optimus 2020 - Data Collection 82 

printnet 83 

printnet OM 83 

Prism QTMS 84 



JDF-Enabled Equipment 85 

Prepress 85 

Prepress Departmental Controllers 85 





EFI Balance 87 

Scope 88 

Prinect Printready System L 88 

Prinect Printready System M 89 

Prinect Printready System X 89 

RiteControl 90 

Proofers 90 


InkZone & DI-Plot 91 

EFI Color Manager 91 

EFI Colorproof XF 92 

EFI Colorproof Laser 92 

EFI Colorproof M 93 

EFI Colorproof XL 93 

EFI Colorproof XXL 94 

EFI Designer Edition M for HP 94 

EFI Designer Edition XL for HP 95 

EFI Designer Edition M 95 

EFI Designer Edition XL 96 

EFI Photo Edition M 96 

EFI Photo Edition XL 97 

EFI PhotoXposure M 97 


EFI PhotoXposure XL 98 

EFI PhotoXposure XXL 98 

EFI Remoteproof 99 

EFI Screenproof 99 

EFI Screenproof 4UP 100 

Harlequin RIP 100 

Filmsetters 101 

Celebra Gateway for CTP/CTF 101 

Celebra RIP for CTP/CTF 101 

CTP 102 




Prepress Workstation/software 103 

:ApogeeX Commercial 103 

:ApogeeX Light 104 

:ApogeeX Packaging 104 

ArtPro 105 

Nexus 105 

PowerLayout/PowerStepper 106 







Prinergy® Evo 109 


Synapse® UpFront® 110 

Kodak NexStation III front end 111 

EFI OneFlow 111 

FlowDrive 112 

Scope 112 

Celebra Extreme JDF Workflow 113 


Prinect MetaShooter 114 

Asura 114 

Speedflow 115 

Speedflow Impose 115 

Trueflow 116 


FreeFlow Process Manager 117 

Imposition 117 

ArtPro 117 

PowerLayout/PowerStepper 118 

Preps® 118 

DynaStrip 119 



Scope 120 


Prinect SignaPack 121 

Prinect Signastation 121 

Speedflow 122 


Speedflow Impose 123 

FlatWorker 123 

Layout 124 

Adobe Acrobat 124 

Adobe Distiller 124 

Pandora® 125 

Prinect SignaPack 125 

Prinect Signastation 126 

FreeFlow Makeready 126 

Preflight 127 

Adobe Acrobat 127 

Adobe Distiller 127 

Adobe Trapping Technologies 128 








Asura 132 

Asura Pro 132 

Speedflow 133 

RIP 133 

Adobe PostScript 3 133 


Nexus 134 










EFI Colorproof XF 139 

EFI Colorproof Laser 140 

EFI Colorproof M 140 

EFI Colorproof XL 141 

EFI Colorproof XXL 141 

EFI Designer Edition M for HP 142 


EFI Designer Edition XL for HP 142 

EFI Designer Edition M 143 

EFI Designer Edition XL 143 

EFI Photo Edition M 144 

EFI Photo Edition XL 144 

EFI PhotoXposure M 145 

EFI PhotoXposure XL 145 

EFI PhotoXposure XXL 146 

EFI Screenproof 146 

EFI Screenproof 4UP 147 

FlowDrive 147 



Prinect MetaDimension 149 




Digital Printers (pre-proofs And Desktop) 151 

EFI Balance 151 

HP DesignJet family 151 

Soft Proofers 152 




Verification -- Measurement Of Proofs And Pri... 153 

EFI Remoteproof 153 

Other JDF-Enabled Prepress Equipment 154 


InkPRO 154 

PrintLink 155 

EFI Color Manager 155 

HP Production Flow 156 

Press 156 

Pressroom Departmental Controllers 156 

JDFLink 156 

K-Station 157 

IPC Server II 157 

MIS Connection Software 158 

Ink Systems 158 


ColorQuick 159 

Color Control 159 

ColorQuick 159 

Prinect Image Control 160 

QuadTech Color Control System 160 

Digital Presses 161 

Kodak NexStation III front end 161 

HP Indigo Press 5000 161 


Xerox Digital Presses 162 

Offset Presses Web 162 



Offset Presses Sheetfed 163 


Prinect CP2000 Center 164 



Other JDF-Enabled Press Equipment 165 

Prinect Prepress Interface 165 

QuadTech Data Central 166 

QuadTech Ribbon Control System 166 

Register Guidance System 167 

Postpress 167 

Postpress Departmental Controllers 167 

i2i 167 

MM Port 168 

Cutters 168 

microcut + 168 

Bundle stacker 169 


Stackers/palletizing 170 



Folders 171 

Prinect FCS 100 171 

Stitchers 171 

Prinect FCS 100 171 

MM Port 172 

Other Bindary 172 

MM Port 172 

bind-com 173 

JDF Tools 173 

Development 173 

Programming Environments & SDKs 173 

Adobe JDF SDK 173 



ixSniff 175 

JDF Development Platform 175 

SOAP/Messaging Tools 176 

JDF Development Platform 176 

XML Schema/JDF Extensions Development 176 

JDF Schema Development 176 

Testing 177 

Interoperability 177 

ixSniff 177 


JDF Services 177 

Consulting 177 

General Technical And Management Consulting 177 

JDF Consulting 177 


Economic benefits of networking 178 

JDF Consulting - Basics 179 

JDF Consulting - developer 179 

JDF Management Briefing 180 


JDF-AKTUELL 181 

JDF Strategy And Planning 181 

JDF Strategy and Planning 181 

Strategic consulting services 182 

Ready for JDF 182 



JDF Implementation 184 



Project Management 185 

JDF Software Development 185 

JDF/JMF Product Procurement Consulting 186 

JDF Product Evaluation 186 


Programming & Systems Integration 187 

JDF Systems Integration 187 


JDF Software Development 188 

XML Technical Consulting 188 

XML Training and Consulting 188 

Training 189 

JDF Courses 189 

JDF/JMF Training 189 

JDF Seminars and Courses 189 

JDF Training 190 

JDF Seminars 190 

JMF Courses 191 


JDF Planning & Implementation Training 191 

JDF Planning and Implementation 191 


Customize On-site Training 192 

JDF Planning and Implementation 192 


Job Description/Skills Assessment 193 



Basic XML Training (key Concepts) 194 


Advanced XML Training (Schema, Name Spaces, E...194 


CIP4 Calendar of Events 195 


ABOUT CIP4 AND JDF 

Introduction to CIP4 and JDF 

The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes 

in Prepress, Press, and Postpress Organization or “CIP4” is a 

not-for-profit association. Based in Switzerland, CIP4 has no 

regular offices; it is a global organization with representatives 

from many countries. 

Currently, CIP4 has over 270 members, and its membership is 

growing rapidly. CIP4 has approximately 30 technical and 

administrative working groups that “meet” as often as weekly 

via WebEx Internet conferencing services. There are 

approximately six face-to-face meetings every year at locations 

around the world, including the annual member meeting, held in 

conjunction with GraphExpo. 

The CIP4’s History 

CIP4 was formed in early 2001. Its predecessor, CIP3, was 

formed by Heidelberg and was managed by the Fraunhofer 

Institute for Computer Graphics. CIP3 created the Print 

Production Format or “PPF,” which has found some success in 

ink key pre-setting and postpress operations. The PPF format 

was written in a proprietary format and CIP3 was considering 

the move to XML at the time. In the meanwhile, Adobe, 

Heidelberg, Agfa, and MAN Roland, sometimes referred to as 

the “gang of four,” put together an XML-based job ticket called 

JDF and they asked CIP3 to take stewardship of the 

specification, provided that CIP3 would reorganize as a public 

not-for-profit entity open to all, which it did. 

Adobe’s Portable Job Ticket Format (PJTF) was another early 

attempt at creating a method for exchanging print metadata, as 

was the Graphic Communications Association’s Industry 

Architecture Project and IFRA’s ifraTrack. Each metadata 

program had its own unique failings and lessons learned; 

hence, JDF is not a “first attempt,” but rather builds on the 

experience gained from all of these efforts: 

Embedding metadata into production files and/or PostScript 

(PJTF and ifraTrack) isn’t going to work for many reasons: the 

least being that front-end systems cannot handle the size and 

volume of production files. 

Metadata must be typed and structured so that it can move 

from data store to data store (IAP). The basic language needs 

to be XML because it is open and also widely used by 

programming tools (all). The environment that JDF is 

developed in must be a public and open environment (all) 

In fact, PJTF and PPF are “mapped” into JDF — in the JDF 

document you will find appendices that provide explicit 

instructions for moving from PJTF or PPF to JDF. 

Once the “Gang of Four” transferred the specification to the 

new CIP4 organization in 2001, JDF 1.0 was published. It was 

not possible to implement JDF 1.0, rather it served as a “straw 

man” document that members of CIP4 could shape, change, 

and improve, a definitive starting point. JDF 1.1 and 1.1a were 

published in April and October of 2002. Significant changes 

were made in the specification and accompanying schema and 

most of the equipment that you see on the market today is built 

to JDF 1.1 and 1.1a. JDF 1.2 was published in April 2004 and 

is now being implemented throughout the industry. 

JDF Overview 

JDF is managed in four simple tiers: Working Groups 

development, Technical Steering Committee (TSC) review, 

specification editing and maintenance, and schema 

maintenance and reconciliation to the specification. The 

Working groups, such as “Prepress” or “Digital Printing” discuss 

and agree to changes that are pertinent to their area. These 

changes are submitted to the TSC, which is responsible for 

reviewing and approving all changes to the specification. The 


TSC is charged with settling issues that arise between working 

groups and ensuring that the overall architecture of the JDF 

specification and schema remain sound. Approved changes are 

then submitted to the Managing Editor who is charged with 

integrating changes to the document. Finally, a technical 

specialist is responsible for implementing the approved 

changes to the schema and ensuring that the schema is 

reconciled to the specification itself. 

JDF is based in the Extensible Markup Language (XML), but 

not entirely. XML was selected as the underlying standard 

language for JDF because it is already a widely recognized 

language and is a standard. The application programming 

interfaces for programming languages such as Java, C+ and 

.NET all support XML directly and there are many XML tools, 

databases, and so on readily available on the market. XML has 

found a niche and is widely used for communicating content 

between back-office systems and web servers. 

XML provides rules of syntax and default data types; however, 

XML alone is not enough. XML does not require that a 

document type definition or schema be defined against which 

“instances” of XML can be checked or “validated.” Validation is 

critical to many types of applications, especially where data is 

going to be imported into a database (as in the databases 

behind your workflow and MIS systems.) JDF is based on the 

Worldwide Web Consortium’s (W3C) XML Schema 

Recommendation. By using a schema, JDF allows for 

validation (think preflighting, but for metadata) and allows CIP4 

to create user defined data types, (ex. “Rectangle” or “Matrix” 

as used in transforms, or “NamedColor”). 

The JDF Specification also provides specifications for file 

naming (e.g., URL/URI usage for hot folder exchange) and 

methods for packing JDF and content files together in MIME 

Multipart Messages. Both make use of the hypertext 

transmission protocol (HTTP), which also assumes TCP/IP 

networking. The selection of a networking protocol and method 

of exchange are just as important to your process automation 

program as is the XML component of JDF. 

The JDF Specification is freely available to the public as is the 

JDF schema at www.cip4.org. The public schema covers all the 

requirements of our very flexible environment. In practice, you 

may want to create a subset of the schema that only uses the 

components that correspond to your workflow. 

No single device (i.e., printer, press, imagesetter, etc.) is likely 

to implement all that the JDF specification provides for. For 

instance, if you are in the digital printing business, you may not 

care to facilitate data on hard case binding. A RIP need not 

facilitate JDF preflighting. A Stitcher probably doesn’t need to 

handle image rendering data. To specify exactly what individual 

classes of devices need to do with JDF, CIP4 has introduced 

“Interoperability Conformance Specification” (ICS) documents 

that provide the standard for individual classes of devices. 

ICS documents look at the interface between the manager 

of a job, (i.e., a workflow system, Print MIS, pressroom 

management system, and so on), and the worker (e.g, the 

system or software that will perform the desired process. 

In addition to a base ICS document that applies to all JDFenabled 

devices, so far ICS documents have been 

published to cover a variety of interfaces, including: 

• Binding 

• MIS to Prepress 

• Prepress to Conventional Printing 

• MIS to Conventional Printing — Sheetfed 

• Integrated Digital Printing 

These ICS documents define the roles of the “manager” and 

“worker,” including their ability to read and write JDF and 

minimum support for Job Messaging Format options as well as 


additional data typing, defining how jobs files are to be 

exchanged or identified, and required support for particular JDF 

processes and resources. It’s important to note that ICS 

documents do not add to the JDF specification, but rather, they 

provide additional constrains and a subset of JDF specific to 

the interface that they define. 

More ICS documents are in development and ICS documents 

will be used as the basis for certification testing. CIP4 has 

signed on GATF as the first certification testing facility and 

others will be added in Europe and Asia. You will start seeing 

products labeled as “JDF Certified” and each certification test 

will be to a specific ICS document. 

The Four Main Functions of JDF 

JDF has four main functions. First, it provides a single common 

language that supports the lifecycle of a print job. This is what 

people mean when they refer to JDF as a “Job Ticket” 

language, but it is much more than that. The second function is 

to provide a command and control language for devices on the 

shop floor. This aspect of JDF is call the Job Messaging Format 

or “JMF” and many folks talk about JMF almost as if it is a 

separate specification, but it is integral to JDF. JMF allows the 

controlling workflow or MIS system in a process automated 

environment to tell a device to start and stop jobs, reorder the 

queue, and so on. Third, there is inherent in JDF a flexible 

methodology for constructing workflows and providing the 

command, control, and configuration of plant automation and 

job production. 

The fourth main function was added to JDF 1.2 and that is 

automating the handshake, which is accomplished with device 

capabilities functionality. For instance, in JDF there are five 

staple folds that a stitcher may use. If a new stitcher is added to 

your JDF workflow, the governing workflow or MIS system must 

know which of those five folds the new stitcher supports. 

Communicating the set of JDF elements and attributes 

supported by a device to the MIS system or workflow system is 

creating the “handshake.” 

JDF Staple Folds 

Device capabilities allow JDF 1.2 capable devices to be 

automatically queried for the details of what aspects of JDF 

they can and cannot manage. This is an important step towards 

total “plug-n-play” interoperability. 


The Role of JDF as a “Job Ticket Format” 

The analog version of a job ticket may be an envelope or folder 

with routing information that contains instructions and 

specifications about a job. It may start in sales with the 

purchase and customer information and progress through 

estimating, scheduling, and into production, and through the 

shop floor. As each employee does their part, they sign off on 

work completed and the job ticket moves on. JDF provides a 

digital method for accomplishing the same functions. Like 

analog job ticket, it may begin with metadata about the job 

provided by the customer or gleaned from sales. This customer 

“intent” information may not be enough to drive the production 

process and it must be added to. The customer may specify “80 

lbs. offset matte white,” but in estimating your staff will add a 

brand name and perhaps confirm availability and the actual 

quantity of sheets or rolls you’ll need to print the job, to include 

overage to account for inter-process spoilage and so on. 

Likewise, in JDF there are two basic categories of job input 

data and materials: Intent and Process. Customer intent is 

preserved but process data is added as the job progresses 

through its life cycle until the job can (and is) processed; hence, 

to use JDF does not mean that you must collect all data about 

a job upfront, you can add data to a JDF instance (e.g., a single 

“job ticket” or JDF “document”) throughout the lifecycle of a job 

and the data does not all have to be keyed in either. Part of the 

idea behind JDF is to preserve job metadata at its point of entry 

in order to eliminate re-keying and its inherent problems of 

miscommunication, redundancy, and confusion. Some of the 

likely sources of JDF metadata include: 

Customer files and metadata — The customer’s own files may 

be a source of metadata that can be extracted automatically. 

They also may be using JDF-enabled tools that will pass along 

JDF data. 

JDF-enabled preflight software — Several of the most 

prominent preflight software companies are adding the ability to 

provide JDF data derived from preflighting functions. 

Customers entry via your company’s website or via an ecommerce 

partner — If you are using PrintTalk-based 

ecommerce tools or services, you may already have JDF data 

available to you and you don’t even know it. 1 

Defaults and presets on your own equipment — Several 

production specifics may be established as systems defaults. 

For instance, you may establish one staple fold as the default, 

knowing that others are rarely used. 

Job “profiles” and defaults set in your “MIS systems” — You 

may have predefined job types that can be used to fill in many 

of the blanks, particularly if you focus on jobs with similar 

attributes such as printing paperback books. Once established 

for one job, you can focus on what is unique for each job. 

1 PrintTalk Schema’s make use of JDF and JDF incorporates several PrintTalk objects, including 

support for Request for Quote, Quote, Purchase Order, Order Confirmation, Cancellation, 

Refusal, Order Status Request, Order Status Response, Proof Approval Request, Proof Approval 

Response, and Invoice transactions. Also see www.printtalk.org. 


Direct entry — The method of last choice is to provide direct 

entry for operators. 

Although some companies may literally use JDF as “tickets” in 

that they maintain a single file for a job and keep adding to it, in 

most cases the “job ticket” is a virtual construct maintained in a 

database within the software that controls your workflow. At its 

heart, JDF is an exchange format for use between systems. 

When a workflow system wishes to drive a device on the shop 

floor it need only prepare and deliver a JDF instance with the 

specifics for that particular step of the process. 

So JDF is more than a job ticket, it is really a standard 

language for preserving job data throughout the lifecycle of a 

print job. In fact, two of its important functions are providing for 

the collection of both quality control (Q.C.) data as well as audit 

information about each process (i.e., start time, operator/shift, 

errors/waste, end time, and so on.) Since audit and Q.C. data is 

provided electronically and directly from devices, it can be used 

to troubleshoot the difference between actual and estimated 

costs, bottlenecks in the workflow, and automatic adjustments 

to inter-process overage, plus it can be used to improve 

management’s overall view of production to help them plan 

improvements, maximize resource allocation, and provide 

customers with better job information. 

The Role of the “MIS” System 

The term “MIS” system, as used in the JDF specification, is a 

bit a misnomer. MIS stands for “Management Information 

System,” a term in the 1960s that meant a reporting system 

that later in the 1970s and 1980s grew to incorporate 

accounting, billing, inventory, and other disparate management 

oversight functions. “MIS” as used in JDF is for the most part 

meant to cover workflow and production management systems 

— the business and production functions that one would expect 

to incorporate in a process automation project — and in our 

industry there are a variety of sizes and types of MIS systems 

ranging from enterprise-wide systems that may incorporate 

management reporting, accounting, and so on, to departmental 

workflow systems that may only control prepress operations. 

At their most basic, these systems must be able to accept JDF 

input and decompose the JDF and store the data in its internal 

database, and they must be able to compose JDF from its 

database for output. (Beware of one-way workflow systems — 

in the long-term, systems that take in JDF, but cannot output 

JDF may prove to be roadblocks to your process automation 

program.) This requirement implies that these systems must be 

able to read and validate JDF as well as write and validate JDF. 

As you may recall, validation is the process of checking a JDF 

instance against the public JDF schema or a working subset to 

ensure that the rules of structure are adhered to. Some 

companies may integrate validation functions, while others may 

use a third-party tool. It’s important to know that not any off-theshelf 

XML schema validation tool can be used. In the JDF 

specification there are certain “if-then” conditions that an offthe-shelf 

generic validator will not be able to validate. If an 

output ICC color profile is associated to an image that is 

incorporated into a document file that also has an output ICC 

color profile, and those two profiles don’t match, you and I know 

that the document’s output color profile takes precedence and 

you may have to apply a transformation to the image. 

Conditions such as these are common to the graphic arts and 

in the JDF specification you’ll see many cases where a default 

is established at one point if a certain value exists elsewhere in 

the JDF instance. JDF validators available from CIP4, Objective 

Advantage, and Adobe take these “if-then” conditions into 

account, as well as embedded systems that many vendors are 

building into their JDF “MIS” systems. 

Your JDF MIS or workflow system must also be able to 

command the devices on the shop floor to act upon a job; after 


all that is one of the main objectives of process automation and 

computer integrated manufacturing. To provide this command 

and control, your JDF MIS or workflow system must 

understand, read, and write JMF (more on that below) and 

must be able to store and utilize the input and parameter 

requirements of each device in your workflow. 

The most important requirement is that your JDF MIS or 

workflow system must be able to organize a JDF job. JDF uses 

a very “Lego-like” approach to workflow. The specification 

identifies approximately 80 separate processes individually to 

which you can associate several “resources.” There are about 

160 resources specified in JDA and they are input and output 

parameters (metadata) that can be associated to a process. In 

Resources: Forming the Link Between Process “Nodes.” 

JDF workflows, the output of one process “node” is the input to 

the next; hence, the singular term “resource.” Once all of the 

required inputs for a particular job are determined to be 

available by a system, the next process in your workflow can 

then proceed. For instance, the output of a platesetter is an 

image plate and that image plate is the input to a press. The 

press cannot begin operating until the plate is imaged. Even 

legacy systems with no on board computers and manual tasks 

can be managed this way. 

There are several features in JDF that can be used optionally to 

accommodate even the most complex workflows. For instance, 

JDF allows for the spawning and merging of jobs. This feature 

may be used where several different signatures print 

concurrently on different presses, or a cover is printed 

concurrently and the pieces are assembled later in bindery. 

You can create “combined process” that act as one with one 

set of inputs and outputs in a pipeline. For instance, many 

digital printing devices consist of a combined RIP, printer, and 

finishing unit and yet there is only one set of inputs and outputs. 

A conventional printing is actually a combined process, in that 

you may have ink, paper, cutting, color measurement, and 

other processes running concurrently. An ink system may use a 

special variant of pipelining that incorporates maximum and 

minimum values — when the ink well or tank hits a lower level, 

the inking system goes off-line until it is refilled, and refilling 

may be defined as to hit a certain maximum quantity. These are 

options that you may want to be aware of when selecting a JDF 

MIS or workflow system. 

Some vendors are providing options for JDF MIS and workflow 

systems such as middleware that can convert back and forth 

between JDF and legacy device controller languages. For 

instance, several of the major press manufacturers have been 

providing fairly automated presses for several years and such 

middleware will be important to making your transition from 

proprietary process automation languages to a JDF-enabled 

environment. Optionally, you may want your JDF MIS or 

workflow system to either include, or have bridges to, 

estimating, CRM, scheduling, inventory, management and 

customer reporting, accounting, billing, ecommerce, and ERP 

systems. For instance, an integrated paper inventory system 

may allow you to reduce inventory levels, minimize spoilage, 

and get closer to a “just in time” system. 

Possibly the most important option to consider is your JDF MIS 

or workflow system’s ability to handle extensions. Although the 


JDF specification provides a fairly exhaustive catalog of all the 

XML elements and attributes you may want to associate to 

each process and resource, it’s doubtful that the specification 

incorporates every conceivable possibility. You may encounter 

vendors who have unique functions that require extensions to 

the JDF specification, and you may have even developed your 

own internal systems for dealing with customer or market 

specific data requirements and may find it useful to employ JDF 

extensions of your own. 

Whereas a front-end system or device on the floor only needs 

to pass along an extension that it does not understand, a JDF 

MIS or workflow system must be able to understand and make 

use of extensions. If you add a device to your shop floor that 

requires a certain job parameter that is only available as a JDF 

extension, then your JDF MIS or workflow system can only 

drive that device if it can provide the required value for the 

extension, otherwise, it can never know when a job is ready to 

proceed in the workflow! Extensions are important, but should 

be used with caution. Your vendors should be able to provide 

you with documentation for extensions and CIP4 encourages 

both vendors and users to submit extensions for possible 

inclusion in the JDF specification. 

The Role of the Job Messaging Format 

So far we’ve talked about JDF MIS or workflow systems and 

devices on the floor. The MIS or Workflow system acts as the 

JDF agent and it may communicate with and command a 

controller. The controller is an important concept in JDF. A 

device on the floor may have an embedded controller, the 

controller may be a separate physical device, or the controller 

may actually control more than one device. We have even seen 

a couple of “departmental” controllers that deal with all the 

devices in a department (e.g., Postpress) enter the market. 

The language used to communicate between JDF agents and 

controllers is the Job Messaging Format or “JMF.” JMF is part 

of the JDF specification. JMF also is built in XML and is part of 

the JDF schema. JMF allows a controller to communicate to a 

JDF MIS or workflow system information such as events (start, 

stop, error), status (available, offline, stalled, etc.), results 

(count, waste, etc.) and other details such as who the current 

operator is. 

A controller may also “register” with a JDF MIS or workflow 

system, letting it know it is available, and where a controller 

controls multiple devices, it can provide registration information 

for the devices it supports. Note: This is information like make 

and model and is not a substitute for device capabilities as 

described above. 

An MIS or workflow system may use JMF to command devices 

on the shop floor and may even be able to change the order of 

jobs in the queue. JMF messages may also be unidirectional 


(the MIS system provides the commands, but the controller 

does not respond) or bidirectional. Determining what JMF 

options will be required of your process automation strategy is 

an important part of creating an effective JDF equipment buying 

policy. 

JMF can also be used by one controller to provide commands 

to another controller. This is an important feature for supporting 

combined process and pipelining as describe above. 

Strategies for Implementing JDF 

The first step towards process automation and JDF 

implementation is to make someone responsible for developing 

a strategy and overseeing implementation. You should also be 

sure that you have the support of senior management and the 

availability of departmental heads and key employees in the 

planning and implementation program. It is also recommended 

that you involve select customer representatives and vendors in 

your team. 

In the case of vendors, you will want to learn what your current 

vendor’s JDF implementation plans are. What products (that 

you already own) will include JDF-enabled upgrades? Will 

those upgrades be automatic or are they paid for options? 

What about extensions? 

Document your current environment and compare your 

vendor’s upgrade path to equipment and systems on the shop 

floor. Are there any holes? Are you working with vendors that 

don’t have timely JDF implementation plans, or products that 

will be un-supported in the future? Do you have custom built 

systems that may require JDF functionality? Or perhaps you 

need a middleware to communicate between some legacy 

devices and your JDF systems? Do any of your vendors 

provide such middleware? 

Enterprise-wide JDF implementation is probably not achievable 

in the short-term and odds are you’ll need to figure out how to 

phase JDF in to your operations over the course of a few years. 

The key to success is capturing a return on your investment as 

soon as possible. Every company will have different priorities 

and different situations. Consider what customer niches or 

production lines, or departments, or plants (for the big 

companies) are due for capital replacement or are in the 

greatest need for improvement. Also consider your company’s 

objectives and where it is most likely to realize a return in the 

short-term. By focusing on a quick return from a limited 

implementation, you will benefit from the experience and learn 

to maximize your return as you approach enterprise-wide 

implementation. 

Profectus did a study in 2002 of the potential benefits of 

implementing process automation and found that a $10 million 

per year printer could realize positive benefits to the tune of 

$1.2 to $5 million dollars over a five year period. Those savings 

may include: 

Web Interface — By implementing a web interface for both the 

purchasing of printing and for the communication of job 

information, you can capture customer data and reduce data 

re-keying and more cost effectively communicate with 

customers. 

Improved Communications — By implementing JDF you may 

be able to reduce miscommunications between customers and 

your staff, as well as between departments, resulting in less rework, 

delays, and lost jobs. 

Increased Customer Satisfaction — By improving 

communications and providing customers with more timely and 

accurate job information, you may be able to improve customer 

retention. 


Improved Productivity — You may be able to eliminate some 

labor, balance loads across resources, and flush out 

bottlenecks in your workflow, resulting in greater productivity. 

Reduced Waste — You may be able to minimize overages, 

actual waste, and inter-process waste by getting better realtime 

counts and usage date throughout each step of the 

workflow and for each job. 

More Accurate Billing — With a JDF-enabled workflow you 

can better handle (respond to, estimate, and bill for) customer 

variation from job specifications and provide customers with 

bills that are more accurate, resulting in quicker payment and 

fewer disputed charges. 

What your priorities are and how the above will impact your 

company will vary from company to company. Certainly, some 

companies have implemented a degree of process automation 

with proprietary systems, and in the short-term, less will be 

gained in those areas; however, in the long-term, maintenance 

and support for proprietary systems will become a burden 

compared to maintenance and support for JDF-enabled 

systems — one of the universal advantages of having a 

common language for all devices in our industry! The situation 

is similar to the move to CTP. If you were already accepting 

digital files from customers and outputting imposed film, the 

move was easy and the gains relatively marginal compared to 

companies that were still using process cameras and stripping 

film … they had much farther to go and more to gain from the 

change. 

Once you’ve established your priorities and objectives for your 

return on investment, don’t forget to establish how you will 

measure and evaluate success. Finally, prepare a purchasing 

policy and acceptance criteria that you can apply to JDF 

purchases … buy smart! 

Where to find JDF Tools & Resources 

There are several free and publicly available resources on that 

can be found at www.cip4.org, including a CheckJDF 

application and a JDF Editor, as well the specification and 

schema. And of course there is this JDF Marketplace resource, 

which includes information on products of all types, as well as 

information on development tools, consulting services, and 

educational programs and training. Check the CIP4 website for 

new editions of the JDF Marketplace, as it is published 

quarterly. 

You can also sign-up at www.cip4.org for a free JDF Bulletin — 

an informational email newsletter that includes updates on 

changes and developments, product announcements, casestudies, 

and articles written by members of CIP4. 

CIP4 membership for users (Printers, publishers, buyers, 

consultants, and prepress services) is only $150 per year per 

company and all of your staff can gain access to member-only 

material, including access to email forums and working groups, 

sample code, an archive of documents and email messages, 

and the JDF programmers API (for you do-it-yourself types.) 

The forums provide a great resource where you can get 

answers to technical questions. 

CIP4 in conjunction with the International Prepress Association 

offers a 13 session JDF Expert Certificate program. This 

program is optimized for technical staff and management at 

printing, prepress, and publishing companies and is taught via 

the Internet in both live and streaming (recorded) versions. For 

more information see www.ipa.org/jdf/.) Don’t forget to ask your 

vendors (including your distributors) about technical support 

and training they may be able to provide. Several vendors are 

providing seminars around the globe on JDF topics. Also, the 

Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (www.cip4.org) and the 

Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics (contact Stefan 


Daun at Stefan.Daun@igd.fhg.de) have various JDF programs 

or studies and may be able to provide additional support. 


JDF Editors 

Company: ixact GmbH 

Product Version: 3.04 

Phone: +49(0)6104789111 

URL: www.ixact.de 

Description: 

ixJED, Editor & Simulator 

ixJED is our comfortable JDF and JMF Editor. Different node views with 

text and graphics leads you to efficient editing in your development and 

test department. With the connectivity module you can simulate 

workflow partners by sending and receiving JDF and JMF. The fast 

schema based validator allows you to validate files before sending or 

after receiving. Download of a trial version and further informations are 

on our homepage. 

Pricing: Call for 

Features: 

• Editor for JDF and JMF (Spec 1.1 + 1.2). 

• Different node views 

• Graphical view on product + ressource structure 

• Free definable templates 

• Receiving and sending of JDF and JMF 

• http, hot folder and MIME Multipart support 

• Schema based validation of JDF + JMF 

• Support of private name spaces 

Information Received: 2005-04-19 11:40:20 

JDF Job Ticket Software 



Phone: +49 6104 789 111 


Description: 

ixSniff 

JDF Editors 

JMF Sniffer tool. Allows following the communication between two and 

more workflow partners. The sniffer is a addon to our ixJED tool. The 

communication is shown in a list and the JMF can be opened by double 

clicking with our ixJED. The sniffer can run on one of the PCs or on a 

Laptop with a network hub. 


Features: 

• two level sniffing (packages and JMF) 

• mime multipart compatible 

• add on to ixJED 



Ecommerce & Web Interface Tools 

Synapse® InSite 

Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.866.431.5095 

URL: www.creo.com/global/products/software_solutio... 

Description: 

Synapse InSite is a SWOP certified proofing solution that enables 

remote job submission, color accurate soft proofing, tracking, and 

collaboration. This includes the ability to receive and publish JDF-based 

job information in job context, facilitating communication between 

creative and print production. Synapse InSite provides your customers 

with secure and controlled web access to their print jobs. It allows you 

and your customers to: upload and download jobs and job data; proof 

online with consistent color management across multi-monitor system 

configurations; view accurate color while collaborating with 

geographically dispersed users simultaneously; append annotations or 

comments; approve or reject pages; manage information; and access 

secure job-status reporting over the Internet using a standard browser. 

Pricing: ask 

Features: 

• Online job management 

• Consistent, accurate monitor-to-monitor color 

• Online proofing, annotation and approvals 

• Remote file uploads and downloads 

• Automated file processing 

• Online collaboration: internally & with clients 

• Access job status and transaction history 



Ecommerce & Web Interface Tools 

PRISMAweb 

Company: Océ 


Phone: +49-8121-72-3642 

URL: www.oce.com/en/Software/PRISMAweb/default.htm 

Description: 

Oce PRISMAweb is an end-to-end information and workflow 

management software solution and e-business platform developed 

specifically to facilitate a direct online commercial relationship between 

commercial print providers and their customers, providing convenient 

online access to print services with the highest level of security. With 

Oce PRISMAweb, the print provider enjoys various benefits: It isa 

web-based system that provides customers with a front-end for ordering 

jobs in a fully automated, managed, and highly secure environment. 

Print providers gain a strong, competitive edge, especially with 

corporate customers to maintain customer loyalty and increase sales. It 

is a production workflow system that automates the entire process of 

conveying job orders received from the customer to production. it is a 

solution helps print providers maximize productivity, reduce the costs of 

customer interactions, handle growing volumes of print on demand jobs 

and attract and retain customers to increase profit margins.The 

PRISMAweb option e-Brand permits the Print Provider to create 

individual design overlays (skins) for Print Buyers that reflect their 

respective Corporate Identities. The PRISMAweb option e-Set is a new 

tool available with release 2.5 that serves to create and design books 

and brochures. Print Buyers can order and manage multiple PDF files 

and define the sections for a book, as well as designate color and b/w 

pages, covers, certain papers, tabs etc. 


Features: 

• Online print job submission 

• PDF auto-conversion of office documents 

• Online request for quotes and price calculation 

• Pre-flight and PDF-proof for print buyer 

• Variable data, e.g. leaflets, bus. cards, flyers 

• Job tracking and reporting, job outsourcing 

• Multiple PDF processing for book production 

• Customizable skins for Print Buyers 



Asset Transfer Tools 

Company: Agfa 

Product Version: v1.1 

Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 

URL: www.agfa.com 

Description: 

:Delano Publish 

:Delano Publish is the perfect solution for publishers, trade shops and 

page-processing centers looking to further automate and integrate 

processes; or, who want to offer Web-based client collaboration 

including file submission, softproofing and job approval.:Delano Publish 

facilitates page production tasks letting you create reliable 

production-ready PDF files efficiently and cost effectively. It is designed 

for any operation that handles page production, including publishers 

with in-house PDF page production, trade shops/page-processing 

service bureaus or printers looking to offer Web-based PDF viewing and 

approval services. 


Features: 

• Project / Product definition 

• Company and User Management 

• Messaging system 

• JDF job ticket import/export 

• Manages Preflighting and PDF page approval tasks 

• Page status and tracking 

• File upload into the print project 

• On-line page approval collaboration 




Asset Transfer Tools 

Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.866.431.5095 


Description: 













Pricing: ask 

Features: 










Document Authoring & Layout Software 

Adobe Creative Suite 2 

Company: Adobe 

Phone: 408-536-6000 

URL: www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/main.htm... 

Description: 

Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software is a unified design 

environment that combines full new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS2, 

Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, and Acrobat 7.0 

Professional software with new Version Cue CS2, Adobe Bridge, and 

Adobe Stock Photos. Delivering the next level of integration in creative 

software, Adobe Creative Suite 2 enables you to realize your ideas 

anywhere --- in print, on the Web, or on mobile devices. Create Adobe 

PDF files that are compliant with the PDF/X-1a:2003 and PDF/X-3:2003 

print production standards, used for prepress document exchanges, and 

that include JDF product definitions with details about the jobs you're 

submitting for print production. 


Features: 

• Image editing with Adobe Photoshop 

• Drawing & illustration with Adobe Illustrator 

• Page layout with Adobe InDesign 

• Web design with Adobe GoLive 

• Client review & print output with Adobe Acroba 

• File sharing & versioning with Version Cue 

• File browsing & organizing with Adobe Bridge 

• JDF product definitions for print production 



Company: Enfocus Software 

Phone: +32.9.269.16.90 

URL: www.enfocus.com 

Description: 


Enfocus Instant PDF 

Enfocus Instant PDF is the easiest way to make flawless PDFs from 

within any layout program. Built-in Certified PDF technology ensures 

that your PDF flows smoothly all the way through production. Direct 

access to CertifiedPDF.net keeps you connected to up-to-date 

specifications automatically. 

In the new version of the software (amongst many other improvements) 

job ticketing information, including JDF based ones, will be part of the 

PDF creation workflow. Document receivers will be able to define the 

job ticket data they want to collect from the creator. Filling in and 

assembling this data becomes part of the PDF creation process. The 

job ticket data are managed by Enfocus' Certified PDF workflow 

technology: the famous green checkmark will only be atributed to files 

that contain the required job ticket data. At the receivers side a new 

version of PitStop Server will check and extract the job ticket data into 

different XML based formats including JDF. 

Pricing: n/a 




Company: Screen 

Product Version: V2.0 

Description: 

RiteOnline 

A powerful new online web browser based print ordering system that 

streamlines the ordering of print jobs and allows printers’ customers to 

procure customised documents or reprints at any time. The system 

provides ultimate control over the document customisation, 

print-ordering, and approval process. By reducing manual intervention, 

Riteonline reduces job cycle times, lowers costs and improves 

productivity. A turnkey software application which seamlessly integrates 

into Trueflownet workflow or works with other solutions using JDF/JMF 

messaging, Riteonline can be incorporated into existing operations very 

easily. 

Pricing: n/a 



Adobe Creative Suite 2 

Preflighting Tools 


Phone: 408-536-6000 

URL: www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/main.htm... 

Description: 

Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software is a unified design 

environment that combines full new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS2, 

Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, and Acrobat 7.0 

Professional software with new Version Cue CS2, Adobe Bridge, and 

Adobe Stock Photos. Delivering the next level of integration in creative 

software, Adobe Creative Suite 2 enables you to realize your ideas 

anywhere --- in print, on the Web, or on mobile devices. Create Adobe 

PDF files that are compliant with the PDF/X-1a:2003 and PDF/X-3:2003 

print production standards, used for prepress document exchanges, and 

that include JDF product definitions with details about the jobs you're 

submitting for print production. 


Features: 

• Image editing with Adobe Photoshop 

• Drawing & illustration with Adobe Illustrator 

• Page layout with Adobe InDesign 

• Web design with Adobe GoLive 

• Client review & print output with Adobe Acroba 

• File sharing & versioning with Version Cue 

• File browsing & organizing with Adobe Bridge 

• JDF product definitions for print production 




Adobe PDF JobReady 



Phone: See website 

URL: www.adobe.com/products/pdfjobready/main.html 

Description: 

Adobe PDF JobReady software enables print providers to offer 

streamlined, reliable, highly secure workflows based on Adobe Portable 

Format (PDF) that begin at their customers' desktops and extend across 

the Internet to the final output device. Customers can obtain faster, 

more accurate print and document delivery through an easy to use 

interface, while print providers are more fully able to utilize idle capacity, 

allowing for closer contact with customers and the opportunity to 

expand their customer base. PDF JobReady is delivered as a software 

development kit (SDK) containing a client creation tool and server 

components, so that OEMs and qualified systems integrators can 

develop Web-based workflow solutions and services for print providers. 


Features: 

• One click print ready PDF file creation 

• Immediate local proofing of print jobs 

• Secured delivery to target print provider 

• Client side job ticket creation 



Company: Agfa 

Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 

:ApogeeX Create Pro 


:ApogeeX Create Pro is a fully integrated PDF processing solution. A 

single graphical user interface provides easy access to all jobs. Built on 

the highly modular :ApogeeX architecture, :ApogeeX Create Pro lets 

users centralise PDF creation and Preflighting. An integrated Flattener 

automatically resolves transparencies that are found in PDF1.4/PDF1.5 

and lets you generate and export Certified PDF files to remote 

production facilities in either PDF, PDF/X-1, PDF/X-1a or PDF/X-3 

format. 

This intelligent PDF creation Server solution provides advertising 

agencies, design firms, service bureaus, prepress houses, printers, or 

any content creator with the required processing power to generate 

reliable PDF files. :ApogeeX Create Pro transforms PS or EPS files into 

PDF format based on any processing criteria defined by the operator or 

administrator. In PDF source files, :ApogeeX Create Pro reconciles 

transparencies with opaque objects based on the separation criteria of 

the final film or plate output.You can extend :ApogeeX Create Pro 

functionality to include PDF Trapping and contract proofing. 

A unique user interface lets you manage and track PDF creation with 

ease. At any point, you can monitor tasks such as PDF Creation or 

Trapping, and with a click of the mouse, hold, resume, delete, or 

change the priority of any task. 





Company: Agfa 


Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 

:Delano Publish 

:Delano Publish is the perfect solution for publishers, trade shops and 

page-processing centers looking to further automate and integrate 

processes; or, who want to offer Web-based client collaboration 

including file submission, softproofing and job approval.:Delano Publish 

facilitates page production tasks letting you create reliable 

production-ready PDF files efficiently and cost effectively. It is designed 

for any operation that handles page production, including publishers 

with in-house PDF page production, trade shops/page-processing 

service bureaus or printers looking to offer Web-based PDF viewing and 

approval services. 


Features: 

• Project / Product definition 



• JDF job ticket import/export 

• Manages Preflighting and PDF page approval tasks 

• Page status and tracking 

• File upload into the print project 

• On-line page approval collaboration 



Synapse® Prepare 

Company: Creo 

Product Version: > 2.0 

Phone: 1.866.431.5095 


Description: 


Synapse Prepare links the creative and production processes, enabling 

the quick and easy creation of trustworthy PDF files. Synapse Prepare 

provides designers with the tools to easily create PDF files that match 

the precise production specifications of their print vendor. Using JDF, 

Synapse Prepare software can transfer page assignment (run list) 

information, along with the PDF files, to automate the imposition 

process in the prepress system. 

Pricing: ask 

Features: 

• Powerful, easy to use PDF creation tool 

• Automatic preflight 

• Simplifies file submission 

• Extended process control 

• Instant notification of file errors 

• Flexible file distribution options 

• Print production workflow integration option 

• PDF/X-1a and PDF/X-3 support 





Phone: +32.9.269.16.90 


Description: 

















Pricing: n/a 





Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 











Features: 














Description: 

Riteportal 

Screen’s new Internet portal that allows content creators to prepare and 

deliver error-free, production-ready Certified PDF files from any 

application. Easily tailored to a printer’s production workflow, Riteportal 

simplifies the PDF creation, pre-flight, certification, encryption and 

delivery of pre-defined PDF files into a simple ‘click-and-print’ process 

from the desktop for both online and offline delivery. The system 

eliminates the problems often associated with bad PDFs, such as 

incorrect profile settings and missing fonts. Certified PDFs created by 

customers are automatically uploaded to the print site’s Riteportal 

server and placed into pre-determined hot folders or print queues. As a 

result print jobs get on press with fewer delays and quality results are 

guaranteed. Riteportal complies with JDF and PDF/X-1a open 

standards to ensure flexibility and scalability and integrates easily with 

Trueflow. 

Pricing: n/a 



Company: Vio Worldwide Limited 


Phone: +44 20 7427 2150 

URL: www.vio.com 

Description: 

Vio Ad Delivery 


Vio Ad Delivery is a preflight and automated delivery solution based on 

JDF technology and integrated with Markzware's FlightCheck Online. A 

file is preflight checked on a clients desktop to current online published 

specifications of the receiving publisher, hosted by Vio, once passed it 

is automatically delivered to the publisher with the checked file, preflight 

report and attached to a customisable JDF compliant Vio job ticket. 

The joint solution is already successfully installed and in use by 

publishers such as Reed Business Information (and J Jays its prepress 

supplier and host for the service) to receive advertisements for all its 

brand titles; the Periodical Publishers Association in the UK for the 

pass4press industry standard ad preflighting and delivery service; and 

Telegraph Group for receiving ads to its national newspaper titles such 

as The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. 

Pricing: modular 

Features: 

• Customisable JDF Job Tickets 

• Preflight checking with automated ad delivery 

• Ads received according to the publishers rules 

• Always checked against the current specs online 

• Accountability throughout ad delivery process 




Vio Digital Workflow Suite 



Phone: +44 207 427 2150 


Description: 

Vio offers a suite of JDF compliant software products, network 

provisioning and management expertise with 24x7 managed services 

for the intelligent distribution and collaborative management of 

advertising and digital media across the entire graphic arts supply 

chain, with guaranteed delivery. Serving the market need for automated 

and integrated workflows for digital ad delivery, online preflighting, ad 

composition, digital asset management and remote proofing and 

printing. 

Vio chairs the Asset Transfer Committee of CIP4, leading the way in 

JDF solutions, and is a member of the Preflighting Committee. Vio is 

also a member of the Steering Committee of the AdsML Consortium, 

the global advertising standards initiative. 


Features: 

• JDF compliant customisable job tickets 


• Guaranteed delivery of files & folder structures 

• Automated workflows to receivers pre-set rules 

• Remote proofing and printing 

• Enhanced networking at lower cost 



Adobe PDF JobReady 

Asset Transfer Services 




URL: www.adobe.com/products/pdfjobready/main.html 

Description: 

Adobe PDF JobReady software enables print providers to offer 

streamlined, reliable, highly secure workflows based on Adobe Portable 

Format (PDF) that begin at their customers' desktops and extend across 

the Internet to the final output device. Customers can obtain faster, 

more accurate print and document delivery through an easy to use 

interface, while print providers are more fully able to utilize idle capacity, 

allowing for closer contact with customers and the opportunity to 

expand their customer base. PDF JobReady is delivered as a software 

development kit (SDK) containing a client creation tool and server 

components, so that OEMs and qualified systems integrators can 

develop Web-based workflow solutions and services for print providers. 


Features: 

• One click print ready PDF file creation 

• Immediate local proofing of print jobs 

• Secured delivery to target print provider 

• Client side job ticket creation 





Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.866.431.5095 


Description: 








Pricing: ask 

Features: 












Phone: +32.9.269.16.90 


Description: 


















Pricing: n/a 






Description: 

Riteportal 














Trueflow. 

Pricing: n/a 





Phone: +44 20 7427 2150 


Description: 

Vio Ad Delivery 


Vio Ad Delivery is a preflight and automated delivery solution based on 

JDF technology and integrated with Markzware's FlightCheck Online. A 

file is preflight checked on a clients desktop to current online published 

specifications of the receiving publisher, hosted by Vio, once passed it 

is automatically delivered to the publisher with the checked file, preflight 

report and attached to a customisable JDF compliant Vio job ticket. 

The joint solution is already successfully installed and in use by 

publishers such as Reed Business Information (and J Jays its prepress 

supplier and host for the service) to receive advertisements for all its 

brand titles; the Periodical Publishers Association in the UK for the 

pass4press industry standard ad preflighting and delivery service; and 

Telegraph Group for receiving ads to its national newspaper titles such 

as The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph. 


Features: 

• Customisable JDF Job Tickets 


• Ads received according to the publishers rules 

• Always checked against the current specs online 

• Accountability throughout ad delivery process 




Vio Digital Workflow Suite 



Phone: +44 207 427 2150 


Description: 

Vio offers a suite of JDF compliant software products, network 

provisioning and management expertise with 24x7 managed services 

for the intelligent distribution and collaborative management of 

advertising and digital media across the entire graphic arts supply 

chain, with guaranteed delivery. Serving the market need for automated 

and integrated workflows for digital ad delivery, online preflighting, ad 

composition, digital asset management and remote proofing and 

printing. 

Vio chairs the Asset Transfer Committee of CIP4, leading the way in 

JDF solutions, and is a member of the Preflighting Committee. Vio is 

also a member of the Steering Committee of the AdsML Consortium, 

the global advertising standards initiative. 


Features: 

• JDF compliant customisable job tickets 


• Guaranteed delivery of files & folder structures 

• Automated workflows to receivers pre-set rules 

• Remote proofing and printing 

• Enhanced networking at lower cost 




Phone: +44 20 7427 2150 


Description: 

Vio Remote Proof & Print 


Using a customized job ticket to generate the required JDF information 

in Vio, the client can create a remote printing workflow to their chosen 

device. Vio uses the information from the created MIME package 

(consisting of a file and its JDF information) to automatically send the 

file to a remotely located device which reads the package and proofs or 

prints the file accordingly. 


Features: 

• customisable JDF Job Ticket 

• auto proofing workflows to a remote device 

• auto printing workflows to a remote device 




Company: WAM!NET Inc. 

Phone: 800.585.3666 

URL: www.wamnet.com 

Description: 

Direct!JDF 

WAM!NET Direct!JDF enables inter-enterprise workflows; allowing 

customers to automate the secure distribution of JDF files internally and 

between external partners over a managed, global network. As digital 

content is packaged for delivery, JDF instructions are automatically 

interpreted by WAM!NET and the content sent to specified destinations 

with instructions for JDF-enabled devices. Utilizing the JDF instructions 

digital content can be retrieved and routed in accordance with your 

workflow, eliminating the need to manually interact as work moves 

through the supply chain. All partners and vendors can function on the 

same platform and take part in a global JDF digital workflow. With a 

complete end-to-end production workflow, an extended community of 

cooperating companies can share a single platform to collaborate more 

effectively and accelerate their workflow. 


Features: 

• Automated high-speed file transfer 

• Securely connects JDF business partners 

• JDF package tracking 

• User friendly interface 

• Uses the SAVVIS Global Network 

• JDF-enabled 

• Compatible with Macintosh, Windows and UNIX 

• 24/7 Customer Support 



Other Embedded Job Ticket Software 

Kodak NexTreme DL-100 software 

Company: Eastman Kodak Company 

Phone: +1 877 446 3977 

URL: www.nexpress.com/dyn/products/nxp2100/brochur... 

Description: 

Kodak NexTreme DL-100 variable data software is an Adobe Acrobat 

plug in. Easy to use, it allows designers to add variable fields to layouts 

created in Adobe InDesign and other industry-standard programs. 

Variable text and images, as well as database-driven charts, tables and 

direct programming are all supported. 

The unparalleled flexibility of the NexTreme DL-100 solution ensures 

compatibility with a wide range of workflows. The software accepts 

many database input formats. PDF's with all variable data in place are 

used for local or remote soft proofing, saving valuable production time. 

And final output formats are industry- standard PDF, PPML/VDX or 

PostScript. 

Key VDP Applications: Direct mail, customized marketing materials, 

personalized collateral, financial/transactional reports 

Localization support: NexPress Solutions, Inc. offers consultation and 

training for this software and for the broad variety of new digital 

workflow and application opportunities, including Web-to-print and 

variable data printing. 

Platform support: Apple Macintosh OS X and Classic; Microsoft 

Windows XP and 2000 platforms 





Kodak NexTreme DL-1000 software 


Phone: +1 877 446 3977 


Description: 

Kodak NexTreme DL-1000 variable data solution is a fast, flexible, and 

scalable system that can be integrated into the most demanding, 

high-volume environments. The NexTreme DL-1000 solution rapidly 

composes jobs offline, freeing up client workstations for other projects. 

The system's exceptional speed eliminates bottlenecks and enables 

high-volume production. And composed files (in industry-standard 

PPML/VDX, PDF, or PostScript format) can be automatically transferred 

directly to a digital color or black-and-white press for unmatched 

efficiency and productivity. 

For Web-based fulfillment, the software can be integrated into 

customer's online ordering and printing environments, allowing 

automated creation and production of the most demanding high-value 

variable data jobs. 

Key VDP Applications: Web-to-variable print, high-speed and/or 

high-volume workflows generating direct mail, customized marketing 

materials, personalized collateral, and financial/transactional reports 

Localization support: NexPress Solutions, Inc. offers consultation, 

installation, integration and training for this software and for the broad 

variety of new digital workflow and application opportunities, including 

Web-to-print and variable data printing. 

Platform support: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, XP and 2000 platforms 





ixFrame, Integration Framework 



Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 

The JDF specification leaves sufficient room for the implementation by 

each system supplier. Enormous development expenditure, which is to 

be checked by efficient design, hides especially here. The costly 

coordination with the other workflow partners is to be minimized as well. 

Here the economical components approach of ixact comes to fruition. 

In order to attach existing or new applications to CIP4, always the same 

components from the framework ixFrame can be used, which are 

scaled and configured according to demand. The adaptation to the 

specialties of the workflow partners involved is effected with the 

configuration. 


Features: 

• Integration of machines and applications 

• Effective XML database interface 

• Specific mapping mechanism 

• Schema based validation of JDF/JMF 

• Online services + configuration 

• Agent to create or change JDF Files 

• Controller for the routing and ressource check 

• Sending + receiving of JDF/JMF Files 






Description: 

Riteportal 














Trueflow. 

Pricing: n/a 




FreeFlow Print Manager 

Company: Xerox 

Phone: 1-800-275-9376 

URL: www.xerox.com/go/xrx/template/redirect.jsp?id... 

Description: 

Accept JDF job tickets and complete job programming, submission and 

monitoring for all Xerox Digital Presses. 




Integrated JDF MIS Systems 

PMS Production Management System 

Company: arvato systems GmbH 

Product Version: PMS 

Phone: +49-5241-8088520 

URL: pms.arvato-systems.com 

Description: 

arvato systems offers the Production Management System (PMS), 

specially developed for international printing and packaging industries, 

with experience from more than 150 machine-links (sheetfed, web, 

bookbinding, finishing) and in practical use for years. Based on a 7x24 

offline concept despite network interruptions. 

PMS covers one or more plants for local as well as central production 

control and works as an independent but integrated shop floor data 

collection application together with the Management Information System 

via bi-directional data transfer by JDF and JMF. 

PMS works with different data collection types at all workplaces in 

prepress, press and postpress. The main focus lays on online machine 

data collection, ink consumption, signals for QM snap samples, 

packing-unit control. All with minimum manual additions by operators. 

PMS delivers transparency of all production resources (workplaces, 

tools, materials, personnel) as well as all job operations. PMS enables 

flexible job status tracking by itself or together with e-scheduling. PMS 

automates report printing at defined hours on defined printers or by 

e-mail. PMS initiates various control loops by messages, reports and 

monitoring in production, scheduling and administration. 

Benefits of PMS lead to more accurate information, improved 

communications and management, higher productivity and reduced 

waste. 


Features: 

• Compatible with all MIS via JDF and JMF 

• Online machine data collection (all types, ages) 

• Predefined machine work load for easy job starts 

• Parallel data collection of ink consumption 

• Personnel time, attendance with labor definition 

• Real-time production monitoring, web access 

• Dynamic production reporting on-the-fly 

• Feedback to e-scheduling and other MIS functions 


JDF "MIS" Systems 

Company: Cerm nv 


Phone: +32.50.388338 

URL: www.cerm.be 

Description: 

Cerm Software 


Extended MIS for printing companies with sheetfed, webfed and/or 

narrow web (labels) including description of prepress & finishing. 

Pricing: n/a 




Company: DiMS! organizing print 

Product Version: 640 

Phone: +31 544 39 66 00 

URL: www.dims.net/ 

Description: 

DiMS! 

DiMS! contains all the functionality in a single software package to fully 

cover the complete range of administrative and printing processes. 

Eliminating the need to integrate multiple servers or employ add-ons, 

DiMS! streamlines and automates key business processes from end to 

end. By allowing printers to harness valuable information on a 

centralized, Web-enabled database, DiMS! provides the ability to link 

internal information systems, instantaneously track production data and 

measure results, and integrate operations with key clients and 

suppliers. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• End-to-end integration 

• Web-enabled 

• Multi-plant solution 

• Function-related workflow tool 

• Multi-currency & multi-lingual 

• Direct Machine Interface 

• E-business solutions 

• Integration with MS Office products 



Company: EFI 

Product Version: TBA 

Phone: 1 650 357 3500 

URL: www.efi.com 

Description: 

EFI Hagen OA 


Hagen OA enables commercial printers to manage a multitude of 

complex tasks in less time, improving productivity and business 

efficiencies. Hagen OA integrates an intelligent estimating system with 

high-end applications for job management, purchasing, scheduling, 

inventory and fulfillment, and provides real-time access to the status of 

the entire print operation. Hagen OA also connects to third party press 

and prepress devices via the EFI JDF Connector. An Enterprise version 

of Hagen OA is available for large multi-plant or multi-division printers. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Estimating 

• Job management 

• Real-time status 

• Purchasing 

• Scheduling 

• Fullfillment 

• Inventory 




Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI Logic SQL 

If you're a medium to large printing operation with a mix of web, 

sheetfed and/or specialty processes, EFI Logic SQL is your quickest 

path to powerful, full-scale automation, which means you can step up to 

wall-to-wall automation quickly. Logic will improve your bottom line 

because Logic delivers real efficiencies - proven over three decades by 

more than 10,000 users worldwide. 




Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI PSI 


EFI PSI delivers management integration without compromise. PSI 

seamlessly integrates 18 advanced software modules with Microsoft's 

powerful, scalable SQL Server database management system and 

Macola Software's leading edge Progression Accounting.Along with an 

integrated Crystal Reports package, these tools automate job planning, 

costing, data collection, scheduling, purchasing, inventory management, 

accounting and more. PSI helps you gain the efficiencies you expect 

from print management software: reduced costs, more accurate 

scheduling, more efficient resource allocation, higher customer 

satisfaction and a better bottom line. PSI delivers the full print 

management solution you need to stay competitive. 





Goss Web Center 

Company: Goss International 


Phone: +1 603 750 6303 

URL: www.gossinternational.com 

Description: 

Goss Web Center TM provides the following mudules: Goss Omni 

Presetting TM makes it fast and easy to preset ink keys, web path and 

motorized folder functions. The Omni Presetting functions allowing 

offline job preparation prior to the run. Goss Omni Reporting TM: 

reports press status - in real time and on a cumulative bass. Goss Omni 

Link TM is a 2-way communication between MIS and the Goss Web 

Center TM based on JDF. Goss Web Center Online TM provides 

remote access to Press Production Data. 


Features: 

• Presets complete web press per JDF 

• Automatic job import from JDF comp. MIS 

• Real time job and press tracking 

• Consumable reports 

• Remote access 

• Reporting of makeready, copies, time & cost 

• Statistical comparison 

• Export to any JDF compliant MIS 



Company: Graphisoft 


Phone: +33 238 63 88 44 

URL: www.graphisoft.biz 

Description: 

Integrale of Graphisoft 


Integrated Management Information System: Estimating, job ticket, 

scheduling, shop floor data collection, job costing, inventory control, 

contact management. Bi-directional JDF link with press and prepress. 

Software available in the following languages: English, French, German, 

Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Turkish, Arabic, Farsi. Metric and 

US units. 

Pricing: n/a 




Prinance 

Company: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG 


Phone: +49 6221 9200 

URL: www.heidelberg.com/hq/eng/Prinect/prinance.as... 

Description: 

Prinect Prinance allows to comprehensively integrate workflow 

processes. This management information system (MIS) bundles the 

information to production and transparently integrates all processes in a 

printshop. This greatly supports the efforts needed to cultivate and 

extend customer relationships, and to boost the efficiency and 

effectiveness of costing, production preparations and planning, job 

handling, and decision-making at the management level. 

Prinect Prinance connects and integrates via CIP4 JDF-Job Ticket/JMF 

to all major graphic arts software and hardware suppliers and it is 100% 

prinectable. 

Features: 

• -Estimating, quoting, order processing 

• -Inventory and stock management 

• -Address management 

• -Scheduling and production control 

• -Shop floor data collection 

• -Job and device tracking 

• -Web accessible – eBusiness 

• -Management decision support 



Company: Hiflex GmbH 


Phone: +49-241-1683-0 

URL: www.hiflex.com 

Description: 

HIFLEX PRINT 


HIFLEX offers the integrated industrial MIS system "HIFLEX Print", 

specially designed for the printing and media (prepress) industry. 

HIFLEX MIS is capable of representing and supporting all major 

business processes of a graphic arts company. HIFLEX MIS covers 

functional areas such as least-cost estimating, order processing, 

inventory, scheduling, shop floor data collection, JDF device interfaces 

and eBusiness. 

The HIFLEX MIS system has a modular structure and can be adapted 

to the individual requirements and demands of a company by a unique 

workflow module. The user interface can be adapted and extended with 

additional fields. The system is based upon workflow emulation and 

gives access to its program logic. 

HIFLEX has the widest JDF connectivity available on the market today. 

We are long-standing NGP Partners and CIP4 members. The software 

is compatible (using JDF/JMF) with systems from major vendors such 

as Agfa, Creo, Esko-Graphics, Heidelberg, KBA, Komori, MAN Roland, 

Mitsubishi, Muller Martini, Rampage and Screen 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Workflow emulation 

• Estimation 

• Order processing 

• Inventory and stock management 

• Scheduling and production control 

• Shop floor data collection 

• JDF device interfaces (real-life installations) 

• eBusiness 




Company: i·teba 

Product Version: R204.12 

Phone: +44 20 7841 3300 

URL: www.iteba.com 

Description: 

SolPrint 

SolPrint is a comprehensive, fully integrated Management Information 

System. Modules include Prospecting, Estimating, Production Control, 

Scheduling, Shop Floor Data Collection, Quality Assurance, Job 

Costing, Raw Material Stock, Purchasing, Despatch, Invoicing, Finished 

Good Stock, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Nominal Ledger. 

SolPrint is web enabled with modules specifically designed for access 

by Customers, Salesreps, Suppliers and Production Staff. 

SolPrint is JDF + JMF compliant with modules available to integrate the 

MIS with the production workflow. 

Iteba has an extensive team of over 20 quality assured developers able 

to customise areas of the system to match your company's specific 

operational demands. 


Features: 

• JDF and JMF Compliant 

• Comprehensive MIS 

• Customer web access 

• Supplier web access 

• Salesrep web access 

• Production Staff web access 

• 20 Quality Assured Developers 



PrintVision 

Company: NovaVision Software a/s 

Product Version: MBS-Navision 3.70 

Phone: +45 70 23 07 44 

URL: www.nvsvbs.com 

Description: 


PrintVision is a comprehensive MIS/ERP solution for the Printing 

Industry. 

PrintVision is an add-on to Microsoft Business Solution - Navision, and 

as such a Microsoft Business Solution Certified product, created and 

proven, to meet the needs for various types of production companies in 

the Printing Industry World Wide. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Estimating and Quoting 

• Scheduling and Production Management 

• Job Costing and Shop Floor Management 

• Inventory and Supply Chain 

• Purchasing and Recievables 

• Invoicing and Payables 

• General Ledger 

• CIP4 JDF integration: JDF Job Ticket / JMF 




Océ PRISMAproduction 

Company: Océ 

Product Version: Release 3.10 (June 2005) 

Phone: - 

URL: www.oce.com 

Description: 

Oce PRISMAproduction is a highly productive, high performance 

workflow and output management system for digital production printing 

in transactional, Print-On-Demand and Print Rooms environments. It 

offers a single platform to process all print datastreams in these 

environments (AFP, LCDS, OLDS, PPML, PS, PCL, PDF, TIFF). The 

new release 3.10 offers a JDF/JMF converter based on ICS for digital 

printing. 


Features: 

• Workflow and output management 

• Print site management 

• Central administration, monitoring, messaging 

• Automated processing & error recovery 

• For one or multiple production printers 

• JDF/JMF extension 

• Highlight color and multi-level grey support 

• UP3I support 



Company: Océ 


Phone: - 

URL: www.oce.com 

Description: 


Océ PRISMAsatellite for Office 

Oce PRISMAsatellite for Office is a JDF-based Output Management 

System for Office environments, featuring a unified driver, intelligent job 

routing to Oce and non-Oce printers, and accounting capabilities. This 

solution supports customers in maximizing asset utilization, thus 

optimizing end-user productivity. It perfects printing on the deparmental 

network and adds fax, e-mail, scan, PDF conversion and archive 

functionality to client workstations. It centralizes the management of all 

connected devices. A unified driver installed on all desktops permits 

easy access to all networked devices, thus enhancing end-user 

productivity with print, fax, scan and PDF conversion capabilities without 

the need for a locally installed PDF package. It helps to reduce IT 

specialists' workload while at the same time increasing return of 

investment. PRISMAsatellite for Office features the capability to set 

business thresholds which allow an organization to intelligently route 

jobs to the most cost-effective printers. Cost accounting capabilities 

tailored to the office environment enable an organization to assign the 

right printing costs to the right account. PRISMAsatellite for Office 

permits a user to print to both Oce and non-Oce devices, in color or 

black/white, in Postscript as well as PCL, thus offering unlimited 

versatility for highly productive office environments. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Unified driver 

• Web job submission 

• Pre-flight / proofing 

• Variable Dataprinting / E-forms 

• Intelligent Job Routing 

• Advanced Accounting 

• Load Balancing / Array Printing (TM) 

• Oce and 3rd party printer support 




PrintSapiens 

Company: Olive inc. 

Phone: 81-3-5689-1933 

URL: www.olv.co.jp/ 

Pricing: n/a 



Company: ppi Media GmbH 


Phone: +49-431-5353-429 

URL: www.printnet-portal.com 

Description: 

printnet 


printnet is the umbrella brand name for all software products of MAN 

Roland Druckmaschinen AG & ppi Media GmbH which deal with the 

planning, production and tracking of a printed product. printnet 

functionalities are concentrated on applications for production planning 

and control. By using a JDF architecture, printnet ensures openness 

and data consistency from the time the order is taken to the shipment 

and distribution of the printed product. The core applications of printnet 

are jobstart, jobplan & jobperform which are responsible for job 

definition, job task chaining, job scheduling and production control. 


Features: 

• Automatic JDF Job import from MIS 

• Building up JDF process chains 

• Predefined process-chain templates 

• Electronic print job planning & scheduling 

• Calculation of resources, dates and times 

• Online JDF job routing & JMF messaging 

• JDF Job & Device tracking 

• JDF Production reports for post-calculation 




Prism WIN 

Company: Prism Group Holdings Ltd 

Product Version: V1812 

Phone: +44 1206 761300 

URL: www.prism-world.com 

Description: 

Prism WIN is a fully integrated MIS covering Quoting, Jobbing, 

Scheduling, Inventory, Sales Order Processing, ShopFloor Data 

Collection etc. together with a fully integrated Accounts suite. The 

E-service desk modules allows on-line ordering, RFQ, Quote 

acceptance and review of Account details including Invoices and 

Statements. 


Features: 

• JDF creation from Estimates and Jobs 

• JMF messages update job status and scheduling 

• JDF AuditPool info updates job costing 



Company: Radius Solutions, Inc. 

Product Version: Version II 

Phone: 312-648-0800 

URL: www.radiussolutions.com 

Description: 

PECAS Vision 


PECAS Vision II is an ERP software solution which provides Estimating, 

Order Handling, Raw Materials and Purchase Ordering, Costing, 

Production Scheduling, Shop Floor Data Collection and Intervision to 

Printing and Packaging companies world-wide in medium, large and 

multi-plant environments. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Written specifically for the printing industry 

• Radius has over 30 years of experience 

• Offers multi-plant, language & location options 

• Sophisticated Shop Floor Data Collection 




Company: Tharstern Ltd 


Phone: 01282 860660 

URL: www.tharstern.com 

Description: 

TharsternSQL 

Provides a modern printer of any size with a one stop solution for all 

MIS needs. The software meets the needs of the printing industry 

including estimating; order processing; job tracking; delivery notes; 

invoicing; production scheduling; stock control; facilities management; 

extras; events / proof tracking; box labels; accounts integration; shop 

floor data capture; sales order processing; purchase order processing; 

CRM; on-line e-procurement modules including direct integration with 

Buhrmann paper merchants via their BiTE system. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Estimating - Build every aspect of your quote 

• Job Costing - Detailed picture for all WIP 

• Facilities Management 

• e-commerce 

• Suppleir e-procurement 

• Embedded crystal report technology 

• Seamless Accounts Link 

• Seamless Goldmine Link 



Company: EFI 


Phone: 1 650 357 3500 


Description: 

EFI Hagen OA 

Estimating 









Pricing: n/a 

Features: 







• Inventory 



Estimating 

Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI Logic SQL 










Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI PrintSmith 

Estimating 

Take control of it all with EFI PrintSmith, the most powerful, flexible and 

feature-rich print shop management software available today. 

PrintSmith automates all the detail-laden aspects of your business 

including estimating, production, accounting and more to save you time 

and money. It is scaled to fit everything from large size operations to 

neighborhood copy shops. You can even add an e-commerce option to 

your PrintSmith system and start taking care of your customers online 

today! 




Estimating 

Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI PSI 

















Phone: +33 238 63 88 44 


Description: 


Estimating 






US units. 

Pricing: n/a 



Estimating 

Prinance 



Phone: +49 6221 9200 


Description: 










prinectable. 

Features: 













Phone: +49-241-1683-0 


Description: 

HIFLEX PRINT 

Estimating 


















Pricing: n/a 

Features: 








• eBusiness 



Estimating 

Metrix 

Company: LithoTechnics Pty Limited 


Phone: 781-492-3896 

URL: www.lithotechnics.com 

Description: 

Metrix is the first truly automatic layout calculator designed specifically 

for estimators, customer service representatives, production planners, 

and prepress operators. 

Metrix employs a print industry specific, patent pending algorithm, which 

automatically calculates optimum press sheet layouts for printing up to 

one hundred products on a press sheet, considering bleed, grain 

direction, and bindery requirements. 

Metrix integrates with MIS systems by importing JDF product intent 

data. The Metrix Production Edition also exports JDF, CIP3, and Preps 

template files to eliminate the manual creation of Preps templates in 

prepress, and to automate the setup of cutters and folding machines in 

the finishing department. 

Metrix finally brings true automation to this part of the industry. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• completely automatic layout calculation 

• makes planning complex ganging jobs simple 

• optimum layouts can save up to 30% of stock 

• exports Preps® templates 

• JDF integration with MIS and prepress 

• CIP3 PPF cutting and folding data 



PrintVision 



Phone: +45 70 23 07 44 


Description: 


Industry. 

Estimating 





Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











Estimating 

PRISMAweb 

Company: Océ 


Phone: +49-8121-72-3642 


Description: 
























Features: 











Optimus 2020 Estimating Pro Plus 

Company: Optimus 

Product Version: 16.13x 

Phone: +44 1483 740233 

URL: www.optimus2020.com 

Description: 

Estimating 

Estimating Pro Plus is part of the Optimus 2020 Print MIS. Optimus 

2020 is a modular, fully integrated MIS which also contains 

E-Commerce, Scheduling, Shop Floor Data Collection, Real Time Job 

Tracking and other modules 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• JDF created from Estimates 

• JDF contains both Intent and Process Nodes 



Estimating 

Prism WIN 



Phone: +44 1206 761300 


Description: 






Statements. 


Features: 








Phone: 312-648-0800 


Description: 

PECAS Vision 

Estimating 






Pricing: n/a 

Features: 







Estimating 

The Shuttleworth System 

Company: Shuttleworth Business Systems 

Product Version: 3.00.10 

Phone: +44 1536 511357 

URL: www.shuttleworth-uk.co.uk 

Description: 

Integrated suite of print management and production control software. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Powerful Estimating and Job Specifier 

• Integrated Stock and Purchasing 

• E-commerce & Web Applications 

• Graphical Production Planning 

• Shop Floor Data Collection 

• Full Multi-Currency Accounting System 

• JDF Compliance 



Company: EFI 


Phone: 1 650 357 3500 


Description: 

EFI Hagen OA 

Scheduling 









Pricing: n/a 

Features: 







• Inventory 



Scheduling 

Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI Logic SQL 










Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI PrintSmith 

Scheduling 

Take control of it all with EFI PrintSmith, the most powerful, flexible and 

feature-rich print shop management software available today. 

PrintSmith automates all the detail-laden aspects of your business 

including estimating, production, accounting and more to save you time 

and money. It is scaled to fit everything from large size operations to 

neighborhood copy shops. You can even add an e-commerce option to 

your PrintSmith system and start taking care of your customers online 

today! 




Scheduling 

Company: EFI 

Phone: 650-357-3500 


Description: 

EFI PSI 















Prinance 



Phone: +49 6221 9200 


Description: 

Scheduling 










prinectable. 

Features: 











Scheduling 

Prinect Data Control 



Phone: +49 6221 9200 

URL: www.heidelberg.com/hq/eng//products/sheetfed_... 

Description: 

Prinect Data Control is the integrated production management system, 

that enables integration of MIS and the complete production chain and 

provides tools for scheduling and monitoring the production workflow. 



PrintVision 



Phone: +45 70 23 07 44 


Description: 


Industry. 

Scheduling 





Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











Scheduling 

Optimus 2020 Prestige Scheduling 



Phone: +44 1483 740233 


Description: 

Prestige Scheduling is part of the Optimus 2020 Print MIS. Optimus 

2020 is a modular, fully integrated MIS which also contains 

E-Commerce, Estimating, Shop Floor Data Collection, Real Time Job 

Tracking and other modules 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• JMF messages are used to update job status 

• Real Time view of job status and progress 



Prism WIN 



Phone: +44 1206 761300 


Description: 






Statements. 


Features: 





Scheduling 


CRM/Sales 



Phone: +44 20 7841 3300 


Description: 

SolPrint 














Features: 












Description: 

RiteOnline 

CRM/Sales 

A powerful new online web browser based print ordering system that 

streamlines the ordering of print jobs and allows printers’ customers to 

procure customised documents or reprints at any time. The system 

provides ultimate control over the document customisation, 

print-ordering, and approval process. By reducing manual intervention, 

Riteonline reduces job cycle times, lowers costs and improves 

productivity. A turnkey software application which seamlessly integrates 

into Trueflownet workflow or works with other solutions using JDF/JMF 

messaging, Riteonline can be incorporated into existing operations very 

easily. 

Pricing: n/a 



CRM/Sales 




Phone: +44 1536 511357 


Description: 


Pricing: n/a 

Features: 










Company: Agfa 


Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 

:Delano Production 

Workflow 

:Delano Production is a web-based project management system for 

mid- to large-sized commercial printers looking to further automate and 

integrate processes. It offers web-based client collaboration including 

file submission, softproofing and job approval of all production 

components: pages, signatures and product parts :Delano Production 

integrates customer service, page processing, prepress, press and post 

press for flawless job management. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Project/Product defintion 



• Page, signature and product parts status 

• Project status and tracking 

• Workflow chain definiton and tracking 

• JDF job tickets import/export 

• Visualization of pages and signatures 



Workflow 

Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com/brisque 

Description: 

Brisque® Impose 

Brisque Impose is a powerful, automated workflow system for 

controlling prepress, plate and film production. Brisque Impose 

configurations provide a client-server architecture, proven CT/LW 

technology and flexible hardware options featuring the highest 

performance and richest functionality set among Brisque solutions. 

The Brisque Impose workflow solution offers automated image 

replacement, PDF preflight and trapping, page and form proofing, and 

the ability to expose to both film and plate. While geared toward 

prepress professionals who prefer the ROOM concept (RIP Once, 

Output Many) for their print environment, these systems are compatible 

with all popular file formats and output. It includes the ability to handle 

full PostScript flat impositioning and Imposition Control Files (ICF) for 

just-in-time page independent impositioning. 

Brisque Impose features a JDF-based production status export option to 

share job data with other systems. It also features JDF-based 

automated ink-key presetting via the InkPRO module. Integration with 

the Synapse Director management software extends Brisque 

JDF-based integration options. 


Features: 

• Proven ROOM workflow, supports PDF and JDF 

• Client-server architecture boosts productivity 

• Automated PDF Preflight and PDF trapping 

• Automated color management; intuitive GUI 

• JDF-based production status export option 

• JDF-based automated ink-key presetting 

• Connectivity to third party CTP, CTF & proofing 



Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 

Brisque® Pro 

Workflow 

The Brisque Pro workflow provides comprehensive prepress solution, 

reducing errors and increasing efficiency at every step. A client-server 

based solution, Brisque Pro offers exceptional performance. It provides 

the fully automated, core processing capabilities of the Brisque family, 

including trapping and proofing. 

Brisque Pro workflows are proven, flexible workflows featuring the 

reliability and security of the CT/LW file format. While geared toward 



with all popular file formats and output units. It features PDF tools such 

as the Creo PDF Trapper and PDF Preflight options, for additional 

flexibility in the workflow. 

Brisque Pro features a JDF-based production status export option to 






Features: 





• Supports Staccato® screening options 

• JDF-based production status export 




Workflow 

Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 

Brisque® Access 

The Brisque Access workflow solution provides users with the core file 

processing capabilities and efficiency of Brisque workflows. It features 

RIPing (that includes automatic preflight checking and correction of PDF 

files), color simulation, automatic image replacement, PostScript flat 

impositioning, and the capability of driving Creo CTP and CTF output 

devices. 

Brisque Access workflows are proven, flexible workflows featuring the 




with all popular file formats and output units (PDF, PDF/X, TIFF/IT-P1, 

CIP4-JDF, PCF CIP4-PPF, ICF). It features PDF tools,m such as the 

Creo PDF Trapper and PDF Preflight options, for additional flexibility in 

the workflow. 

Brisque Access features a JDF-based production status export option to 






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Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com/pandora 

Description: 

Pandora® 

Workflow 

Pandora is Creo's step-and-repeat tool designed to efficiently create 

packaging layouts. It is built on open-industry standards, enabling it to 

seamlessly integrate with a variety of workflow systems. This intuitive, 

flexible tool makes it easy to take completed designs from 1-up to 

multi-up layouts quickly and easily, and its WYSIWYG environment 

correctly displays PDF transparency and overprint settings, 

drag-and-drop alignment and positioning of artwork, dies and marks. 

Pandora uses JDF to submit production layouts to JDF-enabled 

prepress systems for better integrity, and exports CIP3 for faster set up 

of cutters at finishing. 


Features: 

• Supports Mac OS X 10.3.3, Windows 2000,2003 & XP 

• Intelligent SmartMarks placement & mark groups 

• CAD Correct Utility 

• PDF Native Job Support 

• Accepts and previews CFF2, DXF and DDES2 

• Outputs PDF, JDF, PJTF, Brisque LRS and CIP3 

• WYSIWYG preview environment 

• ShopMap database 



Workflow 

Company: Creo 

Product Version: >5.0 

Phone: 1.866.431.5095 

URL: www.creo.com/preps 

Description: 

Preps® 

Preps is a popular imposition tool for commercial and packaging 

printers, with more than 23,500 installations around the world. Preps 

offers the flexibility to build a workflow that suits the unique 

requirements of each user by working with many popular solutions 

including Prinergy and Prinergy Evo, Rampage, ApogeeX and 

Harlequin RIPs or as a standalone imposition solution in PDF and 

PostScript environments. Preps supports both Mac OS X and the latest 

Windows operating systems, and is compatible with Adobe Acrobat 6 

and QuarkXPress 6.5. Preps integrates seamlessly with Synapse 

UpFront, the complete job production planning tool, and is available in 

three versions: Pro, Plus and XL. Preps uses JDF to send imposition 

data to other JDF-enabled prepress systems. Preps imports JDF files 

from MIS using JDF stripping params, and exports JDF back to any MIS 

that can process JDF files in a compatible manner. Preps Pro exports 

CIP3 (PPF) to cutters at finishing. 


Features: 

• Intelligent SmartMarks placement and mark groups 

• Supports Adobe Acrobat 6 and QuarkXPress 6.5 

• Supports Mac OS X, Windows 2000 SP4 and XP 

• Flexible interactive template editors 

• WYSIWYG Adobe PostScript 3 previewer 

• True PDF Native imposition 

• Supports in-RIP and host-based separations 

• Supports PDF, PostScript, EPS, TIFF, DCS & more 



Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com/prinergy 

Description: 

Prinergy Powerpack® 

Workflow 

Prinergy Powerpack delivers outstanding performance and reliability for 

the packaging and converting workflow, reducing errors and increasing 

efficiency at ever step. It is the first system of its kind to combine 

built-in color management, integrated Pandora step and repeat, and 

advanced trapping with an open PDF-based architecture, integrated 

database and Internet connectivity. Its native PDF workflow assures 

data integrity: the system outputs the same master file that was 

preflighted, proofed, approved and stepped. Prinergy Powerpack 

accepts all popular file formats including PDF, PostScript, EPS, Adobe 

Illustrator, Copydot, CT/LW, TIFF/IT and DCS, and supports all popular 

output devices. Prinergy Powerpack uses JDF-based Synapse Link 

software to automate the exchange of production data and job status 

information with prepress workflow systems and a trade shop / 

converter's MIS system. 


Features: 

• Distributed client-server architecture 

• Oracle database tracks & stores all job activity 

• Integrated step and repeat 

• High resolution screening & Spotless printing 

• Specialty flexo features 

• Features job tracking, archiving and reporting 



Workflow 

Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 

Prinergy® Access 

Prinergy Access is an entry-level Prinergy workflow, delivering 

outstanding performance and production management for printers and 

trade shops with lighter workflow demands. Prinergy Access features 

the core PDF processing capabilities of the Prinergy system. This 

automated workflow efficiently drives Creo 4-page and 8-page CTF and 

CTP output devices and a wide variety of proofing devices. Additional 

capabilities are easily added as your production requirements evolve. 

Prinergy Access workflows accept job tickets produced with JDF from 

job production planning tools. Prinergy Access accepts JDF-based page 

assignment information from Synapse Prepare, PDF preflight software 

and can import and export JDF-based job files to exchange job data 

between systems. Prinergy Access automates ink-key presetting using 

the PrintLink module and uses JDF-based Synapse Link software to 

automate access, sharing and utilization of prepress production data for 

exchange with printer business information systems. 


Features: 

• Delivers end-to-end native PDF workflow 

• Features job tracking, archiving, and reporting 

• Speeds turnaround times, reduces costs & errors 

• Outputs to 4-page & 8-page CTP & CTF devices 

• Staccato® screening & Spotless printing options 



Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 

Prinergy® Publish 

Workflow 

Prinergy Publish is a flexible page-preparation system that enables 

publishers to create reliable, secure print production-ready files, 

including PDF, PDF/x-1a, DCS2 and PostScript files. Prinergy Publish 

provides enhanced control over their content-preparation workflow, with 

a powerful, streamlined trapping, color-management and proofing 

solution. Developed to allow publishers, trade shops and agencies to 

manage file preparation, Prinergy Publish accelerates production and 

puts publishers in direct control over page-preparation, proofing for the 

final print job. A database-driven, managed workflow system, Prinergy 

Publish delivers the features and functionality publishers need to 

administer print projects more effectively. 

Prinergy Publish accepts JDF-based page assignment information from 

Synapse Prepare, PDF preflight software. Prinergy Publish can import 

and export JDF-based job files to exchange job data between systems 

and use JDF-based Synapse Link software to automate prepress 

production and business system integration. 


Features: 

• End-to-end native PDF workflow 

• Automated preflight and trapping 

• Automated color management and proofing 

• Managed workflow, with job tracking & reporting 

• Integrated soft proofing & collaboration option 

• Improves productivity, control and quality 



Workflow 

Company: Creo 


Phone: 1-866-431-5095 


Description: 

Prinergy® Direct 

Prinergy Direct workflow system is an integral part of distributed print 

operations, such as hub-and-spoke architectures, that use a centralized 

prepress facility to supply print-ready jobs to various distributed printing 

facilities. Prinergy Direct accepts imposed files or jobs exported from 

Prinergy Connect and Prinergy Powerpack, efficiently driving Creo 

platesetters and a wide variety of proofing devices. 

Job import/export allows for the exchange of complete or partial jobs 

between Prinergy systems. Prinergy Direct can import and export 

JDF-based job files to exchange job data between systems. By 

reassigning jobs to alternate print sites, printers can accelerate their 

turnaround and maximize the efficiency of their enterprise-wide print 

resources. 

Prinergy Direct accepts job tickets produced with JDF from job 

production planning tools, such as Synapse UpFront and Preps. It 

accepts JDF-based page assignment information from Synapse 

Prepare, PDF preflight software and automates ink-key presetting using 

PrintLink. Prinergy Direct also uses JDF-based Synapse Link software 

to automate access, sharing and utilization of prepress production data 

for exchange with printer business information systems. 


Features: 

• Optimizes distributed print operations 

• Facilitates enterprise-wide job exchange 

• Scalable, client-server architecture 


• Provides automatic proofing and platesetting 



Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com/link 

Description: 

Synapse® Link 

Workflow 

Synapse Link software automates the exchange of data between Creo 

print production systems and management information systems (MIS). 

Using the open JDF standard, Synapse Link allows printers to maintain 

accurate records and communicate information about prepress 

functions including material usage, job status, and machine utilization. 

With the production information reported by Synapse Link, printers can 

make better informed business decisions, be more responsive to 

customer demands, and become more profitable. Synapse Link can 

further streamline the print process by automating job creation 

(archiving, deleting, importing, exporting) in business or production 

systems, where the capability is available. Synapse Link software 

produces both standalone and dynamic reports. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Gain visibility into workflow production costs 

• Accurately track, proof and plate material usage 

• Automatically track alternations 

• View data in real time with dynamic reporting 

• Enable process automation initiation from an MIS 

• Flexible job status tracking options 



Workflow 


Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.866.431.5095 


Description: 








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Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com/upfront 

Description: 

Synapse® UpFront® 

Workflow 

Synapse UpFront is an intelligent job planning solution that can add a 

percentage point to your bottom line by increasing your efficiency and 

decreasing costly planning errors. It replaces the old method of 

manually folding paper and drawing layouts to create a job plan, and 

captures decades of planning experience in an easy to use, powerful 

tool. Synapse UpFront is the fundamental component for unifying 

workflows, from estimating to finishing. It imports JDF files from MIS 

systems and exports job specifications to pre press and post press 

finishing equipment (via JDF and CIP3 PPF) to aid in standardization of 

the workflow. It provides savings throughout the print production 

process and reduces throughput times. Synapse UpFront allows 

planners to quickly plan jobs using information from a large library of 

folding dummies that ship with the product, or from previously planned 

jobs. It is the missing link in industry-wide efforts to automate printing 

facilities from estimating through production and finishing. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• MIS connectivity: imports&exports JDF job intent 

• MIS connectivity: exports stripping parameters 

• Prepress connectivity: exports Preps templates 

• Prepress connectivity: exports Preps jobs 

• Press connectivity: exports JDF stripping param 

• Postpress connectivity: exports finishing info 

• Intelligent job planning 

• Ships with template libraries 



Workflow 

Company: Dalim Software 


Phone: +49785191960 

URL: www.dalim.com 

Description: 

DALiM DiALOGUE 

DALiM DiALOGUE is the first ever SWOP-approved standalone 

softproofing application running under the Macintosh OS X operating 

system, and can integrate with a wide range of third-party automated 

workflows. DALiM DiALOGUE provides companies with a facility to 

provide remote and collaborative viewing and soft proofing of 

high-resolution files via the Internet. Users can view files in real time 

without the need for client software or browser plug-ins. DALiM 

DiALOGUE has been SWOP Certified to meet the stringent colour 

rendering standards of SWOP Inc. Users can be assured that the 

monitor image will color-match a hard-copy proof. Using the job 

approval system, DALiM DiALOGUE can be configured to initiate 

actions that are automatically performed after the file has been 

approved. This streamlines the production process by eliminating 

operator intervention, reducing possibilities of delays and/or errors. 

DALiM DiALOGUE runs under both Red Hat Enterprise Linux and 

Macintosh OS X operating systems, and can integrate with suitable 

JDF-enabled third-party systems, seen as a "JDF Device". in practice, 

this means that the system can initiate a softproofing session based 

upon a request from a third-party system. Once the softproofing 

session has been completed, DALiM DiALOGUE can inform the other 

system, and send over a JDF file containg the session metadata 

Pricing: POA 

Features: 

• Seen as a JDF Device on the network 

• No client software required 

• Unlimited concurrent clients 

• No ASP "Click-Chrages" or monthly subscription 

• Easy-to-use user interface 

• SWOP-Certified Color Rendering 

• Unlimited file size / color space 

• Job approval and annotation features 





Phone: [+]49785191960 


Description: 

DALiM MiSTRAL 

Workflow 

DALiM MiSTRAL is the industry's first ever online project management 

system designed for medium to large premedia and print companies 

who are looking to auytomaqted and integrate production processes to 

a greater and more flexible degree. At the same time, DALiM MiSTRAL 

offers a secure online portal for publishers and print buyers of ever kind 

to submit and preflight files, track job status, conduct remote and/or 

softproofing sessions and even validate jobs online. DALiM MiSTRAL 

is the first such system to bring together production departments - such 

as MIS, Customer Services, Premedia, Planning, Scheduling and 

Finishing/Postpress into a single, easy-to-use, common electronic 

interface: Namely, a standard web browser. 

Pricing: POA 

Features: 

• JDF preflighting, imposition, job ticketing, etc 

• Compatible with most output devices 


• Optional softproofing module 

• Multiple file format handling 

• Independent of existing prepress workflow system 

• Brandable user interface (logos, etc.) 



Workflow 

DynaStrip 

Company: Dynagram 


Phone: 418-694-2080 

URL: www.dynagram.com/html/en_prod_ds.htm 

Description: 

A high-end imposition solution is essential to successfully performing in 

today\'s competitive marketplace. DynaStrip is your key to handling 

more jobs, improving service levels, increasing client capacity and 

ultimately generating more revenues. DynaStrip is the most complete 

imposition solution available—from the very simple to the highly 

complex-makes it a must-have in any prepress environment. 

OS X Compatibility 

DynaStrip allows users to seamlessly operate in OS X, OS 9 and 

Classic modes. This compatibility lets users take advantage of OS X's 

multitasking capabilities, with superior stability and management of 

application memory. 

JDF Support 

DynaStrip now features new JDF support, further facilitating DynaStrip's 

integration with workflow systems adhering to the JDF standard. 

Direct-layout PDF 

Imposed PDFs can be directly displayed in DynaStrip's design window. 

True imposed source files—not thumbnails—are shown, allowing users 

to zoom page content at maximum resolution. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• OS X Compatibility 

• JDF Support 

• User-friendly Interface 

• Direct-layout PDF 

• Impose trapped PDFs 

• Seamless workflow integration 

• Time-saving templates 

• Input flexibility 






Phone: +1 603 750 6303 


Description: 

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Workflow 




Phone: +49 6221 9200 


Description: 






Company: Hewlett-Packard 

URL: www.hp.com/go/indigo 

Description: 

HP Production Flow 

Workflow 

Digital Front End for the high end HP Indigo Digital Presses prviding a 

automated workflow 'from idea to print' based on JDF 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Internet connectivity / automated job processing 

• scalable RIP performance 

• easy to use color management (ICC based) 

• efficient variable data printing (based on PPML) 



Workflow 

Metrix 



Phone: 781-492-3896 


Description: 














Pricing: n/a 

Features: 









Asura Pro 

Company: OneVision Software AG 


Phone: +49.941.78004.0 

URL: www.OneVision.com 

Description: 

Workflow 

Asura Pro is a cutting-edge software package for high-end production 

allowing dynamic job processing via job tickets. Beyond Asura's 

functionality additional features include automated correction of column 

width and height, conversion of process colors into pre-defined or 

customized spot colors, cropping of pages with existing crop marks, and 

conversion of complete documents into HTML. 

This extensive package brings print and media production up-to-date. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Automated document check and correction 

• Supports preflight and correction via JDF 

• Natively imports PDF and TIFF 

• Interprets EPS and PostScript 

• Converts to required file format 

• Adopts files to production requirements 

• Unrivaled number of checks 

• Provides detailled log reports 



Workflow 

Speedflow Cockpit 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 

Speedflow Cockpit is the first PDF workflow control & collaboration tool 

for print and media production that distributes and manages instructions 

for production tasks bringing different operators within a production 

team closer into the information loop. And, via its built-in Job Monitor, 

Speedflow Cockpit facilitates visual job monitoring and tracking of jobs 

within a production workflow - from preflight, check and normalization 

over editing, modifying, and processing to imposition, proofing, printed 

output, and archiving. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Incorporates OneVision JDFnet 

• Integrates third-party workflow and MIS systems 

• Integrates common production applications 

• Workflow scenarios via Flowmaps 

• Job tracking 



PrePage-it Workflow Server 

Company: Polkadots Software Inc. 


Phone: +1.514.595.6866 

URL: www.polkadots.ca 

Description: 

Workflow 

Secure Workflow: Process PDF, PS, TIFF, PDF/X-1A, PDF/X-3, EPS, 

DCS and DCS2 files. PrePage-it will effortlessly create secure, 

production ready files thanks to the efficiency of its ROOM architecture. 

Automated Workflow: A queue based, database driven workflow that 

can automatically accept files and process them. Built in preflight 

catches and automatically fixes problems. The simplicity, automation 

and sheer productivity of PrePage-it makes it a powerful solution. 

Flexible Workflow: PrePage-it is an open solution, compatible with all 

current prepress equipment. PrePage-it is scalable; purchase and install 

only what is needed then add onto the system as necessary. PrePage-it 

works with ANY imposition software on any platform. Add pages, 

preview and print quicker than ever thanks to the low-res. proxy files 

generated by PrePage-it. Last minute corrections are easy; change the 

page and output without re-RIPing the entire flat! 

Economical Workflow: Costly errors are caught and fixed before 

production. Pages can be soft and hard proofed as they become 

available. Wasted materials and time are a thing of the past. 

Polkadots Software is committed to developing cost effective, flexible 

and highly productive automated workflow solutions. We leverage our 

print and prepress production experience to create solutions printers 

and publishers require. At Polkadots we develop unbeatable solutions: 

unbeatable performance and unbeatable value. 


Features: 

• ROOM and PDF workflow 

• Database Driven 

• JDF enabled 

• Client Server Architecture 

• Automatic Preflight and Fixes 

• Optional Automated Page Pairing 

• Optional in-RIP or Interactive Trapping 

• Soft Proofing, Remote Proofing and more... 



Workflow 



Phone: +49-431-5353-429 


Description: 

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Phone: +49-40-227433-60 

URL: www.ppimedia.de 

Description: 

printnet OM 

Workflow 

PrintNet OM controls all the prepess systems on a priority basis and 

accurately, and establishes a highly automated, but flexible workflow. 

Printing plates are no longer produced in the random order in which the 

digital data arrive (first in - first out), but in the sequence that specific 

plates are needed at the rotary press (first needed - first out). Thanks to 

the new Workflow-Editor in PrintNet OM, you can now define in a highly 

efficient and reliable manner the production chains of as many print 

products as you wish at the same time. A single pull-down menu is used 

for selecting individual work steps clearly and flexibly, which can be 

easily combined thanks to the modular construction principle. 

The entire printing form production process is permanently monitored. 

With PrintNet OM, you are investing in the technology of the future. 

Even today, our integrated workflow concept is based entirely on JDF. 

This gives you transparent control over all the work steps of a whole 

gamut of different systems and manufacturers. 


Features: 

• Drives many different devices 

• Offers high flexibility 

• Completely JDF based 

• Easy to use workflow editor 

• Central configuration of all workflow steps 

• Interfaces to planning and press control systems 

• Modular and scaleable software technology 

• Clients implemented as web interfaces 



Workflow 



Phone: 1-800-275-9376 


Description: 






FreeFlow Print Manager/Prinergy 


Phone: 1-800-ASK-XEROX 

URL: www.xerox.com 

Description: 

Workflow 

Creo and Xerox have announced the availability of the Xerox FreeFlow 

Print Manager as an optional module to the Creo Prinergy Workflow 

System. The new Xerox FreeFlow Print Manager will allow users of 

Prinergy systems to now direct output to Xerox Digital Printing devices 

from the same workflow environment currently used for traditional 

pre-press and offset printing workflows. 




Production Control/job Tracking 

Company: Agfa 


Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 









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PMS Production Management System 

Company: arvato systems GmbH 

Product Version: PMS 

Phone: +49-5241-8088520 

URL: pms.arvato-systems.com 

Description: 

arvato systems offers the Production Management System (PMS), 

specially developed for international printing and packaging industries, 

with experience from more than 150 machine-links (sheetfed, web, 

bookbinding, finishing) and in practical use for years. Based on a 7x24 

offline concept despite network interruptions. 

PMS covers one or more plants for local as well as central production 

control and works as an independent but integrated shop floor data 

collection application together with the Management Information System 

via bi-directional data transfer by JDF and JMF. 

PMS works with different data collection types at all workplaces in 

prepress, press and postpress. The main focus lays on online machine 

data collection, ink consumption, signals for QM snap samples, 

packing-unit control. All with minimum manual additions by operators. 

PMS delivers transparency of all production resources (workplaces, 

tools, materials, personnel) as well as all job operations. PMS enables 

flexible job status tracking by itself or together with e-scheduling. PMS 

automates report printing at defined hours on defined printers or by 

e-mail. PMS initiates various control loops by messages, reports and 

monitoring in production, scheduling and administration. 

Benefits of PMS lead to more accurate information, improved 

communications and management, higher productivity and reduced 

waste. 


Features: 

• Compatible with all MIS via JDF and JMF 

• Online machine data collection (all types, ages) 

• Predefined machine work load for easy job starts 

• Parallel data collection of ink consumption 

• Personnel time, attendance with labor definition 

• Real-time production monitoring, web access 

• Dynamic production reporting on-the-fly 

• Feedback to e-scheduling and other MIS functions 




Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 

Prinergy® Connect 

Prinergy Connect workflow solutions provide a collaborative working 

environment that optimizes prepress efficiency. Each Prinergy Connect 

configuration offers end-to-end PDF workflow, with built-in color 

management, advanced PDF-to-PDF trapping, an Oracle database, 

JDF support for data management, and connectivity options to 

value-add software applications and other systems in the print process. 

Prinergy Connect workflow systems accept job tickets produced with 

JDF from job production planning tools, such as Synapse UpFront, 

Preps or Pandora applications. They accept JDF-based page 

assignment information from Synapse Prepare, enabling creative 

professionals to allocate pages in the production system. Prinergy 

Connect can import and export JDF-based job files to exchange job 

data between systems, accept JDF-based imposition information from 

software applications like Preps or Pandora, and automate ink key 

presetting via JDF with the PrinkLink module. Prinergy Connect 

systems also integrate with JDF-based Synapse Link software to 




Features: 

• Managed PDF workflow solution, leveraging JDF 


• Automated preflight, color management & trapping 

• Automated page assignment and imposition 







Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.604.451.2700 


Description: 















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Phone: [+]49785191960 


Description: 

DALiM MiSTRAL 












Pricing: POA 

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Phone: [+]49785191960 


Description: 


DALiM PRiNTEMPO 

DALiM PRiNTEMPO is a unique JDF-based print production system 

designed for printers and prepress, using any web browser on any client 

platform as its interface. DALiM PRiNTEMPO is a prepress automated 

tracking system, monitoring the status of print and prepress production, 

triggering actions such as the automatic generation of single pages, 

proofs or of plates. The system allows you to streamline and automate 

your production, while at the same time offer a number of online 

services for your clients such as file submission, JDF-driven file 

preflighting, job status checking, deadline management and both 

remote and softproofing services. For Premedia companies, the 

automation of your workflow will enable you to increase your 

productivity, to deliver clean print-predictable files, to manage the whole 

production and each job especially as well as to limit errors thanks to 

tasks automation. For print companies, DALiM PRiNTEMPO allows you 

to create jobs in real time, to generate plates in keeping with demand 

and reliable colour proofs. 

Pricing: POA 

Features: 

• Output device independent 


• File format independent 

• Optional Softproofing module 

• Optional Customer-Facing module 


• Independent of existing prepress worklflow 







Phone: +1 603 750 6303 


Description: 










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Phone: +33 238 63 88 44 


Description: 








US units. 

Pricing: n/a 







Phone: +49 6221 9200 


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Phone: +49-241-1683-0 


Description: 


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• eBusiness 






Phone: +44 20 7841 3300 


Description: 

SolPrint 














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Metrix 



Phone: 781-492-3896 


Description: 














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Company: MAN Roland 

Phone: +49(0)69 8305 0 

URL: www.man-roland.de/ 

Description: 

printnet - PECOM 

Shown in PrintCity, printnet takes over JDF jobs data from MIS, offers 

job scheduling, controlling and tracking solution based on JDF and 

networks the entire production system environment, i. e. the Press 

Management System PECOM. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Press Job Management 

• Press Presetting 

• Press Monitoring 




PRISMAweb 

Company: Océ 


Phone: +49-8121-72-3642 


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Asura 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 

Asura facilitates error-free processing of data from any source in digital 

print and media production, and can prevent insecure files from 

burdening the production workflow. Asura can automatically open 

incoming PDF and TIFF as well as interpret PostScript and EPS files 

(separated as well as composite) via hotfolder with user-defined queue 

configurations. Asura can check the contents and repair errors 

automatically. Once the file is processed, Asura outputs these files 

according to your preferred output format and settings. 

Pricing: n/a 




Asura Pro 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 








Pricing: n/a 

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Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


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Optimus 2020 - Data Collection 


Product Version: 16.13x 

Phone: +44 1483 740233 


Description: 

Data Collection is part of the Optimus 2020 Print MIS. Optimus 2020 is 

a modular, fully integrated MIS which also contains E-Commerce, 

Estimating, Scheduling, Real Time Job Tracking and other modules 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• JMF messages are used for real time job tracking 

• JMF messages are used to update job status 

• JMF messages are used for job costing 






Phone: +49-431-5353-429 


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Phone: +49-40-227433-60 

URL: www.ppimedia.de 

Description: 


printnet OM 

PrintNet OM controls all the prepess systems on a priority basis and 

accurately, and establishes a highly automated, but flexible workflow. 

Printing plates are no longer produced in the random order in which the 

digital data arrive (first in - first out), but in the sequence that specific 

plates are needed at the rotary press (first needed - first out). Thanks to 

the new Workflow-Editor in PrintNet OM, you can now define in a highly 

efficient and reliable manner the production chains of as many print 

products as you wish at the same time. A single pull-down menu is used 

for selecting individual work steps clearly and flexibly, which can be 

easily combined thanks to the modular construction principle. 

The entire printing form production process is permanently monitored. 

With PrintNet OM, you are investing in the technology of the future. 

Even today, our integrated workflow concept is based entirely on JDF. 

This gives you transparent control over all the work steps of a whole 

gamut of different systems and manufacturers. 


Features: 

• Drives many different devices 

• Offers high flexibility 

• Completely JDF based 

• Easy to use workflow editor 

• Central configuration of all workflow steps 

• Interfaces to planning and press control systems 

• Modular and scaleable software technology 

• Clients implemented as web interfaces 




Prism QTMS 



Phone: +44 1206 761300 


Description: 

The QTMS product range is a comprehensive suite of Shop Floor Data 

Collection tools fully integrated into the Prim WIN MIS. QTMS offers 

electronic job plan display and real time updates of performance against 

plan for quantities, times, operators, materials etc. The latest iQ range 

allows easy upgrade from the entry level system through to specific 

Web, Binder and Stitching line systems which generate pallet tickets, 

job and shift performance reports as well as Paper usage reports down 

to individual reel or paper stack level. The products act as JDF devices 

and can be used to provide JDF/JMF compatible data from older 

production equipment regardless of manufacturer and thereby complete 

a JDF workflow across the plant. 


Features: 

• Easy to use Touch Screen technology 

• Supports JDF job tickets for job plans 

• Generates realtime JMF status messages 





Phone: 312-648-0800 


Description: 


PECAS Vision 






Pricing: n/a 

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Phone: +44 1536 511357 


Description: 


Pricing: n/a 

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Company: Agfa 


Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 

Prepress Departmental Controllers 









Pricing: n/a 

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Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 





















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JDF-Enabled Equipment 



Phone: [+]49785191960 


Description: 


DALiM MiSTRAL 












Pricing: POA 

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Phone: [+]49785191960 


Description: 


















Pricing: POA 

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Company: EFI 

Phone: 1 650 357 3500 


Description: 


EFI Balance 

Maximizes print production capacity by managing multiple devices as a 

group. By distributing large print jobs across multiple printers and 

splitting jobs between color and black-and-white, Balance ensures that 

each engine is utilized to its full capabilities for increased productivity 

and maximum throughput. Balance is a JMF department level controller 

that can provide command and control over your prepress and digital 

printing devices via the EFI JDF Connector. Balance also collects job 

data (such as labor, material usage, start/stop time, etc.) and provides 

that data as JDF to MIS systems such as EFI Hagen OA. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Manage multiple devices as a group 

• Split jobs between color and black-and-white 

• Balance work optimally across devices 




Company: Esko-Graphics 

Phone: +32.9.216.93.97 

URL: www.esko-graphics.com 

Description: 

Scope 

Scope is the Esko-Graphics PDF-based JDF-enabled workflow system 

for the commercial print and packaging markets. Scope consists of a 

suite of modules with unsurpassed functionality combined with a low 

cost of ownership. It is an integrated workflow management software 

with functions for preflighting, normalizing, trapping, imposition, 

step&repeat, screening, color management, CAD design, and many 

more. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• MIS interface 

• Automated imposition from MIS (Stripping) 


• Web approval 

• Press ink key settings 




Prinect Printready System L 



URL: www.heidelberg.com/hq/eng//products/workflow-... 

Description: 

The Prinect Printready System is a highly automated JDF / PDF-based 

workflow for reliable and repeatable generation of print ready PDF files. 

It is designed modularly and scaleable to fulfill the needs of all different 

market segments and offers connectivity to proofers, CtP, CtF and 

digital presses. Prinect Printready System also provides information for 

the set-up of press and postpress devices. 




Prinect Printready System M 




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Prinect Printready System X 




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Description: 

RiteControl 

Ritecontrol is a key module and the heart of Screen's JDF workflow. 

This production management system supports the interface between 

Trueflow and a user's specific MIS system and enables JDF-based, 

unified control of all the processes involved in getting a printed product 

to market, including design, prepress, press, finishing, and delivery. 

Pricing: n/a 





Phone: +49785191960 


Description: 


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Pricing: POA 

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Proofers 

InkZone & DI-Plot 

Company: DIL Digital Information Ltd. 


Phone: +41438182000 

URL: www.digiinfo.com 

Description: 

Feed the Press! 

With InkZone, CIP3/4 or JDF-data converted by DI-Plot can now be 

used for presetting the ink zones on the press. InkZone is compatible 

with all popular printing machines (e.g. Heidelberg, MAN Roland, 

Komori, Ryobi, KBA, etc.). In particular, existing offset machines without 

presetting can be upgraded with InkZone both simply and economically. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• CIP3/4, JDF and proprietary Bitmap Input 

• Formproof & digital preset at the same time 

• Drives most offset printing machines available 



EFI Color Manager 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 

URL: www.efi.com / www.bestcolor.com 

Description: 

Proofers 

EFI Color Manager is a collection of tools enabling the user to manage 

the color for all digital proofing and photo needs. This covers all steps 

from the printer calibration to ICC profile creation. Thanks to an 

extremely intuitive user interface, including a Wizard with detailed 

step-by-step instructions, it is very easy to use and produces 

high-quality results regardless of the level of experience. The EFI Color 

Manager functions on the basis of spectral photometry instead of 

merely density values. It works exclusively according to metrology. 

Measurement-based tools such as for printer calibration (linearization + 

profiling) or re-linearization contain no "subjective" steps between. All 

processing steps are "objective" because completely 

measurement-based and preclude therewith the "subjective" influences 

on the part of operating staff. 

One additional highlight to mention is the EFI simplified chart which 

allows to create a ICC reference profile based on a very handy control 

strip with only 44 patches. This control strip can be printed with every 

production run, no extra print proof under production conditions is 

necessary. 

Today, the control strip is approved for offset printing (Sheet-fed offset, 

Web offset). 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Printer calibration (Linearization + Profiling). 

• Printer linearization by measurement. 

• Paper profile creation by measurement. 

• Printer re-linearization by measurement. 

• Printer re-linearization visually. 

• Compensation of plate characteristic visually. 

• White point editing. 

• Reference profile creation. 



Proofers 

EFI Colorproof XF 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Sophisticated Client-Server contract proofing solution for all needs and 

kind of companies in the graphic arts industry. 

EFI Colorproof XF bases on a modular architecture and can be flexible 

configured depending on the customer preferences. 

The basic configuration consists of the EFI Colorproof Server XF, an 

output (printer output or file export) and a client option (GUI). The basic 

configuration can be extended by additional product options as well as 

output and client options. Product options extend the functional range. 

These are: Color Manager option (for calibration and profiling), One-Bit 

option (for halftone proofing), Spotcolor option (for enhanced spotcolor 

handling) and Color Verfier option (for verification of contract proofs 

against references etc.). 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Modular, customizable Client-Server solution. 

• Cross platform - Mac and PC. 

• User and administration mode. 

• Internal PS-RIP, original Adobe PostScript 3. 

• Support of open standards: ICC, PDF/X, JDF. 

• L*a*b* based printer linearization functionality 

• Multi-output functionality. 

• Intuitive, clear and easy-to-use GUI. 



EFI Colorproof Laser 

Company: EFI 

Product Version: v5.0.1 

Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Software solution for the creation of color-accurate proofs on laser 

printer. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Integrated ICC color management. 

• Internal PS-RIP. 

• Original Adobe PostScript 3 

• Production and nesting tools. 

• Spot color support (HKS, Toyo, Pantone PC). 

• Up to 15 input queues configurable. 


• Remote proofing functionality. 


Proofers 


Proofers 

EFI Colorproof M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Software solution for the creation of color-accurate continuous-tone 

proofs on DOD inkjet printer. 

EFI Colorproof M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI Colorproof XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 



Enables contract proofing including color and content. 

EFI Colorproof XL supports all DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 










Proofers 


Proofers 

EFI Colorproof XXL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 




EFI Colorproof XXL supports all DOD inkjet printer up to 60 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI Designer Edition M for HP 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 

URL: www.efi.com / www.bestcolor.com / www.hp.com 

Description: 

Proofers 

»Easy-to-use« and out of the box« proofing solution to enable Mac OS 

X and Windows users to create color-accurate continuous-tone contract 

proofs on Hewlett Packard DOD inkjet printers. 

EFI Designer Edition M for HP supports Hewlett Packard DOD inkjet 

printer up to A2. These are the DesignJets 10ps, 20ps,50ps and the 

new hp designjet 30. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 



• Internal PS-RIP, original Adobe PostScript 3 

• Object-oriented color management. 

• 3-phase definable RIP resolution = faster calc. 

• Full PDF/X1, PDF/X1a, PDF/X3 support. 

• Spot color handling. 

• HP CMYK Plus 



Proofers 

EFI Designer Edition XL for HP 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 




EFI Designer Edition XL for HP supports Hewlett Packard DOD inkjet 

printer up to 24 inch. These are the DesignJets 10ps, 20ps, 50ps, 120, 

120rn, 800 (24 inch) and the new hp designjet 30 and 130. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI Designer Edition M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Proofers 



proofs on DOD inkjet printers. 

EFI Designer Edition M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2 or 17 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 






• Spot color support (HKS, Toyo, Pantone). 


• Nesting functionality. 



Proofers 

EFI Designer Edition XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 




EFI Designer Edition XL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI Photo Edition M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

»Easy-to-use« and »out of the box« photo solution for RGB output 

enabling Mac OS X and Windows users to create color-accurate 

printouts using the full gamut of the printer, but also color-accurate 

continuous-tone contract proofs on DOD inkjet printers. 

EFI Photo Edition M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 




• RGB to CMYK color conversion. 

• RGB workflow. 

• Tiff export. 

• Contact sheet. 



Proofers 


Proofers 

EFI Photo Edition XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 





EFI Photo Edition XL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI PhotoXposure M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Proofers 

EFI PhotoXposure is the color management and workflow solution for 

digital photographers with heavy workloads. The software separates 

your picture data into CMYK color data and simulates the later printing 

press result (proof). Also the production of your pictures in editions of 

small numbers of copies is possible while using the maximum possible 

color spectrum your printer offers. The integrated production tools 

support the scaling, rotating, and cropping of your pictures. Also 

oversized banners and posters are possible - EFI's tiling feature lets you 

separate the final image into multiple smaller pieces that you can join at 

a later time without any problem. The nesting feature represents a way 

of printing multiple pictures by saving maximum space on your paper. 

EFI PhotoXposure M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Separation+proofing solution for digital photog. 

• Converts camera data (RGB) into print data (CMYK 

• and exports TIFF (RGB or CMYK). 


• PS-RIP with original Adobe PostScript 3 






Proofers 

EFI PhotoXposure XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 












EFI PhotoXposure XL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI PhotoXposure XXL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Proofers 












EFI PhotoXposure XXL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 60 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











Proofers 

EFI Remoteproof 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Soft- and hardware solution consisting of the EFI Remoteproof software 

and the Best.Eye spectrophotometer. 

The solution is for the color and quality verification in a remote proofing 

network as well as for in-house proofing through verification by EFI 

Remoteproof software. 

The graphic arts user ideally verify the proof to a reference profile (e.g. 

ISOcoatedsb) by measure a control strip which was printed with the 

proof. 

Besides that any kind of verification combination is possible. For 

instance: 

- proof-to-proof 

- proof-to-print 

- print-to-print 

- print-to-profile 

- profile-to-profile 

EFI Remoteproof is JDF-enabled and saves users time and money by 

easily measuring and comparing the color values of proofs against a 

reference. In a remote proofing network with different proofing locations 

this solution ensures that the color accuracy of the proofing results can 

be verified. 

Features: 

• Measurement of spectral data. 

• Display as Lab, Lch, RGB, XYZ or density. 

• Preference Delta E (average and max) definable. 

• Additional result for white point. 

• Support of standarized control strips. 

• Support of individual control strips (by EFI). 

• Type of norm light (D50, D65 or C) definable. 

• 2D or 3D graphic display. 



EFI Screenproof 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Proofers 

Software solution for the creation of color-accurate raster and 

continuous-tone proofs on DOD inkjet printer. 

Enables contract proofing including color, content and screening for 

moiré prediction. EFI Screenproof 4UP supports all DOD inkjet printer 

up to 60 inch. 

EFI Screenproof 4UP enables, as mentioned before, the creation of ICC 

based color-accurate raster contract proofs on DOD inkjet printer. The 

presentation of the original raster is based on the utilization of precisely 

the one-bit-files which the manufacturers of image- or platesetters and 

digital print solutions utilize to drive their output systems. These one-bit 

files are the result of the RIP process before the output. They contain 

the complete screen information for film, plate or digital print in the 

respective color separations. 

Many one-bit-file formats are supported, e.g. Tiff G4, Tiff G3, Packbit, 

LZW compressed Tiff, uncompressed Tiff, Presstek, Huffman, 

PageBuffer, PCX, Len, DCS1/DCS2 (Copy-dot format). 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 


• Internal PS-RIP for continuous tone proofing. 









Proofers 

EFI Screenproof 4UP 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

















Pricing: n/a 

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Harlequin RIP 

Company: Global Graphics Software 

Product Version: Eclipse SP4 & Genesis Releases 

Phone: +1 703-266-9588 

URL: www.globalgraphics.com 

Description: 

Proofers 

The Harlequin RIP is a key component of many industry-leading 

proofing, imaging and direct-to-print workflows worldwide. 

Demonstrated at drupa and GraphExpo 2004, the JDF-enabled 

Harlequin RIP is available through Global Graphics' OEM partners. 

Currently shipping versions are compliant with JDF v1.1a, and capable 

of automatically controlling the rendering, screening, trapping, colour 

management, calibration and output of combined or separated files. 

The Harlequin RIP's speed, flexibility, rich set of features and open 

architecture mean that OEMs can build a vast array of Harlequin 

RIP-based workflow systems. 

Pricing: Varies 

Features: 

• High-quality, high-performance RIPing 

• Optional trapping & color management 

• Can be driven withJDF from imposition programs 

• Available on Mac, Windows & Unix 

• Support for hundreds of output devices 



Filmsetters 

Celebra Gateway for CTP/CTF 

Company: Fujifilm Electronic Imaging 

Product Version: Release 6.0 

Phone: +44 1442 213440 

URL: www.ffei.co.uk 

Description: 

Fujifilm’s Celebra Gateway is an automated TIFF Catcher for prepress 

professionals. A member of Celebra Suite of products, Celebra 

Gateway provides a solution for customers who wish to utilise Fujifilm’s 

platesetters or imagesetters but retain their current workflow. 

Celebra Gateway accepts 1 bit TIFF files from a range of third party 

workflows. The product provides an automated Job Ticket driven 

product with Queue Management and an integrated Viewer and 

Archiver. Gateway offers a range of options including 1 bit TIFF 

automated imposition and integrated proofing. 

The Celebra Gateway publishes its JDF capabilities to external devices 

and accepts a wide range of JDF jobs from 3rd party systems. Celebra 

Products also includes an optional JMF Events Server which can report 

the progress of jobs as they move through the workflow. 

Celebra is a client/server product, providing both Mac OSX and 

Microsoft XP based clients. The Server is scaleable and can be 

installed on a single processor or dual processor PC. 

Jointly developed by Fujfilm’s teams in UK and Japan, Celebra is 

installed in over 4500 sites worldwide. 

Pricing: Available 

Features: 

• Fujifilm’s Advanced TIFF Catcher for CTP/CTF 

• Allows 3rd Party workflows to use Fujifilm CTP/F 

• Job Ticket Workflow with Queue Management. 

• Publishes JDF capabilities – Accepts JDF Jobs 

• Integrated TIFF viewer and Archiver 

• Optional auto Imposition and proofing 

• Upgradeable to RIP or Workflow 

• Mac OSX and Windows XP Clients. 



Celebra RIP for CTP/CTF 



Phone: +44 1442 213440 


Description: 

Filmsetters 

Fujifilm’s Celebra RIP is an automated raster image processor for 

prepress professionals. A member of Celebra Suite of products, 

Celebra RIP provides an Adobe CPSI RIP with a Job Ticket driven 

workflow, Queue Management and Integrated Archiving. 

The Celebra RIP publishes its JDF capabilities to external devices and 

accepts a wide range of JDF jobs from 3rd party systems. Celebra 

Products also include an optional JMF Events Server which can report 

the progress of jobs as they progress through the workflow. 

Celebra Products interface to Fujifilm and 3rd party filmsetters / 

platesetters. Celebra supports a wide range of file formats without the 

need for conversion, these include PDF, PostScript and 1 bit TIFF. 



installed on a single or multiple PC platforms depending on the 

performance required. 




Features: 

• Adobe PDF1.5 RIP (full Acrobat 6 support). 


• Publishes JDF capabilities - Accepts JDF Jobs 

• Optional JMF events reports for MIS 

• Integrated Spot Colour Management 

• Integrated Automated Archiver 

• Upgradeable, providing a range of options 

• New Mac OSX and Windows XP Clients. 



CTP 




Phone: +44 1442 213440 


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Harlequin RIP 



Phone: +1 703-266-9588 


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Company: Agfa 

Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 

Prepress Workstation/software 

:ApogeeX Commercial 

:ApogeeX Commercial is a fully integrated, digital 

workflow-management solution for prepress production. A single 

graphical user interface provides easy access to all jobs within the 

system. While it simplifies production, it enriches your operation with an 

extensive array of sophisticated management tools. With :ApogeeX, 

Agfa brings you the benefits of PDF, JDF, and Digital Film technologies 

to connect production with business processes and other JDF aware 

applications for seamless, end-to-end workflow automation.:ApogeeX 

Commercial was designed to accommodate the production needs of 

medium and large commercial printing operations. It provides integrated 

PDF creation, preflighting, PDF transparency support, and imposition. It 

lets you manage and track jobs, control output queues, request plate 

remakes, generate page and imposition proofs, or soft proofs of 

screened and trapped digital films. 





Company: Agfa 


Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 

:ApogeeX Light 

:ApogeeX Light is a fully equipped prepress workflow solution that 

delivers key functionality for simplified, film output, plate making, and 

proofing. With an intuitive graphical interface, it is easy to learn and use. 

Yet, it provides an extensive array of sophisticated tools, which enable 

you to manage the jobs you are processing. Because of its modular 

design, :ApogeeX Light can be configured as a single platform solution 

for modest throughput requirements or as a fully scaled 

multiple-platform production system for high throughput and complex 

processing.:ApogeeX Light was designed for operations that rely on 

off-the-shelf applications to produce pages or fully imposed flats or step 

& repeat jobs. Easily and reliably, it takes PS, EPS, and PDF files and 

renders them for output to a variety of output devices, including contract 

page or imposition proofing systems, and computer-to-film or 

computer-to-plate systems from 2-up to VLF. You can manage and 

track jobs, control output queues, request plate remakes, generate page 

and imposition proofs, or soft proof screened and trapped digital films. 

Pricing: n/a 



Company: Agfa 

Phone: +32 3 444 21 11 


Description: 


:ApogeeX Packaging 

:ApogeeX Packaging is a fully integrated, digital workflow-management 

solution for prepress production. A single graphical user interface 

provides easy access to all Step & Repeat jobs within the system. While 

it simplifies production, it enriches your operation with an extensive 

array of sophisticated management tools. :ApogeeX Packaging is a true 

packaging prepress automation tool that seamlessly links with 

packaging specific front-end and output systems. It automates a great 

deal of steps in the packaging prepress production that otherwise 

require experienced operator interventions.. It uses a single Job Ticket 

to execute instructions for artwork, colour strips, markers, customer 

information, and step-and-repeat positioning. It provides integrated PDF 

creation, preflighting, and PDF transparency support. It lets you manage 

and track jobs, control output queues, request remakes, and soft proof 

screened and trapped digital films. A Packaging-in function lets you 

import JDF MIME files from packaging design applications. 





ArtPro 

Company: Artwork Systems N.V. 

Product Version: 8.0, 8.1 

Phone: +32 9 265 84 11 

URL: www.artwork-systems.com/products/artpro/ 

Description: 

ArtPro is one of the world's most productive and effective editors for the 

pre-production of labels and packaging. This workstation software, 

running on Apple Macintosh, includes many dedicated functions and 

tools to prepare the graphics for a wide array of packaging production 

(litho printing, flexo printing, gravure, silk screen,...). 

With more than 8000 licenses (1993-2004) sold worldwide, ArtPro has 

become the standard in our industry. With ArtPro, the pre-press 

operators can turn designs into print-ready files instantly, resulting in a 

productivity increase that remains unbeaten. 

ArtPro users benefit from JDF to submit impositions and step & repeats 

to JDF enabled pre-press workflow systems, to generate ink key 

information for printing presses and cutting information (CIP3) for 

guillotine cutters. 


Features: 

• Full editability of PostScript and PDF 

• High productivity level 

• Includes PA:CT (Packaging: Certified Technology) 

• Runs on Mac OSX 

• Dedicated software tools such as... 

• sleeve deformation, trapping, 

• bar code, step & repeat, ... 




Nexus 



Phone: +32 9 265 84 11 

URL: www.artwork-systems.com/products/nexus/en/AWS... 

Description: 

Nexus is Artwork Systems' comprehensive high-end workflow solution 

for label and packaging environments. The purpose of Nexus is to 

increase productivity in pre-production through automation of 

human-intensive front-end tasks and RIP based tasks. 

Nexus is a modular system and exists out of three core modules: 

NexusIMPORT, NexusPROCESSOR and NexusRIP, which may or may 

not run on the same hardware configuration, allowing users to configure 

the system to their own needs of functionality, throughput and security. 

Nexus uses JDF (and JMF) as the preferred jobticket format for 

interconnectivity applications, such as audit trail reporting, with MIS 

systems or other database and information systems. Nexus equally 

embraces JDF driven step & repeat workflows and generates ink key 




Features: 

• Highly productive workflow (Mac & Windows) 

• Tuned for labels & packaging 

• Tuned for commercial environments 

• Combines vector and raster automation 

• High return on investment 

• Seamless integration with ArtPro 

• Native PDF Rip 

• No flattening, dedicated tools 




PowerLayout/PowerStepper 



Phone: +32 9 265 84 11 


Description: 

POWERLAYOUT and POWERSTEPPER are ArtPro's Step & Repeat 

modules offering a variety of ways to create repetitions or to assemble 

separations of one or different jobs for film or plate output. Industry 

standard formats such as PostScript, EPS, DCS, native ArtPro data, 

PDF, TIFF/IT and Scitex CT & LW files, can be repeated easily. A wide 

range of stepping applications are supported: labels, cards, boxes, etc. 

PowerLayout and PowerStepper users benefit from JDF to submit 

impositions and step & repeats to JDF enabled pre-press workflow 

systems, to generate ink key information for printing presses and cutting 

information (CIP3) for guillotine cutters. 


Features: 

• Advanced Step & Repeat 

• Fits seamlessly into any workflow 

• Accepts all industry standard file formats 

• Includes extensive bleed control & stations 

• Includes marks mechanism 

• Mac OSX application 



Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 






















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Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 

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Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


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Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


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Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


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Company: Creo 


Phone: 1-866-431-5095 


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Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


Description: 


Prinergy® Evo 

Prinergy Evo is a powerful workflow solution for controlling prepress, 

plate and/or film production with outstanding performance and output 

quality. Built on proven Prinergy PDF processing technology, Prinergy 

Evo features advanced preflighting, normalizing, color management, 

trapping and optimizing. With an intuitive user interface, and 

self-training and support, Prinergy Evo provides easy, efficient operation 

with an ongoing low cost of ownership. Prinergy Evo is an essential 

component of a complete Creo solution, providing the features and 

processing power to increase efficiency and reduce the cost of 

production. It is also easy to upgrade should your business needs 

change. 

Prinergy Evo systems can accept JDF-based imposition information 

from software applications like Preps or Pandora to streamline 

processes. Prinergy Evo also integrates with PrintLink to automate 

ink-key presetting via JDF, vastly reducing the time and costs 

makeready. 


Features: 

• Proven preflight, trapping, color management 

• Built on proven Prinergy PDF technology 

• Easy-to-use, template-based workflow automation 

• Delivers low total cost of ownership 

• Integration with Preps imposition software 

• Reliable, easy to update, for minimal downtime. 


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Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.604.451.2700 


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Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com/upfront 

Description: 


Synapse® UpFront® 

Synapse UpFront is an intelligent job planning solution that can add a 

percentage point to your bottom line by increasing your efficiency and 

decreasing costly planning errors. It replaces the old method of 

manually folding paper and drawing layouts to create a job plan, and 

captures decades of planning experience in an easy to use, powerful 

tool. Synapse UpFront is the fundamental component for unifying 

workflows, from estimating to finishing. It imports JDF files from MIS 

systems and exports job specifications to pre press and post press 

finishing equipment (via JDF and CIP3 PPF) to aid in standardization of 

the workflow. It provides savings throughout the print production 

process and reduces throughput times. Synapse UpFront allows 

planners to quickly plan jobs using information from a large library of 

folding dummies that ship with the product, or from previously planned 

jobs. It is the missing link in industry-wide efforts to automate printing 

facilities from estimating through production and finishing. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• MIS connectivity: imports&exports JDF job intent 

• MIS connectivity: exports stripping parameters 

• Prepress connectivity: exports Preps templates 

• Prepress connectivity: exports Preps jobs 

• Press connectivity: exports JDF stripping param 

• Postpress connectivity: exports finishing info 

• Intelligent job planning 

• Ships with template libraries 




Kodak NexStation III front end 


Product Version: EE, SE, XE 

Phone: +1 877 446 3977 


Description: 

The NexStation front end drives the NexPress 2100 digital production 

color press, and is a comprehensive, centralized manager for workflow, 

press, operator support, finishing, reporting and diagnostics. 

NexPress 2100 digital production color presses are available with a 

variety of workflow and application software options, professional 

services and consultation, and three versions of NexStation front ends: 

- The essential version features the Kodak NexStation III EE front end 

- The power version features the Kodak NexStation III SE front end 

- The optima version features the Kodak NexStation III XE front end 

NexPress Solutions has always been committed to open industry 

standards, and this is demonstrated in the technology used within the 

NexStation front end. Be it the operating system (Microsoft Windows 

2000), processors (Intel), internal file format (PDF), Job Ticketing (JDF), 

input file formats for static printing (PS, PDF) and for variable data 

printing (PPML/VDX), and color management (ICC profiles). Our 

commitment to industry open standards enables our customers to 

leverage and profit from other key developments taking place in this 

quickly evolving industry. 



Company: EFI 


Phone: 1 650 357 3500 


Description: 


EFI OneFlow 

Lets print shops automate prepress functions to streamline digital and 

offset printing and proofing. It integrates powerful tools to automatically 

convert files to PDF,preflight, trap, impose, correct, RIP, soft proof and 

more. OneFlow captures, creates, and processes valid JDF for each of 

these tools and provides for integration with third party workflow tools 

that emit and/or consume (valid) JDF via the EFI JDF Connector. With 

OneFlow, any print shop employee can master the prepress 

management process from one desktop and output files to DI presses, 

platesetters, wide format inkjet proofers and/or Fiery-driven 

copier/printers. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Automate prepress functions 

• Preflight 

• Trap 

• Impose 

• Correct 

• Rip 

• Soft proof 






Phone: +32 9 216 92 11 

URL: www.esko.graphics.com 

Description: 

FlowDrive 

Comprehensive workflow and output management system providing 

consistent and predictable output of fully imposed, plate-ready film or 

press-ready plates on the Esko-Graphics CtF and CtP devices. 

Pricing: 17200 

Features: 

• Integrated JDF server with complete parser 

• Capable of sending and receiving JMF messages 

• Handles incomplete job information 

• Returns JMF to originator once job is completed 




Phone: +32.9.216.93.97 


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Celebra Extreme JDF Workflow 



Phone: +44 (0)1442 2134 


Description: 

Fujifilm’s Celebra Extreme is an integrated workflow solution for 

prepress professionals. Celebra Extreme provides an Adobe CPSI RIP, 

an Adobe Normaliser (for creation of PDF) and Integrated Enfocus 

Pitstop pre flighting. Automated JDF imposition is achieved using JDF 

Imposition Templates or via JDF from Dynagram’s Dynastrip software, 

which is bundled in the solution. Celebra Extreme publishes its JDF 

capabilities to external devices and accepts a wide range of JDF jobs 

from 3rd party systems. Celebra Products also include an optional JMF 

Events Server which can report the progress of jobs as they progress 

through the workflow. Celebra Products interface to Fujifilm and 3rd 

party filmsetters / platesetters. Celebra supports a wide range of file 

formats without the need for conversion. These include PDF, PostScript 

and 1 bit TIFF. Celebra is a client/server product providing both Mac 

OSX and Microsoft XP based clients. The Server is scaleable and can 

be installed on a single or multiple PC platforms depending on the 

performance required. Celebra is installed in over 4500 sites worldwide. 


Features: 



• Preflight Server using Enfocus Pitstop 

• JDF based automated imposition 

• JMF events reports for Management Systems (MIS) 

• JDF press information for fast press make ready. 

• Multiple RIP scaleable Architecture 








Phone: +44 1442 213440 


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Prinect MetaShooter 




Description: 

Prinect MetaShooter drives Heidelberg CtP and CtF recorders by 

downloading TIFF-B data directly to the devices. Prinect MetaShooter 

can be seamlessly integrated into the Prinect Printready System. 




Asura 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 









Pricing: n/a 




Speedflow 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 

Speedflow is OneVision's product line tailor-made for commercial and 

digital printing offering extensive functionality for print and media 

production. All incoming files are checked, repaired, optimized, 

processed, and imposed. Speedflow Suite focuses specifically on 

creating and editing high-quality PDF data. Plus PDF/X. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Automated PDF, EPS, and PS check 

• Conversion to PDF according to production requ. 

• Comprehensive PDF editing 

• PDF Flattening, automated as well as interactive 

• PDF imposition 





Speedflow Impose 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 

Speedflow Impose is powerful and easy-to-use imposition software 

providing vast possibilities for imposing commercial print items of all 

kinds. Jobs can be output on any device supporting PDF output. 

Speedflow Impose supports common print processes and types of 

presses. It also supports ganging as well as step-and-repeat - a 

considerable advantage you want to optimize machine run times 

through multiple layouts. Speedflow Impose organizes imposition 

workflows and automates time-consuming processes. Independent of 

the size and kind of the job Speedflow Impose drastically reduces your 

costs and processing times. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Powerful native PDF imposition 

• Consumes and produces required JDF information 

• Short job handling times 

• Automates a wide range of imposition settings 

• XML-based imposition sheet libraries 

• Fast PDF preview and zoom 

• Supports multiple layouts 

• Allows defining/importing various sets of marks 






Description: 

Trueflow 

Trueflow*, Screenfs established PDF/PostScript workflow, is the core 

of Trueflownet and at drupa the company launches the latest version of 

this popular system. Trueflow, featuring file checking, OPI, trapping and 

imposition, is designed both to drive optimised computer-to-plate (CtP) 

production and digital printing presses, and to create an advanced 

automated and streamlined network workflow solution. 

Pricing: n/a 






Phone: 1-800-275-9376 


Description: 







FreeFlow Process Manager 


Phone: 1-800-275-9376 


Description: 

Accept JDF job tickets and automate prepress functions like imposition, 

preflight, and assigning ICC profiles. 




ArtPro 



Phone: +32 9 265 84 11 


Description: 

Imposition 

ArtPro is one of the world's most productive and effective editors for the 

pre-production of labels and packaging. This workstation software, 

running on Apple Macintosh, includes many dedicated functions and 

tools to prepare the graphics for a wide array of packaging production 

(litho printing, flexo printing, gravure, silk screen,...). 

With more than 8000 licenses (1993-2004) sold worldwide, ArtPro has 

become the standard in our industry. With ArtPro, the pre-press 

operators can turn designs into print-ready files instantly, resulting in a 

productivity increase that remains unbeaten. 

ArtPro users benefit from JDF to submit impositions and step & repeats 

to JDF enabled pre-press workflow systems, to generate ink key 




Features: 

• Full editability of PostScript and PDF 

• High productivity level 

• Includes PA:CT (Packaging: Certified Technology) 

• Runs on Mac OSX 

• Dedicated software tools such as... 

• sleeve deformation, trapping, 

• bar code, step & repeat, ... 



Imposition 

PowerLayout/PowerStepper 



Phone: +32 9 265 84 11 


Description: 

POWERLAYOUT and POWERSTEPPER are ArtPro's Step & Repeat 

modules offering a variety of ways to create repetitions or to assemble 

separations of one or different jobs for film or plate output. Industry 

standard formats such as PostScript, EPS, DCS, native ArtPro data, 

PDF, TIFF/IT and Scitex CT & LW files, can be repeated easily. A wide 

range of stepping applications are supported: labels, cards, boxes, etc. 

PowerLayout and PowerStepper users benefit from JDF to submit 

impositions and step & repeats to JDF enabled pre-press workflow 

systems, to generate ink key information for printing presses and cutting 

information (CIP3) for guillotine cutters. 


Features: 

• Advanced Step & Repeat 

• Fits seamlessly into any workflow 

• Accepts all industry standard file formats 

• Includes extensive bleed control & stations 

• Includes marks mechanism 

• Mac OSX application 



Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.866.431.5095 

URL: www.creo.com/preps 

Description: 

Preps® 

Imposition 

Preps is a popular imposition tool for commercial and packaging 

printers, with more than 23,500 installations around the world. Preps 

offers the flexibility to build a workflow that suits the unique 

requirements of each user by working with many popular solutions 

including Prinergy and Prinergy Evo, Rampage, ApogeeX and 

Harlequin RIPs or as a standalone imposition solution in PDF and 

PostScript environments. Preps supports both Mac OS X and the latest 

Windows operating systems, and is compatible with Adobe Acrobat 6 

and QuarkXPress 6.5. Preps integrates seamlessly with Synapse 

UpFront, the complete job production planning tool, and is available in 

three versions: Pro, Plus and XL. Preps uses JDF to send imposition 

data to other JDF-enabled prepress systems. Preps imports JDF files 

from MIS using JDF stripping params, and exports JDF back to any MIS 

that can process JDF files in a compatible manner. Preps Pro exports 

CIP3 (PPF) to cutters at finishing. 


Features: 

• Intelligent SmartMarks placement and mark groups 

• Supports Adobe Acrobat 6 and QuarkXPress 6.5 

• Supports Mac OS X, Windows 2000 SP4 and XP 

• Flexible interactive template editors 

• WYSIWYG Adobe PostScript 3 previewer 

• True PDF Native imposition 

• Supports in-RIP and host-based separations 

• Supports PDF, PostScript, EPS, TIFF, DCS & more 



Imposition 

DynaStrip 

Company: Dynagram 


Phone: 418-694-2080 

URL: www.dynagram.com/html/en_prod_ds.htm 

Description: 

A high-end imposition solution is essential to successfully performing in 

today\'s competitive marketplace. DynaStrip is your key to handling 

more jobs, improving service levels, increasing client capacity and 

ultimately generating more revenues. DynaStrip is the most complete 

imposition solution available—from the very simple to the highly 

complex-makes it a must-have in any prepress environment. 

OS X Compatibility 

DynaStrip allows users to seamlessly operate in OS X, OS 9 and 

Classic modes. This compatibility lets users take advantage of OS X's 

multitasking capabilities, with superior stability and management of 

application memory. 

JDF Support 

DynaStrip now features new JDF support, further facilitating DynaStrip's 

integration with workflow systems adhering to the JDF standard. 

Direct-layout PDF 

Imposed PDFs can be directly displayed in DynaStrip's design window. 

True imposed source files—not thumbnails—are shown, allowing users 

to zoom page content at maximum resolution. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• OS X Compatibility 

• JDF Support 

• User-friendly Interface 

• Direct-layout PDF 

• Impose trapped PDFs 

• Seamless workflow integration 

• Time-saving templates 

• Input flexibility 



Company: EFI 


Phone: 1 650 357 3500 


Description: 

EFI OneFlow 

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Pricing: n/a 

Features: 


• Preflight 

• Trap 

• Impose 

• Correct 

• Rip 




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Phone: +32.9.216.93.97 


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Prinect SignaPack 




Description: 

Prinect SignaPack is a layout and step & repeat software designed for 

the packaging market. It also provides information for the press and 

postpress department such as register marks, cutting, folding and 

stitching information. Prinect SignaPack can be seamlessly integrated 

into the Prinect Printready System. 



Prinect Signastation 



Phone: + 49 6221 9200 


Description: 

Imposition 

Prinect Signastation is an impositioning software. It also provides 

information for the press and postpress department such as register 

marks, cutting, folding and stitching information. Prinect Signastation 




Imposition 

Speedflow 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 






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Speedflow Impose 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


Description: 

Speedflow Impose is powerful and easy-to-use imposition software 

providing vast possibilities for imposing commercial print items of all 

kinds. Jobs can be output on any device supporting PDF output. 

Speedflow Impose supports common print processes and types of 

presses. It also supports ganging as well as step-and-repeat - a 

considerable advantage you want to optimize machine run times 

through multiple layouts. Speedflow Impose organizes imposition 

workflows and automates time-consuming processes. Independent of 

the size and kind of the job Speedflow Impose drastically reduces your 

costs and processing times. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Powerful native PDF imposition 

• Consumes and produces required JDF information 

• Short job handling times 

• Automates a wide range of imposition settings 

• XML-based imposition sheet libraries 

• Fast PDF preview and zoom 

• Supports multiple layouts 

• Allows defining/importing various sets of marks 





Description: 

FlatWorker 

Imposition 

Prepress impositioning system.FlatWorker page imposition software 

creates finished layouts that feature all the elements required for 

high-accuracy printing, including registration marks, color bars, dot gain 

data, and more. 

FlatWorker can output a variety of file formats, including CIP3-compliant 

PPF files. Data generated by FlatWorker can be edited within Trueflow 

as well. 

Pricing: n/a 



Layout 

Adobe Acrobat 




URL: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html 

Description: 

Whether files need to be shared across the office or around the globe, 

the Adobe Acrobat product family enables businesses to simplify 

document processes using Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). A 

standard adopted by governments and enterprises worldwide, Adobe 

PDF is a reliable format for electronic document exchange that 

preserves document integrity so files can be viewed and printed on a 

variety of platforms. 

Adobe has provided content originators with the ability to create JDF 

files on the desktop, directly within Acrobat 7 Professional. 

For more information on how to use the JDF capabilities of Acrobat 7 

Professional, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/jdf/pdfs/jdf-wp.pdf 


Features: 

• Easy Adobe PDF file creation 

• Review management and robust commenting tools 

• Layers and large format support 

• Reliable JDF creation from the desktop 

• Built in preflighting 

• Forms creation 

• Enhanced file viewing and navigation 

• PDF/X compliance 



Adobe Distiller 




URL: www.adobe.com/products/acrdis/main.html 

Description: 

Layout 

Adobe Acrobat Distiller Server 6.0 software enables workgroups to 

convert Adobe PostScript files to compact, reliable, and more secure 

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files over a network. 


Features: 

• Convert Adobe PostScript files to Adobe PDF 

• Create reliable, compact final files 

• Easily integrate Adobe PDF into workflows 



Layout 

Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com/pandora 

Description: 

Pandora® 

Pandora is Creo's step-and-repeat tool designed to efficiently create 

packaging layouts. It is built on open-industry standards, enabling it to 

seamlessly integrate with a variety of workflow systems. This intuitive, 

flexible tool makes it easy to take completed designs from 1-up to 

multi-up layouts quickly and easily, and its WYSIWYG environment 

correctly displays PDF transparency and overprint settings, 

drag-and-drop alignment and positioning of artwork, dies and marks. 

Pandora uses JDF to submit production layouts to JDF-enabled 

prepress systems for better integrity, and exports CIP3 for faster set up 

of cutters at finishing. 


Features: 

• Supports Mac OS X 10.3.3, Windows 2000,2003 & XP 

• Intelligent SmartMarks placement & mark groups 

• CAD Correct Utility 

• PDF Native Job Support 

• Accepts and previews CFF2, DXF and DDES2 

• Outputs PDF, JDF, PJTF, Brisque LRS and CIP3 

• WYSIWYG preview environment 

• ShopMap database 



Prinect SignaPack 




Description: 

Layout 

Prinect SignaPack is a layout and step & repeat software designed for 

the packaging market. It also provides information for the press and 

postpress department such as register marks, cutting, folding and 

stitching information. Prinect SignaPack can be seamlessly integrated 

into the Prinect Printready System. 



Layout 

Prinect Signastation 



Phone: + 49 6221 9200 


Description: 

Prinect Signastation is an impositioning software. It also provides 

information for the press and postpress department such as register 

marks, cutting, folding and stitching information. Prinect Signastation 




FreeFlow Makeready 


Phone: 1-800-275-9376 


Description: 

Layout 

Preapre complex documents for printing on digital presses or make last 

minute edits on jobs. JDF job ticket information is created in FreeFlow 

Print Manager of Process Manager and can be saved or exported. 




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Adobe Acrobat 




URL: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/main.html 

Description: 

Whether files need to be shared across the office or around the globe, 

the Adobe Acrobat product family enables businesses to simplify 

document processes using Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). A 

standard adopted by governments and enterprises worldwide, Adobe 

PDF is a reliable format for electronic document exchange that 

preserves document integrity so files can be viewed and printed on a 

variety of platforms. 

Adobe has provided content originators with the ability to create JDF 

files on the desktop, directly within Acrobat 7 Professional. 

For more information on how to use the JDF capabilities of Acrobat 7 

Professional, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/jdf/pdfs/jdf-wp.pdf 


Features: 

• Easy Adobe PDF file creation 

• Review management and robust commenting tools 

• Layers and large format support 

• Reliable JDF creation from the desktop 

• Built in preflighting 

• Forms creation 

• Enhanced file viewing and navigation 

• PDF/X compliance 



Adobe Distiller 




URL: www.adobe.com/products/acrdis/main.html 

Description: 

Preflight 

Adobe Acrobat Distiller Server 6.0 software enables workgroups to 

convert Adobe PostScript files to compact, reliable, and more secure 

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files over a network. 


Features: 

• Convert Adobe PostScript files to Adobe PDF 

• Create reliable, compact final files 

• Easily integrate Adobe PDF into workflows 



Preflight 

Adobe Trapping Technologies 



URL: www.adobe.com/products/postscript/indepth.htm... 

Description: 

Adobe offers 2 trapping solutions: Adobe in-RIP Trapping and Adobe 

PDF Trapper. With in-RIP Trapping users simply print to their output 

device in their regular manner; files are trapped as part of the regular 

PostScript interpretation process. With PDF Trapper, content-specific 

information is separated from device-specific information to provide 

greater flexibility in the workflow. PDF Trapping can occur earlier in the 

workflow. 


Features: 

• Trapping occurs in prepress or RIP processing 

• Ability to view trapped PDF files 

• Support for composite print workflows 

• Ease of use and built-in automation tools 

• High performance and quality printing 



Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


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Asura 



Phone: +49.941.78004.0 


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Adobe PostScript 3 




URL: www.adobe.com/products/postscript/main.html 

Description: 

Adobe PostScript 3 is the worldwide printing and imaging standard. 

Used by print service providers, publishers, corporations, and 

government agencies around the globe, Adobe PostScript 3 gives you 

the power to print visually rich documents reliably. Adobe PostScript 3 

printing technology is licensed to original equipment manufacturers 

(OEMs) for building high-performance printing systems and print 

workflow solutions. As a scalable architecture, it can be easily 

integrated into a wide range of devices and technologies while 

maintaining the high quality and performance you expect from Adobe. 


Features: 

• Consistent high quality printing 

• Support for composite workflows 

• Direct consumption of PDF files (up to PDF 1.5) 

• Fully enabled for JDF control 

• Upgradeable with Adobe in-RIP trapping 

• Supports transparent artwork, JGEG 2000, layers 

• Standard multi-threaded rendering 

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Nexus 



Phone: +32 9 265 84 11 

URL: www.artwork-systems.com/products/nexus/en/AWS... 

Description: 


RIP 

Nexus is Artwork Systems' comprehensive high-end workflow solution 

for label and packaging environments. The purpose of Nexus is to 

increase productivity in pre-production through automation of 

human-intensive front-end tasks and RIP based tasks. 

Nexus is a modular system and exists out of three core modules: 

NexusIMPORT, NexusPROCESSOR and NexusRIP, which may or may 

not run on the same hardware configuration, allowing users to configure 

the system to their own needs of functionality, throughput and security. 

Nexus uses JDF (and JMF) as the preferred jobticket format for 

interconnectivity applications, such as audit trail reporting, with MIS 

systems or other database and information systems. Nexus equally 

embraces JDF driven step & repeat workflows and generates ink key 




Features: 

• Highly productive workflow (Mac & Windows) 

• Tuned for labels & packaging 

• Tuned for commercial environments 

• Combines vector and raster automation 

• High return on investment 

• Seamless integration with ArtPro 

• Native PDF Rip 

• No flattening, dedicated tools 

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Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 


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EFI Colorproof XF 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Sophisticated Client-Server contract proofing solution for all needs and 

kind of companies in the graphic arts industry. 

EFI Colorproof XF bases on a modular architecture and can be flexible 

configured depending on the customer preferences. 

The basic configuration consists of the EFI Colorproof Server XF, an 

output (printer output or file export) and a client option (GUI). The basic 

configuration can be extended by additional product options as well as 

output and client options. Product options extend the functional range. 

These are: Color Manager option (for calibration and profiling), One-Bit 

option (for halftone proofing), Spotcolor option (for enhanced spotcolor 

handling) and Color Verfier option (for verification of contract proofs 

against references etc.). 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Modular, customizable Client-Server solution. 


• User and administration mode. 


• Support of open standards: ICC, PDF/X, JDF. 


• Multi-output functionality. 

• Intuitive, clear and easy-to-use GUI. 



RIP

RIP 

EFI Colorproof Laser 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Software solution for the creation of color-accurate proofs on laser 

printer. 

Pricing: n/a 

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EFI Colorproof M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 



EFI Colorproof M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2. 

Pricing: n/a 

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RIP

RIP 

EFI Colorproof XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 




EFI Colorproof XL supports all DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

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EFI Colorproof XXL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 




EFI Colorproof XXL supports all DOD inkjet printer up to 60 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

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RIP 

EFI Designer Edition M for HP 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 




EFI Designer Edition M for HP supports Hewlett Packard DOD inkjet 

printer up to A2. These are the DesignJets 10ps, 20ps,50ps and the 

new hp designjet 30. 

Pricing: n/a 

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EFI Designer Edition XL for HP 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 


RIP 




EFI Designer Edition XL for HP supports Hewlett Packard DOD inkjet 

printer up to 24 inch. These are the DesignJets 10ps, 20ps, 50ps, 120, 

120rn, 800 (24 inch) and the new hp designjet 30 and 130. 

Pricing: n/a 

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RIP 

EFI Designer Edition M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 




EFI Designer Edition M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2 or 17 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI Designer Edition XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 


RIP 




EFI Designer Edition XL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 










RIP 

EFI Photo Edition M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 





EFI Photo Edition M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI Photo Edition XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 





EFI Photo Edition XL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











RIP

RIP 

EFI PhotoXposure M 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 












EFI PhotoXposure M supports DOD inkjet printer up to A2. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI PhotoXposure XL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 


RIP 












EFI PhotoXposure XL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 24 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 










RIP 

EFI PhotoXposure XXL 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 












EFI PhotoXposure XXL supports DOD inkjet printer up to 60 inch. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 











EFI Screenproof 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 







RIP 












Pricing: n/a 

Features: 










RIP 

EFI Screenproof 4UP 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

















Pricing: n/a 

Features: 













Phone: +32 9 216 92 11 

URL: www.esko.graphics.com 

Description: 

FlowDrive 

Comprehensive workflow and output management system providing 

consistent and predictable output of fully imposed, plate-ready film or 

press-ready plates on the Esko-Graphics CtF and CtP devices. 

Pricing: 17200 

Features: 

• Integrated JDF server with complete parser 

• Capable of sending and receiving JMF messages 

• Handles incomplete job information 

• Returns JMF to originator once job is completed 



RIP

RIP 




Phone: +44 1442 213440 


Description: 



















Features: 











Harlequin RIP 



Phone: +1 703-266-9588 


Description: 












Features: 








RIP

RIP 

Prinect MetaDimension 




Description: 

Prinect MetaDimension is a RIP and Workflow System driving proofers, 

CtP, CtF and digital presses. It can be seamlessly integrated into the 

Prinect Printready System. 







Description: 









RIP

RIP 





Description: 













Description: 









RIP

Digital Printers (pre-proofs And Desktop) 

Company: EFI 

Phone: 1 650 357 3500 


Description: 

EFI Balance 

Maximizes print production capacity by managing multiple devices as a 

group. By distributing large print jobs across multiple printers and 

splitting jobs between color and black-and-white, Balance ensures that 

each engine is utilized to its full capabilities for increased productivity 

and maximum throughput. Balance is a JMF department level controller 

that can provide command and control over your prepress and digital 

printing devices via the EFI JDF Connector. Balance also collects job 

data (such as labor, material usage, start/stop time, etc.) and provides 

that data as JDF to MIS systems such as EFI Hagen OA. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Manage multiple devices as a group 

• Split jobs between color and black-and-white 

• Balance work optimally across devices 




Description: 

Digital Printers (pre-proofs And Desktop) 

HP DesignJet family 

HP DesignJet printer and proofer devices with the “EFI Designer Edition 

for HP” RIP provide proofing and remote proofing solutions based on 

JDF1.2 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Closed loop color calibration 

• ICC based color management 

• Support of spot colors 




Soft Proofers 


Company: Creo 


Phone: 1.866.431.5095 


Description: 













Pricing: ask 

Features: 












Phone: +49785191960 


Description: 


Soft Proofers 






















Pricing: POA 

Features: 











Soft Proofers 

Company: EFI 


Phone: 1 650 357 3500 


Description: 

EFI OneFlow 











Pricing: n/a 

Features: 


• Preflight 

• Trap 

• Impose 

• Correct 

• Rip 




Verification -- Measurement Of Proofs And Prints 

EFI Remoteproof 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

Soft- and hardware solution consisting of the EFI Remoteproof software 

and the Best.Eye spectrophotometer. 

The solution is for the color and quality verification in a remote proofing 

network as well as for in-house proofing through verification by EFI 

Remoteproof software. 

The graphic arts user ideally verify the proof to a reference profile (e.g. 

ISOcoatedsb) by measure a control strip which was printed with the 

proof. 

Besides that any kind of verification combination is possible. For 

instance: 

- proof-to-proof 

- proof-to-print 

- print-to-print 

- print-to-profile 

- profile-to-profile 

EFI Remoteproof is JDF-enabled and saves users time and money by 

easily measuring and comparing the color values of proofs against a 

reference. In a remote proofing network with different proofing locations 

this solution ensures that the color accuracy of the proofing results can 

be verified. 

Features: 

• Measurement of spectral data. 

• Display as Lab, Lch, RGB, XYZ or density. 

• Preference Delta E (average and max) definable. 

• Additional result for white point. 

• Support of standarized control strips. 

• Support of individual control strips (by EFI). 

• Type of norm light (D50, D65 or C) definable. 

• 2D or 3D graphic display. 



Other JDF-Enabled Prepress Equipment 





Description: 







workflow. 


Features: 








Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com 

Description: 


InkPRO 

InkPRO is a software option for Brisque prepress workflow systems that 

completely digitizes the ink-keying process on offset presses. It 

supports CIP3/CIP4 data, and interfaces to any press that supports 

CIP3 format and to presses with computerized controls. For presses 

without computerized controls, an option allows outputting a hard copy 

of the key settings for each ink tower. 

During the prepress stage, the InkPRO application creates an ink 

management file from the fully-imposed imaging data. This file enables 

automatic ink key settings on the press, streamlining the press 

makeready operation and minimizing potential areas of error. 

Calculations are based on the first-generation digital file used for 

imaging. Therefore, the application produces the most accurate 

ink-management file possible for the highest quality results. It also 

accurately forecasts ink consumption based on real job data, long 

before the press run begins. These features assure print-predictability 

and maximize productivity, while reducing paper and ink waste. 

Accurate forecast of ink consumption eliminates guesswork in 

consumable purchases, since InkPRO calculates ink consumption 

based on real use. This enables you to order your consumables 

accordingly, so that you always have sufficient ink reserves, without 

over-spending. InkPRO as well creates CIP4-PPF data for popular 

cutting machines. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Supports JDF & CIP3/CIP4, printout, pre-cip3 

• Automates calculation & sharing of ink data 

• Predicts ink consumption 

• Exports cutting data 

• Reduces time & costs associated with makeready 

• Can be automated using hot folders 

• OS 9 and OS X native aplication 




Company: Creo 


Phone: 604.451.2700 

URL: www.creo.com 

Description: 

PrintLink 

PrintLink is a software option that automatically generates digital ink 

profiles and routes them to the press interface, enabling printers to 

dramatically reduce make-ready times. It automatically communicates 

precise ink coverage information and print form geometry from the 

prepress area to the pressroom for digital ink key presets. This 

approach reduces time, paper, and ink wasted in adjusting ink keys on 

the press. PrintLink also eliminates the time spent scanning imaged 

plates and maintaining a plate scanner. 

PrintLink passes CIP3/CIP4 compliant data enabling 

vendor-independent digital links across prepress, press, and postpress 

areas, allowing for data exchange among computers, printing presses, 

and finishing equipment. PrintLink enables an efficient print 

manufacturing environment, shortening makeready time and increasing 

productivity to make the most from an investment in digital workflow. 

This approach reduces time, paper, and ink wasted in adjusting ink keys 

on the press. 


Features: 

• automates calculation & sharing of ink data 

• reduces time & costs associated with makeready 




EFI Color Manager 

Company: EFI 


Phone: +49-2151-76270 


Description: 

EFI Color Manager is a collection of tools enabling the user to manage 

the color for all digital proofing and photo needs. This covers all steps 

from the printer calibration to ICC profile creation. Thanks to an 

extremely intuitive user interface, including a Wizard with detailed 

step-by-step instructions, it is very easy to use and produces 

high-quality results regardless of the level of experience. The EFI Color 

Manager functions on the basis of spectral photometry instead of 

merely density values. It works exclusively according to metrology. 

Measurement-based tools such as for printer calibration (linearization + 

profiling) or re-linearization contain no "subjective" steps between. All 

processing steps are "objective" because completely 

measurement-based and preclude therewith the "subjective" influences 

on the part of operating staff. 

One additional highlight to mention is the EFI simplified chart which 

allows to create a ICC reference profile based on a very handy control 

strip with only 44 patches. This control strip can be printed with every 

production run, no extra print proof under production conditions is 

necessary. 

Today, the control strip is approved for offset printing (Sheet-fed offset, 

Web offset). 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Printer calibration (Linearization + Profiling). 

• Printer linearization by measurement. 

• Paper profile creation by measurement. 

• Printer re-linearization by measurement. 

• Printer re-linearization visually. 

• Compensation of plate characteristic visually. 

• White point editing. 

• Reference profile creation. 






Description: 

HP Production Flow 

Digital Front End for the high end HP Indigo Digital Presses prviding a 

automated workflow 'from idea to print' based on JDF 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 







Company: Koenig & Bauer AG 

URL: www.kba-print.com/ 

Description: 

Pressroom Departmental Controllers 

JDFLink 

Option for KBA Logotronic professional for data exchange via JDF/JMF 

with MIS, PrePress and PostPress for KBA Rapida Sheetfed and KBA 

Compacta Web Offset Presses. 

Pricing: n/a 




Company: Komori 


Phone: +81-3-5608-7822 

URL: www.komori.com 

Description: 

K-Station 

K-Station stores production management and job control information 

sent from the MIS, image area ratio data and ink fountain key preset 

data for up to sixteen Press Stations. This system also stores 

production management information and job control information sent 

from the Press Stations. Networking the production control system 

enables realtime integrated management of production information. On 

this version, bi-directional communication between MIS and printing 

presses is available using with JDF and JMF. 





IPC Server II 

Company: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 


Phone: +81-848-67-2410 

URL: www.mhi.co.jp/mihara/indexe.html 

Description: 

The IPC Server II employs an open JDF/JMF-interface to accommodate 

two-way information exchange with internal management information 

systems and job order information systems. The IPC Server II consists 

of three functional software packages available individually or as a 

group to meet customers' needs. 

(1) Job package: All printing job data and scheduled job lists that have 

been registered with the IPC II Server are made available to each 

appropriate press via the press IPC II. This package enables centralized 

management of all print jobs and scheduling of all programmed jobs. 

(2) Production package: The functions of this package are to serve as a 

remote press monitor for all jobs in progress, maintain a history of the 

last 100 jobs run, and calculate and provide a productivity record of 

each press linked with the IPC Server II. 

(3) Maintenance package: This software package offers centralized 

control of all diagnosis support and maintenance support rendered to 

each press linked with the IPC Server II. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• JDF/JMF enabled 

• Job assigning for the press 


• Summarizing production statistics 

• Summarizing maintenance statistics 

• Web interface enabled 

• Data exporting to Microsoft Excel 




Company: Ryobi 

Product Version: Beta 1.0 

Phone: 81-3-3927-5050 

URL: www.ryobi-group.co.jp 

Description: 

MIS Connection Software 

Connection software between MIS and Ryobi presses 

(Current software is Beta-version.) 

Pricing: n/a 






Phone: +41438182000 


Description: 

Ink Systems 







Pricing: n/a 

Features: 






Ink Systems 

ColorQuick 

Company: Graphics Microsystems 

Phone: 408-731-2000 

URL: www.gmicolor.com 

Description: 

ColorQuick on-web closed loop color control system and PrintQuick 

color-to-color register system make up part of GMI's Color Managed 

Digital Workflow of products, including CIP4/ JDF data exchange for 

presetting ink keys,target densities, target L*a*b* values, Client 

tolerances plus much more ! 


Features: 

• Spectrophotometry 

• Can provide L*a*b*, L*C*h & Delta E values 

• ICC Color Profiliing 

• Spectral Curves to maintain neutral gray patches 

• Plant Wide Press Analysis 



ColorQuick 

Company: Graphics Microsystems 

Phone: 408-731-2000 

URL: www.gmicolor.com 

Description: 

Color Control 

ColorQuick on-web closed loop color control system and PrintQuick 

color-to-color register system make up part of GMI's Color Managed 

Digital Workflow of products, including CIP4/ JDF data exchange for 

presetting ink keys,target densities, target L*a*b* values, Client 

tolerances plus much more ! 


Features: 

• Spectrophotometry 

• Can provide L*a*b*, L*C*h & Delta E values 

• ICC Color Profiliing 

• Spectral Curves to maintain neutral gray patches 

• Plant Wide Press Analysis 



Color Control 

Prinect Image Control 




Description: 

Prinect Image Control is Heidelberg's spectrophotometric color 

measurement system that measures the color values in the entire 

image and controls all printing units simultaneously during make-ready 

and production run. Optionally color separation data provided by Prinect 

Prepress Interface can be used as a reference. 



QuadTech Color Control System 

Company: QuadTech, Inc. 

Phone: (414) 566-7500 

URL: www.quadtechworld.com 

Description: 

Color Control 

The issue today is not whether you can deliver high-fidelity color 

reproduction; it¡¦s whether you can do so efficiently enough to remain 

cost-competitive and ensure long-term profitability. The solution? 

Integrate JDF with the QuadTech Color Control System and Data 

Central to quickly optimize your color quality. This system applies 

patented core video densitometer technology and adaptive control 

software to automatically maintain color density. To this foundation, you 

can add options to control process variables such as three-color gray 

balance, midtone balance, ink-key presetting and much more. You can 

also maintain visual Oks per alley and automatically control alleys down 

to the page level. It also offers automatic adjustment of everything from 

the overprint behavior of process inks in midtones and shadows to the 

relationships between single-color dot gain balance and single-color 

solid densities. The result is always quick, consistent color control. 

Plus, innovative 1.6 mm color bar with full bleed eliminates the need for 

extra locating marks and contributes to higher productivity and 

profitability. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Works with QuadTech¡¦s ICON platform for ROI 

• Provides consistent color control & quality 

• Searches for, locates and tracks micro color bar 

• Maintains 3-color gray balance and midtone contr 

• A full range of optional tools is available 

• Eases problem diagnosis and troubleshooting 

• Minimizes waste & enhances productivity 



Digital Presses 

Kodak NexStation III front end 


Product Version: EE, SE, XE 

Phone: +1 877 446 3977 


Description: 

The NexStation front end drives the NexPress 2100 digital production 

color press, and is a comprehensive, centralized manager for workflow, 

press, operator support, finishing, reporting and diagnostics. 

NexPress 2100 digital production color presses are available with a 

variety of workflow and application software options, professional 

services and consultation, and three versions of NexStation front ends: 

- The essential version features the Kodak NexStation III EE front end 

- The power version features the Kodak NexStation III SE front end 

- The optima version features the Kodak NexStation III XE front end 

NexPress Solutions has always been committed to open industry 

standards, and this is demonstrated in the technology used within the 

NexStation front end. Be it the operating system (Microsoft Windows 

2000), processors (Intel), internal file format (PDF), Job Ticketing (JDF), 

input file formats for static printing (PS, PDF) and for variable data 

printing (PPML/VDX), and color management (ICC profiles). Our 

commitment to industry open standards enables our customers to 

leverage and profit from other key developments taking place in this 

quickly evolving industry. 





Description: 

HP Indigo Press 5000 


HP Press Production Manager is the DFE for the HP Indigo Press 5000 

providing automated workflow 'from idea to print' based on JDF 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• On-press Integrated DFE 








Xerox Digital Presses 


Product Version: Full Color 

Phone: 1-800-275-9376 

URL: www.xerox.com/go/xrx/equipment/product_subcat... 

Description: 

With FreeFlow the entire fleet of Xerox digital press can accept JDF Job 

tickets. 






Description: 


Offset Presses Web 




Pricing: n/a 



Offset Presses Web 


Phone: +49(0)69 8305 0 


Description: 






Pricing: n/a 

Features: 









Phone: +41438182000 


Description: 

Offset Presses Sheetfed 







Pricing: n/a 

Features: 







Prinect CP2000 Center 



Phone: +49 6221 9200 


Description: 

Prinect CP2000 Center is the highly automated press control unit for all 

Heidelberg Speedmaster presses with software modules for online 

connection to MIS and Prepress 

Features: 

• Optimized presetting 

• Start jobs based on Job list from MIS 

• Optimzed color management 

• Production data management, feedback to MIS 





Description: 






Pricing: n/a 





Phone: +49(0)69 8305 0 


Description: 






Pricing: n/a 

Features: 






Other JDF-Enabled Press Equipment 

Prinect Prepress Interface 



URL: www.heidelberg.com/home_d.asp?area=Prepress&l... 

Description: 

Prinect Prepress Interface supplies online data 

for presetting inking and register 

on the press, color reference data 

for color measurement systems and cutting and 

folding data for finishing systems. 





Phone: (414) 566-7500 


Description: 

QuadTech Data Central 

Now, you can eliminate the makeready delays associated with 

individually setting advanced press controls, plus benefit from the ability 

to keep your controls running at peak performance. JDF and Data 

Central work together to automate the receipt, storage and application 

of set-up parameters for any QuadTech ICON?platform product system. 

The results? Reduced press makeready times, enhanced productivity 

and stronger profitability. Data Central is a modular solution for 

capturing the full productivity and print-quality potential of your 

automated press controls. You can also build in continuous 

performance with Data Central’s Performance Reporting module. It 

provides the data you need to control and enhance the performance of 

your equipment and crew, while documenting the quality of your 

product. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Integrates with JDF & ICON platforms 

• Automates set-up to reduce makereadies 

• Data helps control & improve performance 

• Documents work quality 

• Improves profitability 




QuadTech Ribbon Control System 


Phone: (414) 566-7500 


Description: 

Closing the loop on print-to-cut and print-to-fold functions translates 

directly into reduced makeready waste, as well as overall improvements 

in the quality of your finished product. The solution: The QuadTech 

Ribbon Control System 4000 working in tandem with JDF and 

QuadTech Data Central. The 4000 starts working before start-up, as 

the system’s web edge detection ensures proper lateral ribbon register. 

Then, using information from the JDF job ticket, the camera is 

automatically moved into position for your print work, reducing start-up 

time and speed makeready. Plus, its innovative ability to automatically 

register ribbons both laterally and circumferentially while the press is at 

run speed ensures fast, accurate fold and cutoff registration throughout 

the job. With maximum configuration ability, this system offers you 

superior ROI. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Works with the ICON platform for ultimate ROI 

• Fast, accurate fold & cutoff registration 

• Minimizes run waste & makeready time 

• Pattern recognition & multiple camera options 

• Add cameras for print-to-slitter registration 

• Customizable to meet your specific requirements 





Phone: (414) 566-7500 


Description: 

Register Guidance System 

Because our Register Guidance System relies not on off-the-shelf 

hardware, but on pace-setting CMOS-based scanner and camera 

technology we developed, it delivers the high performance you need. By 

integrating JDF with QuadTech Data Central, the QuadTech Register 

Guidance System enables you to automate virtually every registration 

task. By allowing the selection of continuous, makeready and per-web 

phasing, our automatic phaser control eliminates the guesswork and 

errors normally associated with register control. It also allows minimal 

registration-mark white space requirements at speeds of up to 3500 

fpm. And, audible error alarms alert your operators to everything from 

missing marks to large-scale errors. The bottom line is greater 

productivity, dramatic waste reduction and improved quality for every 

run. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Works with the ICON platform for ultimate ROI 

• Superior CCD-based scanner and camera technology 

• Eliminates the guesswork and errors 

• Variety of cameras & scanners available 

• Audible error alarms stop problems fast 

• Customizable to meet your specific requirements 



Postpress Departmental Controllers 


i2i 

Company: Horizon International Inc. 

Product Version: 1.0.0.0 

URL: www.horizon.co.jp 

Description: 

The Horizon i2i system, gfrom EYE of the creative TO the EYE of the 

beholder,h is the original networked workflow system that allows to 

create a comprehensive automated CIP4 bindery by decrypting the JDF 

files and automatically controlling the Horizon bindery products through 

the network. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Bindery products are automatically set up. 

• Job tickets can be created without PPF or JDF. 

• Every job progress is tracked in real time. 

• Customer Information System is included. 


Postpress Departmental Controllers 

Company: Müller Martini 

Phone: +41 62 745 45 75 

URL: www.mullermartini.com 

Description: 

MM Port 

Muller Martini networks printing and finishing systems into the digital 

workflow with the open JDF standard. A uniform integration platform is 

created for this with MM Port. This integration platform allows direct 

communication between the management information system (MIS) and 

printing or finishing. 

The product range for JDF-networking using MM Port encompasses: 

printing, press delivery, saddle stitching, perfect binding, hardcover 

book manufacturing, mailroom systems and book-on-demand solutions. 

Pricing: n/a 



Company: Colter & Peterson 

Product Version: plus 

Phone: 415/457-7500 

URL: www.cp-microsystems.com 

Description: 

microcut + 

Cutters 

microcut+ is designed to automate backguage movement on any paper 

cutter, regardless of brand or size. The benefits include increased 

productivity, greater accuracy, and improved reliability. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• solid state circuitry 

• full color multilingual 8 

• patented microprocessor control backguage posit. 

• patented independent DC motor drive 

• repeatablity of backguage position to +/- .002 

• non-volatile memory 

• self diagnostic electronics 

• over 15,000 world wide installations 



Cutters 

Company: RECMI Industrie 


Phone: +33 0243938050 

URL: www.recmi.com 

Description: 

Bundle stacker 

Communication between in stacker and press 






Phone: +33 243938050 


Description: 





Cutters 


Stackers/palletizing 



Phone: +33 0243938050 


Description: 








Phone: +33 243938050 


Description: 





Stackers/palletizing 


Folders 

Prinect FCS 100 



Phone: 49 7141 501249 

URL: www.heidelberg.com/hq/eng//products/folders/f... 

Description: 

The Prinect FCS 100 Finishing Communication System is a part of the 

continual workflow concept on the basis of the CIP standard. 

Features: 

• Production Data Management PDM 

• Compufold Workflow CFW 

• Compustitch Workflow CFW 

• Presetting 



Prinect FCS 100 



Phone: 49 7141 501249 

URL: www.heidelberg.com/hq/eng//products/folders/f... 

Description: 

Stitchers 

The Prinect FCS 100 Finishing Communication System is a part of the 

continual workflow concept on the basis of the CIP standard. 

Features: 

• Production Data Management PDM 

• Compufold Workflow CFW 

• Compustitch Workflow CFW 

• Presetting 



Stitchers 


Phone: +41 62 745 45 75 


Description: 

MM Port 









Pricing: n/a 




Phone: +41 62 745 45 75 


Description: 

MM Port 

Other Bindary 









Pricing: n/a 



Other Bindary 

Company: Wohlenberg 


Description: 

bind-com 

Motorized perfect binding line with Navigator, bind-com® and JDF 

Interface 

Pricing: n/a 



Programming Environments & SDKs 

Adobe JDF SDK 




URL: www.adobe.com/products/jdf/main.html 

Description: 

The Adobe JDF SDK is a software development kit for the Job 

Definition Format (JDF), an eXtensible Markup Language (XML)-based 

specification used to capture, manage and communicate job ticket 

information throughout a business process or printing workflow. 

Operating within the standards of the International Cooperation for the 

Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP/4), the 

Adobe JDF Software Developer Kit (SDK) is a development toolkit 

designed to simplify and standardize the development of 

JDF-compatible workflow solutions for developers and original 

equipment manufacturers (OEMs). 


Features: 

• Speedy implementation of PDF-based solutions 

• Build solutions that allow better collaboration 

• Facilitate a more efficient workflow 

• Provide ability to automate workflow processes 







Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 












Features: 










JDF Tools 



Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 











Features: 














Phone: +49 6104 789 111 


Description: 

ixSniff 







Features: 







JDF Development Platform 

Company: Objective Advantage, Inc. 


Phone: +1-281-348-2517 

URL: www.oai.cc/default.asp?FeatureID=3 

Description: 

Objective Advantage JDF Development Platform (JDP) is a developer 

toolkit that facilitates rapid integration of JDF capabilities and 

connectivity into Print and Graphic Arts software development. JDP 

goes beyond a simple API and provides an application framework that 

includes ready to work components of real JDF applications. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Structural Object Model - built-in JDF Semantics 

• Schema-driven Configuration 

• Full JMF functionality - HTTP(S) and File JMF 

• Multipart MIME packng and unpacking 

• Plugin Architecture for Servers, Queues and more 

• Tutorials and Library Documentation 

• Sample Applications including source 

• Maintenance and Support 



SOAP/Messaging Tools 

JDF Development Platform 



Phone: +1-281-348-2517 

URL: www.oai.cc/default.asp?FeatureID=3 

Description: 

Objective Advantage JDF Development Platform (JDP) is a developer 

toolkit that facilitates rapid integration of JDF capabilities and 

connectivity into Print and Graphic Arts software development. JDP 

goes beyond a simple API and provides an application framework that 

includes ready to work components of real JDF applications. The 

application framework includes a completely configurable Client/Server 

architecture that supports sending and receiving JMF, and multipart 

mime JDF packages via HTTP, HTTPS and hotfolders. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• JMF 

• multipart/related packing and unpacking 

• Send & Receive 

• HTTP, HTTPS and file 

• Remote JDF and Asset Retrieval 



XML Schema/JDF Extensions Development 

JDF Schema Development 


Phone: +1-281-348-2517 

URL: www.oai.cc 

Description: 

Objective Advantage is a software business development firm focused 

on CIP4 Job Definition Format (JDF) as the future for Print and Graphic 

Arts. We provide training, consulting, development services and tools 

that make JDF implementation easier. Objective Advantage staff 

members take part in several CIP4 working groups, the JDF Technical 

Steering Committee and the CIP4 Advisory Board. No other 

independent consulting and development services provider has involved 

themselves to this extent in the development of JDF. 

We’ve been helping clients develop JDF-capable systems since 2001 

and have already helped develop JDF Extension Schemas to allow 

incorporation of additional vendor-specific data into JDF. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Broad knowledge of JDF Schema 

• Experience developing JDF extension schemas 

• Experience developing JDF Standard 

• Broad knowledge of JDF design patterns 



Interoperability 



Phone: +49 6104 789 111 


Description: 

ixSniff 







Features: 






General Technical And Management Consulting 

JDF Consulting 

Company: Global Workflow Solutions 

Phone: 1-650-324-4000 

URL: GlobalWorkflowSolutions.com 

Description: 

Consulting and help with general technical and management issues for 

JDF. 

Pricing: n/a 





Company: Instituto de Artes Gráficas Tajamar 

Phone: 34-91-477-2500 

URL: www.tajamar.net 

Description: 

Instituto de Artes Graficas Tajamar is a research institute focused in 

Graphic Arts. We offer several services in relation with JDF, providing 

general consulting, help and training. 



JDF Services 


Economic benefits of networking 

Company: IRD 


Phone: +49-6181-9640621 

URL: www.ird-online.de 

Description: 

Ascertaining the economic benefits of a fully-networked printing plant. 

This tool includes the eBusiness and JDF based products of 7 

manufaturers: Creo, Heidelberg, Hiflex, MAN Roland, Müller Martini, 

PPI, OneVision 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Input of the individual enterprise data 

• selection of the departments and products 

• calculation of time savings 

• calculation of the ROI 





Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 

JDF Consulting - Basics 

ixact GmbH is a SW development and consulting firm with a focus on 

the printing market. Since 2002 we have a group working on CIP4 and 

we provide JDF consulting and training. See our home page for 

products and references. 


Features: 

• Workshop: Basic know how for management 




Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 


JDF Consulting - developer 



we provide JDF consulting and training. With our know how and our 

framework ixFrame we can help clients to implement JDF / JMF 

interfaces to their products in a short time (see homepage for 

references). 


Features: 

• Workshop JDF basics and details 

• Workshop implementation strategy 

• Coaching of developers 

• Selecting tools 

• .net for JDF integration 




Company: Medit Consult Aps 

Phone: +45 33210740 

URL: www.meditconsult.dk 

Description: 

JDF Management Briefing 

JDF Management Briefing is a half day seminar for the management 

group of your business about JDF. Consultants from Medit Consult 

explains the technology and the businesslike possibilities you get by 

implementing it. Furthermore we go through a guide of how to 

implement JDF in your workflow and best practice scenarios. JDF 

Management Briefing is a great way to create the right foundation for 

further JDF discussions and decisionmaking in your business. 

The agenda for JDF Management Briefing: 

1. Introduction to JDF 

2. The JDF workflow and its elements; JDF, JMF and MIS 

3. Best Practice 

4. Guide to implementing JDF for best ROI 

5. Debate about JDF in your business 

Pricing: 1.250 

Features: 

• A concrete debate about JDF in your business. 




Company: PrePress Consulting 

Phone: sjaeggi@prepress 

URL: www.jdf.info 

Description: 


Stephan Jaeggi (member of the CIP4 advisory board) provides 

consulting for vendors and users of JDF compliant tools and systems. 


Features: 

• JDF strategy 

• JDF products 

• JDF evaluation 





Phone: 0041/61/4220442 


Description: 

JDF-AKTUELL 

JDF-AKTUELL is a free german language newsletter published by 

Stephan Jaeggi (member of the CIP4 advisory board). Access older 

issues and register for free subscribtion at http://www.jdf.info 

Pricing: FREE 

Features: 

• free newsletter in german language 

• links to important information about JDF 

• independant 

• vendor neutral 



JDF Strategy And Planning 

JDF Strategy and Planning 


Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 

Consulting and help on strategy and planning for JDF. 

Pricing: n/a 




Strategic consulting services 

Company: Media4theWorld 

Product Version: n/a 

Phone: +1 410-451-5040 

URL: www.media4theworld.com 

Description: 

Media4theWorld, LLC foundr James E. Harvey is available to help you 

establish your JDF implementation business and technical strategy. 

Services include state analysis and modeling, cost/benefit analysis, and 

implementation plan development. 

Pricing: 1,200 

Features: 

• Eight years experience with a system integrator, 

• High-level industry standards experience, 

• Current editor of the JDF specification. 




Phone: +45 33210740 


Description: 

Ready for JDF 


Ready for JDF is a proces optimization project in your business in order 

to secure right Return on Investment when implementing JDF. A basic 

rule of getting the best benefit from automating your business’ 

processes is first to have complete control over them. No benefit from 

automazation if the manual handled parts of processes are not at its 

best. 

Medit Consult is a independent consultative business with good 

experience in counselling and implementing JDF in the Graphics Arts 

industry. Medit Consult also have great experience in managing proces 

optimization projects prior to implementing automating technologies into 

workflows. In this matter you first of all have to pick a path in your JDF 

implementing strategy, which this project also will concern. ”Ready for 

JDF” is caracterized by the following: 

- Complete analysis of the workflow of your business 

- Clarification of workflow requirements 

- Technical requirements for JDF enabled equipment 

- Planning of JDF implementation project 

- Documentation of optimized processes 

Call Medit Consult for a non binding discussion and pricing on a ”Ready 

for JDF” project in your business. 

Pricing: Call us 

Features: 

• Secures optimum proces handling in your business 






Phone: +1-281-348-2517 


Description: 








themselves to this extent in the development of JDF. We’ve been 

helping clients develop JDF-capable systems since 2001. Let us help 

you achieve maximum return on your JDF investment. 

Pricing: n/a 






Description: 






Features: 






JDF Implementation 




Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 












Features: 












Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 








references). 


Features: 










Phone: +45 33210740 


Description: 

Project Management 

Medit Consult is an independent consultative business with good 

experience in counselling and implementing JDF in the Graphics Arts 

industry. 

Furthermore we have great experience in counselling and implementing 

technologies like PDF, ICC-based Color Management and general 

proces optimization. 

We offer to help your business implement JDF in order to secure the 

right Return on Investment. 

Call Medit Consult for a non binding discussion and offer on 

consultative aid in your JDF implementation. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Securing optimum Return on Investment. 



JDF Software Development 


Phone: +1-281-348-2517 


Description: 









themselves to this extent in the development of JDF. We’ve been 

helping clients develop JDF-capable systems since 2001. Let us help 

you achieve maximum return on your JDF investment. 

Pricing: n/a 



JDF/JMF Product Procurement Consulting 

JDF Product Evaluation 


Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 

Consulting on evaluation of JDF Products. 

Pricing: n/a 






Description: 

JDF/JMF Product Procurement Consulting 





Features: 






Programming & Systems Integration 

JDF Systems Integration 


Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 

Consulting and help with integrating JDF systems from diverse vendors. 

Pricing: n/a 




Phone: +49(0)6104789111 


Description: 








references). 


Features: 









JDF Software Development 


Phone: +1-281-348-2517 


Description: 








themselves to this extent in the development of JDF. 

In business since 1996 as a general software development and 

integration firm, we’ve been helping clients develop JDF-capable 

systems since 2001. Let us use our software development and JDF 

experience and expertise to help you achieve maximum return on your 

JDF investment. 

Pricing: n/a 



XML Technical Consulting 

XML Training and Consulting 


Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 

Courses and consulting for people who want to know about XML (the 

underlying format of JDF), both basic and advanced topics, such as the 

JDF Schema. 

Pricing: n/a 



JDF Courses 

JDF/JMF Training 


Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 

Courses to help you understand what JDF is and how it can benefit your 

business 

Pricing: n/a 



JDF Seminars and Courses 

Company: Instituto de Artes Gráficas Tajamar 

Phone: 34-91-477-2500 

URL: www.tajamar.net 

Description: 


Instituto de Artes Graficas Tajamar is a research institute focused in 

Graphic Arts. We offer several services in relation with JDF, providing 

general consulting, help and training. We give seminars and courses in 

spanish language about JDF. 





JDF Training 


Phone: +1-281-348-2517 


Description: 








themselves to this extent in the development of JDF. We have been 

providing JDF training through seminars and tutorials since IPEX 2002. 

Pricing: n/a 

Features: 

• Non-Tech - JDF and the Print Supply Chain 

• Non-Tech - Intro to JDF 

• Non-Tech - JDF and your Business 

• Introductory JDF for Developers 

• Intermediate JDF - Spawn/Merge & CombinedProcess 

• Advanced JDF - Partitioning, Pipes and more ... 

• JMF Communications and Packaging 

• JDF from Intent to Process 






Description: 

JDF Seminars 

Stephan Jaeggi (member of the CIP4 advisory board) offers JDF 

introduction seminars in german and english languages. More 

information about scheduled seminars at http://www.jdf.info 


Features: 

• Why JDF? 

• What's behind JDF? 

• JDF and JMF basics 

• Requirements for JDF solutions 

• Important JDF products (market overview) 

• Steps of a JDF project 

• Questions... 




JMF Courses 



Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 


business 

Pricing: n/a 



JDF Planning & Implementation Training 

JDF Planning and Implementation 


Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 

Courses and consulting for planning, implementing and managing JDF 

systems. 

Pricing: n/a 



JDF Planning & Implementation Training 




Description: 






Features: 










Customize On-site Training 

JDF Planning and Implementation 


Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 

Courses and consulting for planning, implementing and managing JDF 

systems. 

Pricing: n/a 



Customize On-site Training 



Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 


business 

Pricing: n/a 






Description: 

Job Description/Skills Assessment 






Features: 










Basic XML Training (key Concepts) 



Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 




Pricing: n/a 



Advanced XML Training (Schema, Name Spaces, Etc.) 



Phone: 1-650-324-4000 


Description: 




Pricing: n/a 



CIP4 EVENTS CALENDAR 

IPA 

2005 IPA Technical Conference 

Tuesday, June 7, 2005 - Thursday, June 09, 2005 

Westin O’Hare, Rosemont IL, USA 

CIP4 Members save $100 by registering with special 

purchase code: CIP4 

Print 05 

Friday, September 9, 2005 - Thursday, September 15, 

2005 

CIP4 Booth 

McCormick Place Complex, Chicago, Illinois, USA 

Print 05 


2005 

CIP4 at the drupa Innovations parc World Tour 

Chicago, USA 

Graphitec 2006 

Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - Saturday, March 18, 2006 

Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles 

IPEX 06 

Tuesday, April 4, 2006 - Tuesday, April 11, 2006 


Birmingham, United Kingdom 

All-in-Print 06 

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - Saturday, June 17, 2006 


Shanghai, China 

IGAS 07 


2007 


Tokyo, Japan

The JDF Marketplace - CIP4

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