CIP3 Comes Home

With new CIP3 members such as business-to-business Internet companies, one can only speculate as to how far-reaching the CIP3 initiative might actually evolve for the commercial printing industry.

In the case of Impresse, for example, the CIP3 commitment is apparent, as Impresse's Robert Chansler, R&D technologist and CIP3 expert, explains: "CIP3's Print Production Format was a valuable contribution to the industry, and Impresse supports that standard primarily by reliable transport of the PPF data. We are excited about the recent Job Definition Format initiative because this next-generation standard lets us add value by managing the procurement and commerce aspects of the commercial printing supply chain from the creative professional to the factory floor to invoice and delivery reconciliation."