CIP3--Time to Celebrate?

"CIP3 files found on the market today are most often geared only to ink profiles; however, some applications in the postpress area are already available," reports Agfa's Donna Bloomquist, worldwide product line manager, Electronic Prepress Systems. "As more products and systems become CIP3 compliant, this revolutionary development will produce significant cost reductions and productivity enhancements for the industry as a whole—completely compatible digital information will streamline the entire production chain."