DATA INTEGRATION -- Tooling Up for CIM

Ruggles asserts that a printing company operating without an integrated management system will be unable to function effectively over the long term.

Not Yet Plug-and-Play

An industry manufacturer doesn't have to be a member of the CIP4 organization in order to implement JDF and CIM, but it does show a degree of leadership in this area. The list of management system vendors on the membership roll at the time this article was written included DiMS! Organizing Print, Printcafe Software and Radius Solutions. Heidelberg also technically fits the list since it offers the Prinance system.