DATA INTEGRATION -- Tooling Up for CIM

"Since DiMS! is an integrated system using one central, relational database, it does not need to use JDF as an information carrier for its subsystems," the company exec adds.

Radius Solutions has laid the groundwork for integration by using existing technology to provide interfaces to prepress, press and bindery/finishing hardware on a case-by-case basis, say Katie Sigmon, sales and marketing coordinator. "As a member of the CIP4 alliance, Radius is committed to working with the standards that evolve from JDF," she adds. "We are already able to export job information from PECAS in an XML format, and we'll continue to extend this capability based upon customer demand."