DATA INTEGRATION -- Tooling Up for CIM

The industry seems to have reached consensus on the vision of integrated print processes, but it's clear that much work remains to be done to achieve that end.

As a national consultancy specializing in helping printers improve their business processes and embrace information technology, Sarasota, FL-based Profectus Inc. tracks and works with vendors of print management solutions. Craig Press, president, says his company's research has identified more than 100 vendors offering management systems for some aspect of the printing process. Only a small fraction of them have indicated they are actually starting to develop CIM capabilities, Press reports.