DIGITAL digest 3-01

One of the CIP4 board's first tasks will be to put the finishing touches on Version 1.0 of the Job Definition Specification (JDF). The XML-based print workflow specification is intended to establish JDF as a universal job ticket standard. (www.cip4.org)

PALO ALTO, CA—PIP Printing has moved into digital production by installing a DPM2340 digital platemaker and EasyTrap software from A.B.Dick-Multigraphics. The shop reportedly enjoyed a 24 percent rate of growth last year, with sales totaling $1.8 million. The platesetter will feed its six A.B.Dick presses. (www.abdick.com)