DIGITAL digest March 2005

"The PrintTalk standard is mature and the 'pairing' with JDF under CIP4 enhances the capabilities of both, as well as ensuring continued interoperability in the future," says William "Kip" Smythe, vice president of NPES and PrintTalk's president.

"JDF supports the life cycle of print information, and that life cycle begins with the customer's RFP and order," adds James Harvey executive director of CIP4. "Printers and JDF-enabled MIS systems that incorporate PrintTalk can preserve customer data from its origination, saving time in data entry and communication, while reducing communications errors."