E-Commerce Firms, CMS Manufacturers, NPES Push JDF Standard

"There is currently no open architecture implementation that addresses the need to easily exchange data in a secure manner between companies that buy and sell printed materials over the Internet," notes William K. Smythe, vice president of NPES and administrator of the group. "The PrintTalk interface using JDF will address this demand, and NPES is excited about assisting these companies to further the evolution of e-commerce solutions for the printing, publishing and converting industries."