Hamilton--The Great Schema of Things

Right now, the JDF spec is being written and PCX is under construction; the PPML spec is published and a number of vendors have pledged to support it, but it, too, is still a "futures."

Another issue that must be addressed is how all of these specs will integrate with the CIP3 Print Production Format (PPF) specification that has been in the works for more than five years. Although this is not a political issue, there's a lot of leg work that has to be done in order to make everything work together.