JDF & CIM -- Issues Are Not so CIMple

JDF provides a standardized language and framework for communicating job information and defining process operations.

Romano sums up the current state of affairs by saying "JDF is a good idea that is presented badly. I am not anti-JDF, but there are real impediments to its successful implementation in multi-supplier (print production) environments, which is most of them." JDF is not plug-and-play, and this industry doesn't have an encouraging track record when it comes to implementing standards, he adds.