WORKFLOW SOLUTIONS -- Can't Beat the System

In this age of increasing demand for collaborative production, they should also make adoption of industry standards a guiding principle to ensure that their work will have the flexibility to be picked up and reused in different ways and in different places, he advises.

Along with increasing integration of JDF/JMF and connectivity to digital printing systems, recent upgrades to "traditional" workflow systems have centered around three main areas—interfacing with customers, remote proofing and enhanced screening options. A less universal, but still prevalent trend, is the introduction of entry-level versions of the more sophisticated systems. It's a given that all workflow solutions implement PDF.