Heidelberg Joins PrintTalk Consortium
Complementary efforts of PrintTalk with JDF support company's
digital strategy
Heidelberg announced today that it has been accepted as a member of PrintTalk, Inc., a consortium of companies providing business management and eSolutions for the print media industry. PrintTalk was formed to create, implement and gain ubiquitous endorsement for an open standard, using XML as the basis for business objects and JDF to define the print job specifications, and to communicate that information directly between e-commerce applications and business management systems for graphic arts.
According to Wolfgang Pfizenmaier, President of Heidelberg's Digital Solution Center, "Heidelberg has been a founding member and strong supporter of CIP4, and since we view PrintTalk's goals and those of CIP4 to be complementary, it made good sense for us also to join the PrintTalk consortium."
"True interoperability in the graphic arts industry requires the support of common and open standards by all suppliers to the industry," continued Pfizenmaier. "JDF plus PrintTalk definitely address this need. The introduction of products providing this interoperability will deliver a more efficient future for the industry as a whole."
Heidelberg intends to implement the PrintTalk Specification in its products that will link printers and print buyers through digital delivery methods such as the Internet. The company joins other industry leaders such as Fuji Photo Film, IKON Office Solutions, and NexPress Solutions LLC (Heidelberg's joint venture with Eastman Kodak Company), who have recently joined the group and will support the implementation of the PrintTalk specification.
"We are clearly excited to have Heidelberg as a member of PrintTalk," said James Mekis, PrintTalk Vice President. "In addition to its 150 year commitment to print media and its co-authorship of JDF, Heidelberg brings extensive digital workflow expertise to the PrintTalk open standard."
The following companies along with Heidelberg are current members of PrintTalk:
North America:
Doug Sprei
Heidelberg Digital Solution Center
Tel.: +1 (0)716 512 80 54
E-mail: doug.sprei@heidelberg.com
Europe:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Matthias Hartung
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 77
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
Heidelberg announced today that it has been accepted as a member of PrintTalk, Inc., a consortium of companies providing business management and eSolutions for the print media industry. PrintTalk was formed to create, implement and gain ubiquitous endorsement for an open standard, using XML as the basis for business objects and JDF to define the print job specifications, and to communicate that information directly between e-commerce applications and business management systems for graphic arts.
According to Wolfgang Pfizenmaier, President of Heidelberg's Digital Solution Center, "Heidelberg has been a founding member and strong supporter of CIP4, and since we view PrintTalk's goals and those of CIP4 to be complementary, it made good sense for us also to join the PrintTalk consortium."
"True interoperability in the graphic arts industry requires the support of common and open standards by all suppliers to the industry," continued Pfizenmaier. "JDF plus PrintTalk definitely address this need. The introduction of products providing this interoperability will deliver a more efficient future for the industry as a whole."
Heidelberg intends to implement the PrintTalk Specification in its products that will link printers and print buyers through digital delivery methods such as the Internet. The company joins other industry leaders such as Fuji Photo Film, IKON Office Solutions, and NexPress Solutions LLC (Heidelberg's joint venture with Eastman Kodak Company), who have recently joined the group and will support the implementation of the PrintTalk specification.
"We are clearly excited to have Heidelberg as a member of PrintTalk," said James Mekis, PrintTalk Vice President. "In addition to its 150 year commitment to print media and its co-authorship of JDF, Heidelberg brings extensive digital workflow expertise to the PrintTalk open standard."
The following companies along with Heidelberg are current members of PrintTalk:
- Avanti Computer Systems
- Cirqit.com
- Four51, Inc.
- Fuji Photo Film
- Graphic Arts IT
- Httprint
- IKON Office Solutions
- NexPress Solutions LLC
- Noosh, Inc.
- Pace Systems
- Parsec Corporation
- Printable Technologies
- printChannel.com
- Printers Software, Inc.
- PrintOrigin.com
- Prism-USA
- Profit Control Systems, Inc.
- Streamline Solutions
- TripleArc Limited
- WAM!NET
North America:
Doug Sprei
Heidelberg Digital Solution Center
Tel.: +1 (0)716 512 80 54
E-mail: doug.sprei@heidelberg.com
Europe:
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Communications
Matthias Hartung
Tel.: +49 (0)6221 92 50 77
E-mail: matthias.hartung@heidelberg.com
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