Graph Expo 2004 JDF Pavilion

JDF: Smart Flexible Workflows James E. Harvey CIP4 Organization Executive Director

Who is CIP4? International Standards Association International Standards Association Registered DoJ/FTC Standards Development Organization Registered DoJ/FTC Standards Development Organization 270+ Member Companies 270+ Member Companies –<50% Vendors of software, systems & equipment –>50% Users, consultants, associations, & educational institutions A virtual organization A virtual organization Shared code, tools and examples Shared code, tools and examples News, references, and educational information on JDF News, references, and educational information on JDF

What Does JDF Do? One common language that supports the lifecycle of a print job One common language that supports the lifecycle of a print job Command, control and configuration of plant automation, workflows, and job production Command, control and configuration of plant automation, workflows, and job production Common controller language — for all production devices on the plant floor Common controller language — for all production devices on the plant floor

Creating the Handshake Integration by the printer Integration by the printer NGP NGP Automated “ handshake ” (JDF 1.2) Automated “ handshake ” (JDF 1.2)

Job Ticket Lifecycle

Data Sources 1. 1.Customer files and meta data 2. 2.JDF-enabled preflight software 3. 3.Customers entry via your company’s website or via an e-commerce partner 4. 4.Defaults and presets on your own equipment 5. 5.Job “profiles” and defaults set in your “MIS systems” 6. 6.Direct entry

JDF in Business Ops (PrintTalk Objects) Request for Quote Quote Purchase Order Order Confirmation Cancellation Refusal Order Status Request Order Status Response Proof Approval Request Proof Approval Response Invoice

JDF Building Blocks

What Can JMF Do? JMF controller may “ register ” w/ JDF-enabled MIS system JMF controller may “ register ” w/ JDF-enabled MIS system The JMF controller may report information about the devices it supports to the JDF MIS system The JMF controller may report information about the devices it supports to the JDF MIS system The JMF controller may report events, status, and results (or responses) to the JDF MIS system – including the phase a job is in, counts, employees working the device, waste, and so on The JMF controller may report events, status, and results (or responses) to the JDF MIS system – including the phase a job is in, counts, employees working the device, waste, and so on One JMF controller may communicate to another One JMF controller may communicate to another JDF MIS system may manage the controller/device’s job queue JDF MIS system may manage the controller/device’s job queue

A JMF Illustration

Interoperability Testing

Interoperability Conformance Specification (ICS) Documents 2005: 2005: –Base –MIS –MIS-Prepress –Binding –Conventional Printing –Digital Printing

ICS — What Do They Do? ICS documents do not add to JDF Specification, they restrict JDF Specification usage) –Define interfaces –Define read and write responsibilities –Set Data Type values, size limits – Communications (hot folder, MIME, pull/push) –JDF Extensions –JDF Node, AuditPool usage –Messaging via JDF –And more

JDF Availability “JDF Marketplace” “JDF Marketplace” 127 listings in March listings in March 2004 As of 3 October 2004 As of 3 October 2004 –About 161 products and services –311 listings

JDF Availability Creative, Customer Interface Creative, Customer Interface –Enfocus Instant PDF –Screen RiteOnline, Riteportal –Creo Synapse® InSite –Adobe Acrobat –Adobe Distiller –Creo Pandora® –Heidelberg Prinect SignaPack –Heidelberg Prinect Signastation –NexPress Kodak NexTreme DL-100 software –ixact GmbH ixFrame, Integration Framework

JDF Availability Asset transfer services & Tools Asset transfer services & Tools –Adobe PDF JobReady –Creo Synapse® Prepare –Enfocus Instant PDF –Screen Riteportal –Vio Ad Delivery –Vio Digital Workflow Suite –Vio Remote Proof & Print –WAM!NET Inc. Direct!JDF –Agfa :Delano Publish –Creo Synapse® InSite

JDF Availability Color Control Color Control –GMI ColorQuick –Heidelberg Prinect Image Control –QuadTech Color Control System CRM/Sales CRM/Sales –i·teba SolPrint –Screen RiteOnline –The Shuttleworth System

JDF Availability Imposition Imposition –Creo Preps® –Dynagram DynaStrip –EFI OneFlow™ –Esko-Graphics Scope –Fuji Celebra Extreme JDF Workflow –Heidelberg Prinect SignaPack –Heidelberg Prinect Signastation –OneVision Speedflow Cockpit –OneVision Speedflow Impose –OneVision Speedflow Suite –Screen FlatWorker

JDF Availability Preflight Preflight –Adobe Trapping Technologies and PDF JobReady –Agfa :ApogeeX Create Pro and :Delano Publish –Creo Prinergy® Publish and Synapse® Prepare –DALiM PRiNTEMPO –Enfocus Instant PDF –Fuji Celebra Extreme JDF Workflow –Heidelberg Prinect Printready System L, System M, & System X –OneVision Asura, Asura Pro, Speedflow Suite –ixact GmbH ixJED, JDF and JMF Editor –Screen Riteportal –Vio Ad Delivery and Digital Workflow Suite

JDF Availability Proofers, Digital Printers, Soft Proofers Proofers, Digital Printers, Soft Proofers –EFI EFI Balance™ –HP DesignJet family –DALiM DiALOGUE –DIL Digital Information Ltd. DI-Plot –EFI EFI OneFlow™, Colorproof, Designer Edition, Photo Edition™, PhotoXposure™, Remoteproof™, & EFI Screenproof™ –Creo Synapse® InSite –DALiM DiALOGUE

JDF Availability Other Prepress Other Prepress –Adobe Trapping Technologies –Creo InkPRO™, Brisque® Impose, Brisque® Pro, Brisque® Access, Preps®, Prinergy Powerpack®, Prinergy® Access, Prinergy® Connect, Prinergy® Direct, Prinergy® Evo, Prinergy® Publish, Synapse® Link, Synapse® UpFront® and Synapse® Prepare –EFI Color Manager™, EFI OneFlow™ and Balance™ –HP Production Flow –QuadTech Data Central –Fuji Celebra Extreme JDF Workflow and Celebra Gateway for CTP/CTF –Polkadots Software Inc PrePage-it Workflow Server –Xerox FreeFlow Print Manager/Prinergy

JDF Availability Other Prepress Continued Other Prepress Continued –Agfa :Delano Production, :ApogeeX Commercial, :ApogeeX Light, :ApogeeX Packaging –DALiM MiSTRAL, DiALOGUE and PRiNTEMPO –OneVision Asura, Speedflow Impose, Speedflow Cockpit and Speedflow Suite –Kodak NexStation III front end –Esko-Graphics Scope and FlowDrive –Heidelberg Prinect Prepress Interface, Prinect Printready System L, System M & System X and Prinect MetaShooter –ppi Media printnet –Screen RiteControl and Trueflow

JDF Availability RIP RIP –Adobe PostScript 3 & Trapping Technologies –Creo Brisque® Impose, Pro, and Access –Creo Prinergy Powerpack®, Access, Publish, Direct, & Evo –EFI Colorproof, Designer Edition, PhotoXposure, & ScreenProof –Esko-Graphics FlowDrive –Fuji Celebra RIP for CTP/CTF –Global Graphics Harlequin RIP –Heidelberg Prinect MetaDimension, Prinect Printready System L, M & X CTP/Film Setters CTP/Film Setters –Fuji Celebra Gateway for CTP/CTF –Fuji Celebra RIP for CTP/CTF –Global Graphics Harlequin RIP Digital Presses Digital Presses –HP Indigo Press 5000 –Kodak NexStation III front end –Xerox DocuTech and DocuColor Systems

JDF Availability Scheduling & Estimating Scheduling & Estimating –EFI Hagen OA™ –EFI Logic SQL™ –EFI PrintSmith™ –EFI PSI™ –HIFLEX PRINT –Heidelberg Prinect Data Control –LithoTechnics Metrix™ –NovaVision PrintVision –Optimus 2020 Estimating Pro Plus –Prism WIN –Radius Solutions PECAS Vision –The Shuttleworth System

JDF Availability JDF-Enabled MIS Systems JDF-Enabled MIS Systems –DiMS! organizing print DiMS! –EFI Hagen OA™ –EFI Logic SQL™ –EFI PSI™ –Heidelberg Prinance –HIFLEX PRINT –i·teba SolPrint –NovaVision PrintVision –Océ PRISMAproduction –Océ PRISMAsatellite –Olive PrintSapiens –ppi Media GmbH –Printnet –Prism WIN –Radius Solutions PECAS Vision –Tharstern Ltd. TharsternSQL

JDF Availability Job Tracking & Production Control Job Tracking & Production Control –Agfa :Delano Production –Creo Prinergy® Connect –Creo Synapse® Link –DALiM MiSTRAL –DALiM PRiNTEMPO –Integrale of Graphisoft –HIFLEX PRINT –i·teba SolPrint –MAN Roland printnet – PECOM –OneVision Asura –The Shuttleworth System –Heidelberg Prinect Data Control –LithoTechnics Pty Limited Metrix™ –OneVision Asura Pro –OveVision Speedflow Cockpit –Optimus Data Collection –ppi Media GmbH printnet –ppi Media GmbH printnet OM –Prism QTMS –Radius PECAS Vision –Xerox FreeFlow Print Manager

JDF Availability Pressroom Management and Workflow Pressroom Management and Workflow –Heidelberg Prinect CP2000 Center –Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) JDFLink –MAN Roland printnet – PECOM –Mitsubishi Heavy Industries IPC Server II –Ryobi MIS Connection Software –QuadTech Data Central Other Press Room Solutions Other Press Room Solutions –QuadTech Ribbon Control System –Heidelberg Prinect Prepress Interface –QuadTech Register Guidance System Inking Systems Inking Systems –Creo PrintLink –DIL Digital Information Ltd. InkZone & DI-Plot –Graphic Microsystems ColorQuick

JDF Availability Post Press Post Press –Colter & Peterson microcut + –Heidelberg Prinect FCS 100 –Wohlenberg bind-com –Horizon Internation i2i –Müller Martini MM Port

JDF Availability JDF Software and Development Kits JDF Software and Development Kits –ixact GmbH ixJED, JDF and JMF Editor –CIP4 Software Development Kit (SDK) –ixact GmbH ixFrame, Integration Framework –Adobe JDF SDK –Objective Advantage JDF Development Platform

JDF Availability Training: Training: –Global Workflow Solutions –Objective Advantage –International Prepress Association –Fraunhofer Institute Consulting Consulting –Global Workflow Solutions –IRD –ixact GmbH –Medit Consult Aps –PrePress Consulting

Installations Who is using JDF as of 3 October 2004? (based on a sample survey of CIP4’s 120 vendors) Who is using JDF as of 3 October 2004? (based on a sample survey of CIP4’s 120 vendors) –There are between 1405 and 1859 current JDF installations (95% confidence) –There are between 1261 and 1714 companies shopping for JDF right now. (95% confidence)

Examples LaVigne Printing uses JDF to connect their Printable fulfillment system to a HP's Production Flow (in front of an Indigo) LaVigne Printing uses JDF to connect their Printable fulfillment system to a HP's Production Flow (in front of an Indigo) Druckhaus Berlin-Mitte GmbH is using Hiflex for JDF connectivity with a MAN Roland presses. Druckhaus Berlin-Mitte GmbH is using Hiflex for JDF connectivity with a MAN Roland presses. Telegraph Group Limited uses Vio JDF solutions to enable the advertisers to preflight and send files directly into the company’s workflow, free of charge. Telegraph Group Limited uses Vio JDF solutions to enable the advertisers to preflight and send files directly into the company’s workflow, free of charge. Integrated Book Technology, Inc. using JDF to automate book-on-demand services. Integrated Book Technology, Inc. using JDF to automate book-on-demand services. Continental Web uses use DALiM MiSTRAL to automate imposition. Continental Web uses use DALiM MiSTRAL to automate imposition.

Where is the need? Survey of American Printer readers Survey of American Printer readers Most have MIS & Workflow systems Most have MIS & Workflow systems –65% had an MIS or workflow system that followed a job from estimating through production –27% had an MIS system that handled front office functions only –8% had no MIS system or only department level workflow systems Most buy their MIS and Workflow systems Most buy their MIS and Workflow systems –14% developed in house –86% purchased or purchased and modified by user

MIS & Workflow System Usage 91%Estimating 91% Billing Information 77% Order Entry 77%Scheduling 77% Sales Information 73% Paper and Product Inventory 73% Shop Floor Data Collection 50% Delivery Status 36%CRM 36% Maintenance schedules 36% Workflow analysis & job or load balancing 23% DAM/Asset management & asset transfer 18% Web-site/Ecommerce Front End 5% In-line quality control data

MIS & Workflow System Desire 82% of respondents wanted to upgrade 11%Estimating 11% Billing Information 17% Order Entry 28%Scheduling 11% Sales Information 22% Paper and Product Inventory 22% Shop Floor Data Collection 44% Delivery Status 28%CRM 33% Maintenance schedules 50% Workflow analysis & job or load balancing 22% DAM/Asset management & asset transfer 44% Web-site/Ecommerce Front End 50% In-line quality control data

Why Automate? 92% said MIS & workflow systems enhance efficiency, and 92% said MIS & workflow systems enhance efficiency, and 86% said MIS & workflow systems improve the level of customer service that they can provide to customers, and 86% said MIS & workflow systems improve the level of customer service that they can provide to customers, and 83% MIS & workflow systems improve turn around times and the speed of production, but 83% MIS & workflow systems improve turn around times and the speed of production, but 57% said employees will work around the system if it adds requirements to their workload. 57% said employees will work around the system if it adds requirements to their workload.

JDF Awareness 87% at least heard of JDF, but only 22% have staff that are knowledgeable of JDF or are studying JDF. 87% at least heard of JDF, but only 22% have staff that are knowledgeable of JDF or are studying JDF. 49% of them were planning on implementing JDF by the end of 2005 (About 43% of total printers and prepress services) 49% of them were planning on implementing JDF by the end of 2005 (About 43% of total printers and prepress services)

What Implementing Printers are looking for out of JDF 75% Streamline information between systems/applications 75% Smoother flow of production 75% Reduce human error in data entry 75% Reduce labor 75% Improve responsiveness to customer requirements 69% Improve command and control of all operations 69% Reduce waste, including process waste 63% Increase capacity without increasing capital footprint 56% Ability to link customers with production process 44% Ability to link suppliers to business

Economic Impact – $5M Potential 5yr Profit Potential $(000) Source: Profectus, Web Interface 570 Improved Communication 1,639 Increased Customer Satisfaction 588 Improved Productivity 1,530 More Accurate Billing 139 Inventory Reduction 272 Reduced Waste 1,192

Where to Start? Make someone responsible Make someone responsible Pick a path (Customer or market where the impact will be greatest) Pick a path (Customer or market where the impact will be greatest) Get your feet wet and prove out the ROI Get your feet wet and prove out the ROI Document your current environment Document your current environment Discuss your vendors upgrade path Discuss your vendors upgrade path Buy smart and make JDF part of your SOP and purchasing policy Buy smart and make JDF part of your SOP and purchasing policy

The Future of JDF JDF 1.3 JDF 1.3 –Packaging –Advertising –Auto Discovery (Plug n’ Play) –Web production Additional ICS’s Additional ICS’s –Publishing to Prepress –Imposition –Prepress Manger to Prepress –Stripping –Format Conversion –Intent to Imposition

Thank you Questions? James E. Harvey URL: Training Program: Phone: +1 (410)