Quebec Interop : CIP4/JDF Interoperability Test Event
CIP4 is the international cooperation for the integration of processes in prepress, press and postpress organization. CIP4 brings together vendors, consultants and end-users in the print communications, Graphic Arts industry and associated sectors, covering a variety of equipment, software, peripherals, and processes. Members participate in focused working groups to define future versions of JDF, to study user requirements, and to design a JDF Software Development Kit.
CIP4 currently consists of 303 members:
14 Partner Members
136 Full Members
146 Associate Members
7 Appointed Members
Komori started as the member of CIP3 organization founded in 1995, and we are working continuously even after the change of organization CIP3 to CIP4 in 2000.We have continued and participated also in the 11th Interop event from the 3rd time, and the performance of our system is a top level about compatibility with the system of the other company.
Komori already provided JDF communication between Komori K-Station and MIS at around 20 sites all over the world. K-Station has been installed at a customer who has Komori’s competitor’s press to try to establish Industrial Standard JDF communication with competitor’s system. Komori is pushing ahead CIP4 policy in the industry.
The 11th CIP4/JDF Interoperability Test Event in beautiful and historic Quebec City, Canada was held at Manoir Victoria Hotel hosted by Dynagram in 6-10 Nobember, 2006.
Around 70 people from over 30 International companies attended to this event. Some new faces were there. Almost of systems were based on JDF V.1.2. Very few tests based on JDF V.1.3 were made.
Komori sent three software engineers and one marketing people for Interop Test Event and Technical Meetings from November 6th through 10th. Registered product is K-Station Ver. 2.12 beta7 at this time.
Komori tested with 8 MIS companies/9 systems, 1 Prepress company/system and another POD company/system during 3 days.
With 10 companies/11 systems, Komori K-Station worked without any major problem on tests. Still some systems of other companies are in early stage of development. Komori has almost completed JDF 1.3 compatibility on K-Station and it has higher performance we believe.
From November 8th through 10th, many Working Group meetings were held in separate rooms. On 10th, plenary session was held and leader of each WG reported about their meeting result. They mainly talked about new modifications of JDF, and then explained about progress of specifications of ICS(Interoperability Conformance Specifications)1.2, ICS1.3, JDF1.3 and JDF1.4. CIP4 organization will join to IGAS2007 and organize CIP4 Pavilion, press conference, general meeting and so forth.
Next Interop Event will be held at Dresden, Germany between March 12 through 16, 2007.
