Stephan Jaeggi

The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP4) named its advisory board and board members at its annual meeting held at the Graph Expo and Converting Show, in Chicago. The members of the board are charged with extending JDF to cover broader areas of interoperability, and provide improved education and communication for printers, prepress services and other users of JDF-enabled process automation solutions. The new appointees are Martin Bailey, Global Graphics Software; Tim Daisy, Networked Graphic Production Partners; Stephan Jaeggi, PrePress Consulting; Pat McGrew, Pitney Bowes; Matthew Outram, Fujifilm Electronic Imaging; John Sweeney, Integrated Color Solutions Inc.; Jacques

By Rose Blessing Industry implementation of PDF workflows may progress rapidly because it requires minimal investment: a $295 software package and maybe some associated tools can get you started, noted some speakers at Seybold San Francisco in September. The Internet is also a factor, where PDF pioneers are generously sharing what they learn as they go. Stephan Jaeggi, a prepress consultant based in Switzerland, has involved himself in cooperative industry efforts to explore the potential and the limitations of PDF for high-end prepress. His white paper, "PDF for Prepress," originally intended for a developer audience, and slides from a presentation, "Working with PDF Today," presented at