JDF Product Certification Program launched

Companies interested in certification should register their product on the CIP4 Web site, and a member of PIA/GATF’s staff will contact them to coordinate testing details. PIA/GATF will run, write, and read tests on registered products depending if the tested product supports input and output of JDF. If a product is only a manager, then PIA/GATF will test with only write files, while if it is only a worker, it will be tested with read files. The files used in testing are universal for the ICS being tested. They are based on “golden tickets” developed by CIP4 technical working groups. These files have been developed based on the requirements of the Layout Creator to Imposition ICS document, and the test files ensure that each of the requirements established in the ICS can be appropriately evaluated.