We'll Show Those Commerical Printers

When asked about workflow trends targeting the package-printing environment—and offset CTP—Cassino says there is strong interest in production automation, interconnectivity to the print buyer via Internet tools and services, and increased integration downstream to press and postpress and upstream to MIS. "The vehicle for providing this interconnectivity and automation will be JDF and PDF with the production content format putting the final nail in the coffin of proprietary page formats," he reports.