Membership in CIP4 offers invaluable insight and input into JDF developments, the opportunity to test with other members privately, peer-to-peer technical support, networking and business development opportunities and much more. If you are a user or supplier of print automation solutions, CIP4 membership is a must! Go to http://www.cip4.org/overview/membership_benefits.html to learn more and to apply for membership today. Contact Jim Harvey at executive_director@cip4.org to learn about a special CIP4 drupa offer, valid until 30 days after drupa.

The JDF Bulletin is published 4-6 times per year and is distributed members and non-members of CIP4 all over the world. The JDF Bulletin covers advances in JDF, white papers, case studies, member news and more. To get a free subscription, visit http://www.cip4.org/news .

A great tool for printers is the JDF Integration Matrix, which lists companies’ working integrations between different types of systems. The online version of this free reference is interactive and updated monthly.

JDF Marketplace is a directory of products and services that support JDF or PrintTalk. The JDF Marketplace is published in PDF format several times a year, usually before major industry events. It can be downloaded freely and is used widely by printers looking for JDF-enabled solutions.

The JDF Product Certification Program, administered by Printing Industries of America (PIA), enables companies to identify their products as JDF-enabled. Certified products can be identified by the certification seal issued by CIP4. (Vendors interested in submitting their products for certification testing should contact PIA program administrator Brandon Iskey via email at biskey@printing.org.)

CIP4 provides open source tools and software for companies that wish to implement JDF/JMF and PrintTalk. These free tools include a JDF Editor, SDKs, and testing software.

Book such as "JDF Workflow" and "Best Practices for Print Automation" are available in multiple languages and are key resources for printers implementing print automation.

CIP4 provides the public with access to a repository of over 70 highly detailed print automation case studies. These case studies are from printers of all sizes and types, and can help printers that are new to print automation learn, plan, and strategize.