Adobe Releases Job Definition Format Software Developer Kit to Standardize and Simplify JDF Implementation for Developers and OEMs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2001 New XML-Based JDF JDF Job Definition Format (XML-based format for workflow and control information) JDF Jamaica Defence Force JDF Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International JDF Job Description Form JDF Japan Defense Force JDF Jackson Drop Forge Company SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). Connects End-User Applications with the Web and Next Generation RIP/PDF Printing Workflow Technologies Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. , Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), the leader in Network Publishing, today announced the availability of the first software development kit for the Job Definition Format (JDF), an eXtensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. )-based specification used to capture, manage and communicate job ticket information throughout a business process or printing workflow. Operating within the standards of the International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress, Press and Postpress (CIP/4), the Adobe(R) JDF Software Developer Kit (SDK) is a development toolkit designed to simplify and standardize the development of JDF-compatible workflow solutions for developers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Adobe JDF SDK is used by OEMs and independent software vendors (ISVs) to speed implementation of Internet and Adobe Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. )-based workflow systems, services and solutions. Based on XML, the toolkit will enable developers to build systems that allow end users to better collaborate and specify print jobs within the context of the job itself. In addition to a more collaborative and efficient workflow, JDF implementations give service providers the added ability to automate production, printing and billing processes. "Adobe is committed to building world-class printing technologies for the graphic arts and enterprise printing industries, and JDF plays a critical role in these markets," said George Cacioppo, vice president, Internet printing group at Adobe. "The Adobe JDF SDK applies leading-edge automation and job messaging technologies from Adobe Extreme and PDF workflow to the entire publishing workflow using XML and PDF." "Adobe's JDF SDK will accelerate the adoption and use of the open JDF standard across a wide range of production platforms and printing workflows," said Bert Van Hoof hoof, horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal. In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid. , vice president of engineering, ScenicSoft. "As an active CIP/4 member, we have implemented universal JDF-based job ticketing and messaging in our Preps and UpFront products. Other ScenicSoft products will follow suit. ScenicSoft has worked with Adobe on many projects since 1985 and strongly supports the company's efforts to shorten its partners' development cycles. The Adobe JDF SDK will help to bring fully compatible and compliant JDF-enabled products to the market sooner." Availability and Pricing JDF SDK is available immediately to OEMs and ISVs. For more information on the Adobe JDF SDK, contact printing_promotion@adobe.com or Adobe OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and print sales. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) builds award-winning software solutions for Network Publishing, including Web, ePaper, print, video, wireless and broadband applications. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, manage and deliver visually-rich, reliable content. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Adobe is the second-largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues exceeding $1.2 billion. 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