Membership will boost further PDF developments in MultiPress and fuel MIS/ERP-related PDF services for customers.
Dataline, the developer of MIS/ERP solution MultiPress, is proud to announce its membership in the Ghent Workgroup (GWG). As a vendor member, Dataline will actively contribute to the development and adoption of industry standards, ensuring greater efficiency and accuracy in print production workflows. With more than 1000 print media companies across Europe relying on MultiPress for workflow automation and process optimisation, Dataline is committed to helping the industry standardise quality control. Their emphasis on automation, process optimisation and standardization, makes them an ideal partner for the GWG. MultiPress already includes a GWG-compliant Check & Repair functionality for PDF files. By joining the Ghent Workgroup, Dataline aims to enhance PDF capabilities in MultiPress and strengthen MIS/ERP-related PDF services for customers.
Dirk Deroo, CEO and founder of Dataline, explains, “MultiPress, our MIS/ERP solution, has supported PDF quality control for years. Our Check & Repair functionality ensures that PDF files meet the necessary specifications, allowing users to enrich orders with essential technical details. By joining the GWG, we can help shape the future of quality control, particularly in the areas of Intent Preflight and Processing Steps. This will enable us to check an even wider range of production specifications, improving accuracy across the board. This not only saves time but also increases reliability and consistency in print production workflows.”
Intent Preflight ensures that submitted PDFs match the technical requirements of an order, considering factors such as page count, colours, and dimensions. While GWG has historically focused on technical preflight, the specification subcommittee is now working to standardise intent preflight to prevent production issues before they occur.
“Having the active support of vendors while we discuss existing specifications and how we can expand those into additional areas of the workflow is crucial,” comments David Zwang, Chair of the GWG. “The adoption of standards is even more important than their creation. Dataline’s joining the GWG provides us with active input from a major MIS/ERP vendor, which is essential to ensure that quality control can be performed as early in the process as possible, taking all metadata from the order into account.”
“Gaining time and establishing higher efficiency in managing print orders has always been key to our MIS,” continues Dirk Deroo. “For our customers, this membership means an even higher level of automation in the handover between administration and production. As MultiPress manages all the information about orders and the products involved, conducting quality control well before entering prepress or production is ideal. By integrating standardised quality control earlier in the process, MultiPress will further reduce manual interventions, minimise errors, and ensure a smoother transition from order intake to production. Detecting potential problems early saves time and, therefore, money. Our membership in the GWG allows us to enhance this vision and its practical implementation in MultiPress.”
Leading Dataline’s GWG initiative is Peter Claes. He will oversee the development of MIS-related PDF services for Dataline customers, ensuring they benefit from the latest advancements in standardisation and quality control.