Adobe rejoins the Ghent Workgroup

Print Solutions

The Ghent Workgroup (GWG) has announced that Adobe has decided to rejoin the group.

Since 1982, Adobe has been pioneering digital print workflows. It invented PDF in 1993 and, in doing so, kicked off a revolution in how the print and publishing industry worked. Today, PDF has become an ISO standard and is the basis of everything the Ghent Workgroup invests time in. Having Adobe as an active GWG member is incredibly important for the group and the industry it represents.

‘Print is part of Adobe’s DNA,’ commented Mike Scrutton, director of print technology and strategy, Adobe. ‘From inventing digital printing in the 1980s to driving innovation across creative and production workflows, Adobe has consistently led the way in innovation and standards. Rejoining the Ghent Workgroup reflects our commitment to advancing industry standards, especially in areas like embellishment and textile. We are proud to collaborate with a group whose objectives closely align with our vision for the future of print.’

Dave Zwang, consulting analyst and chair of the GWG, added: ‘The mission of the Ghent Workgroup is to push the printing industry forward by the development of down to earth, practical standards. The group has been doing this for close to 25 years and has gained wide industry adoption geographically and across market segments. Support from the key vendors in our industry is of paramount importance in reaching our target audience. Few vendors are so key to our industry as Adobe, and we are incredibly pleased to see it return to the Ghent Workgroup.’

The Ghent Workgroup started developing best practices for print and publishing workflows in 2002. All of its standards are based on the ISO PDF/X standards, which ultimately rely on the PDF format pioneered initially by Adobe. As a member, Adobe is in the position to help direct the future of the GWG recommendations, which complements the work iy is already doing in other standards organisations such as ISO and the PDF Association.