PITTSBURGH, PA Paperhub* and printCafe* today announced their intent to coordinate their XML product offerings to enable paper fulfillment integration across the printing and publishing supply chain. Paperhub provides a neutral common ground for the paper industry where mills, merchants, printers, publishers and the graphic arts community access critical online resources and services across the supply chain. This integration is enabled by PMLSM, a new Web-based XML specification, design tool and delivery engine developed by Paperhub in support of paper industry business collaboration. "PML allows the paper industry supply chain to run more efficiently and effectively by enabling seamless integration from buyer to seller," said Mike Ehlenz, Director of E-Commerce for Paperhub. "This integration will allow companies to reduce costs and errors, ultimately delivering improved customer service." printCafe is a leading Internet software infrastructure provider for the printing industry. printCafe's Internet-based software is designed to integrate supplier products and services with buyer infrastructure software solutions. printCafe PCX* is the integration framework for interfacing external systems and services with printCafe business management solutions. In anticipation of the initiative, printCafe has been working with Paperhub to extend its PML transaction sets to include specifications required to interface with printCafe's suite of applications. In accordance with printCafe's PCX framework, Paperhub has offered PML transaction sets to the Graphic Communications Association (GCA) Business-to-Business Standards committee to aid the development work in this area. "printCafe anticipates using the PML paper transaction sets as its preferred method/transaction sets for achieving the integration," said Paul Gaboury, Director of Consulting Services and Manager of printCafe's PCX integration program. "We're very excited about improving the paper industry value chain by supporting a consolidated, industry communication standard," said Gaboury. "As proof of our joint commitment, Mike Ehlenz from Paperhub and Kate Moore from printCafe will be contributors to this GCA committee." "By broadening PML participation and supporting open standards, such as the GCA XML paper standards, Paperhub and printCafe are working together to accelerate the paper industry's technology adoption rate," said Ehlenz. "We know that standardization through PML will correct many of the industry's supply chain inefficiencies. printCafe has valued print industry expertise that will enhance this capability. Use of PML by printCafe will strengthen both companies' product offerings. We're looking forward to a rewarding relationship." About Paperhub (www.paperhub.com) Paperhub is a Web-based hub that supports content, community, collaboration, and commerce in the paper industry value chain on a shared operating platform. Paperhub's goal is to bring real value to its members through reduced service costs and inventories, access to business intelligence services and analysis, and dynamic editorial content for the paper and print industry. By integrating systems and creating a standardized platform, Paperhub will bridge the heritage and relationships of the paper industry with the technology of today to create significant efficiencies industry-wide.