Solu%ons Overview
StartWithXML Forum
January 13, 2008

Describing XML solu%ons
Approach
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Segments
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Analysis
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Qualifica%ons
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Publishing value chain
For addi%onal
informa%on, see
“StartWithXML:
Why and How”
research paper,
sec%on 3.1, Table 1
and chart 5.

Vendor segments
Acquisi'on and
development Management Distribu'on
ERP Produc%on management Archiving content
Title management Workflow management Digital asset distributors
Contracts, rights and Digital asset management Content aggrega%on
royal%es
Content management Search
Content conversion
XML tools

Segments mapped to the value chain
Taken from “StartWithXML: Why
and How” research paper, Table 2

Vendors mapped to segments
Taken from “StartWithXML: Why
and How” research paper, Table 3

Qualifica%ons
A representa%ve vendor list
•
Segments blend
•
Use it as a guide
•
Test for greater depth
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An example…
Taken from “StartWithXML: Why
and How” research paper, Table 3

Qualifica%ons
A representa%ve vendor list
•
Segments blend
•
Use it as a guide
•
Test for greater depth
•
More informa%on on this topic can be obtained in the “StartWithXML: Why
and How” research paper, sec%on 3.3