Agree that context (and content) are king and that new technologies will let people –better than ever before — put content in context. XML play a big role in that, but so do information and publishing companies themselves; using XML to build real content applications that help put the content in the context of a specific task (e.g., changing an airplane tire, unjamming a rifle).

On ECM an acronym, I've always felt that someone needs to “put the C in ECM” — I think it's historically been quite focused on the M and E, with the C almost being an opaque black box. Cracking open the C is what we do at Mark Logic.

Best/Dave

Agree that context (and content) are king and that new technologies will let people –better than ever before — put content in context. XML play a big role in that, but so do information and publishing companies themselves; using XML to build real content applications that help put the content in the context of a specific task (e.g., changing an airplane tire, unjamming a rifle).

On ECM an acronym, I've always felt that someone needs to “put the C in ECM” — I think it's historically been quite focused on the M and E, with the C almost being an opaque black box. Cracking open the C is what we do at Mark Logic.

Best/Dave

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