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Sustainability Workshop Day 1 November 30’07

Sustainability Workshop Day 1 November 30’07. PLANETS Products and Discussion of Sustainable Models. Overview of PLANETS deliverables. TOOLS Migration tools: from MS binary to Open XML Characterization Universal Descriptor for File Formats

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Sustainability Workshop Day 1 November 30’07

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  1. Sustainability WorkshopDay 1November 30’07 PLANETS Products and Discussion of Sustainable Models

  2. Overview of PLANETS deliverables TOOLS • Migration tools: from MS binary to Open XML • Characterization • Universal Descriptor for File Formats • PRONOM is offered through PLANETS but it is not open source SERVICES • Enabled by tools

  3. Overview of PLANETS deliverables (2) APPLICATIONS: • Testbed • Scientific, repeatable experiment to perform evaluation of the • Preservation Planning • Look at the data set, identify which file formats are most in danger, make recommendations based on the cost, how long it takes, what is the time horizon, etc. • Automated process is the goal.

  4. Driving force • Legal obligations of archives and libraries • Compliance requirements Observations • No global awareness of preservation importance • Investment in back-ups, archiving but no knowledge to manage the process PLANETS Offer • Collection of tools • Methods and practices

  5. MARKET/Product Identification • Currently Libraries and Archives • Opportunities and driving forces • Enabling indexing for internet services • Enhance Document Management Systems • Auditors/Compliance • Freedom of information act Possible products: • Service for content characterization and content access on demand

  6. What will be evolution of PLANETS • Investment of resources into PLANETS because there is operational advantage • Marketable solutions • Influencing customers already by Tessella

  7. What is in PLANETS that is not in the market place • File migration • File preservation planning tools • Could sell it as OEM solution • Storage with facility for preservation • Subscription model (based on volume) • Hosted pay to use service • Possibility to plug into the existing corporate system

  8. Opportunities • KnowHow is the main value • About data, format, content • Combine with the library science • Individual partners will benefit in individual ways but not necessarily in the collective way Possible business • Software supported consultant • System integrator

  9. Sustainability WorkshopDay 2November 30’07 PLANETS Productization and Evaluation Criteria

  10. WHAT TYPE OF ENTREPRISES PLANETS members would consider opportunities to • Help the greater good • Be a customer for a full or selected services • Obtain and offer guidance as individual institutions • Grow the market • Make money (return on PLANETS investment) • Increase research kudos/ become world expert with • no conflict with other partners • no risk to the reputation

  11. EVALUATION CRITERIA A business would need to assess: ABILITY TO GENERATE INCOME • Market size • Competitive position • Barrier to entry TECHNOLOGICAL FEASIBILITY • Does it work • Can it be protected FUNDING REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES • Will someone fund it • Is it protectable ORGANIZATIONAL FEASIBILITY • Can someone do it • Set up a team • Have sales ability • What role can PLANETS play – Can PLANETS do it?

  12. POSSIBLE ‘Product’ approaches • I WANT TO HAVE IT • Need someone to make more tools • Need someone to advise me • Need someone to provide ongoing support • I WANT OTHER MEMBERS TO USE IT • Need ‘sales’/consultancy to help others • ENTERPRIESE IS AN OPPORTUNITY • Need to modify tools • Need sales • CONSUMER OPPORTUNITIES • Need new tools for the space • Need new models

  13. WHO WHAT HOW • HOW will PLANETS project evolve beyond the project • PLANETS as a set of partners with PLANETS ‘results’ verse individual partners • WHAT would be contribution and business opportunity • It is not expected that PLANETS results would be a product grade • There will be a set of tools that need to be further developed, maintained, expanded, etc. • HOW would we enable the impact • Open source type of activity but that has issues with ‘commitment’ to serving the ‘customers’/users • Single entity or a group of commercial entities investing • Some model between the open source and the investment/corporate control.

  14. Evaluation Criteria - NOTES

  15. PRODUCTION • Customer as full/partner service • Reduced case • Greater good and growing bigger market • Guidance as an individual institution • Numbers that show savings/scare customers • Make money – return on investment • Relationship with solution providers • Research kudos/ become world expert • Not conflict w/other plans

  16. Evaluation criteria for the business • Market size • Technological feasibility • Risk to reputation • Credibility/ability to gain trust • Can someone do it • Set up a team • Sales • What role do we play – CAN WE DO IT • Will someone fund it • Is it protectable

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