Year 2014: Web CMS, DAM and Web 2.0 Market Trends
Several research firms have been looking into the future of digital asset management (DAM), web content management and web 2.0. In a nutshell, the future is bright — with all three markets experiencing high growth in the next several years. We are talking millions and billions of $US.
As expected, there are also many challenges that will affect the markets in the near future.
Web CMS to Hit US$ 2 billion by 2014
Sharing data to become easier
Swapping information across content management repositories may become easier in the years to come, thanks to a newly released set of specifications authored by a legion of content management system vendors, including IBM, Microsoft, Alfresco, Open Text, Oracle, SAP and EMC.
The specification, called Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS), establishes how content management systems (CMSs) can use a set of Web services interfaces, as well as the REST and Atom protocols to link with other repositories. The vendors announced that it plans to submit the specs to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), the standards body that oversees many Web services standards today.
Microsoft Demonstrates an End-to-End Solution Portfolio for the Digital Content Life Cycle at IBC2008
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept 12, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — This week at the IBC2008 conference held at the Amsterdam RAI conference center, Microsoft Corp. will showcase the advanced media platform technologies and partner ecosystem that enable organizations to create, manage, deliver and monetize an endless variety of engaging digital entertainment experiences. Microsoft and its partners provide solutions to support the full content life cycle, including content creation and management, media business management and monetization, and digital content delivery.