Conclusions

To conclude:



• Standards are important, especially for national initiatives and other large-scale services
• Proprietary solutions are often tempting because:
  • They are available
  • They are often well-marketed and well-supported
  • They may become standardised
  • Solutions based on standards may not be properly supported by applications
• Metadata is big growth area
• Intermediaries may have a role to play in deploying standards-based solutions
• Intelligent servers likely to be important

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