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DCL SECOND ANNUAL SURVEY
Unsurprisingly, XML was the most popular format to migrate to. But contrary to what most people think, SGML remains a popular format, and was the most favored format of military and aviation respondents. Interestingly, 100% of respondents from the aviation industry plan to increase, or at least maintain, the level of conversion they planned on. In fact, 95% of all respondents plan to increase or maintain their conversion efforts. And 58% of respondents from the publishing world plan to increase conversion work (note that the publishing industry accounted for approximately 50% of all responses). 60% of respondents said they will either outsource conversion, or rely on a combination of in-house and outsourcing. The main reason cited for converting data was for preparation for the web -- which is to be expected as the current trend across most industries is for content to be web based. Other reasons cited were: Internal documentation, distributing data to customers or vendors, and workflow/process improvement. Commenting on the results of the survey, DCL president Mark Gross said: "The overwhelmingly positive news is that even in tough economic times people are pursuing projects -- few are cutting back. That's great news and shows that the concept of 'intellectual capital,' which is very much driven by XML, is more and more a key part of the new economy." DCLnews
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