In the earlier days of computers, data had to be encoded before it could be used by an electronic system. This meant that information that lived in its "natural" state -- unstructured, scattered around, written or spoken language -- could not be readily used by computers. It also meant that each system and program would work with information designed according to its own internal architecture, which often would not be compatible with other systems.
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About The Author
Paola Di Maio is a systems analyst and engineer who studied knowledge and expert systems design before focusing professionally on content and knowledge management tools and architectures. She is the founder and former Editor-in-Chief of content-wire.com, the first online journal devoted to content management technologies.
Dr. Di Maio is the creator of the Joint Optimization Metamodel (JOM) and previously developed and implemented high-level… Read More
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