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Isn't This Research Only?
Not Any More…


  • SW has indeed a strong foundation in research results…
  • …but we see more and more companies embracing it!
  • Remember:
    1. the Web was born at CERN…
    2. …was first picked up by high energy physicists…
    3. …then by academia at large…
    4. …then by small businesses and start-ups…
    5. “big business” came only later!
  • network effect kicked in early…
  • Semantic Web is now at #4, and moving to #5!

Ivan Herman, W3C 29 (56)