Re: Fwd: Re: [regrep]GCN:"Would a governmentwide XML schema registry cut duplication?"

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

Farrukh Najmi wrote:
> 
> Farrukh Najmi wrote:
> 
> > Chiusano Joseph wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Ed. The primary consideration is: will they have the $$?
> >>
> >>
> > What an excellent idea Ed!
> >
> > As for $$ I think the whole point is taht it will save them $$. The
> > registry software itself is available royalty free from at least one
> > source:
> >
> > http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=385589
> >
> > The hardware itself does not cost much. That leaves the cost of
> > deploying a new technology which I predict will be recovered through
> > efficiency gained in their information / content management.
> >
> Ed was kind enough to share his blog at:
> 
> http://edodds.blogs.com/conmergence/#a0001474945
> 
> There is some data on cost savings due to better information management
> there that is relevant to the $$$ discussion.
> 
> BTW, I was surprised to see the BAH estimates for operational cost for a
> federal registry. Joe can you share any details on the breakdown of
> these cost estimates:
> 
> Following is quoted from http://www.gcn.com/23_16/news/26367-1.html :
> 
> " Booz Allen Hamilton estimated that building an XML schema registry
> would cost about $7.7 million, with a total operational cost of around
> $59 million over a 10-year period."

Sure - the business case is public information, and has been posted on
the XML.gov site:

http://xml.gov/documents/completed/bah/registryBusinessCase.htm

Joe
 
> Thanks in advance Joe for some background data on this estimate.
> 
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> Farrukh
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Joseph Chiusano
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