Whither z39.50?

[Nick Arnett]

I'm taking one of my periodic looks at z39.50, with an eye toward whether or
not Verity should add support for it to our products.  Does anyone know of a
source for estimating the installed base?  Opinions about its future,
anecdotal evidence, rants and raves are welcome, especially the degree to
which it is making progress outside of the library community.

For those who are unfamiliar with it, z39.50 is a transport protocol that
was initially (I believe) promoted by WAIS.  It has been adopted mostly in
the library market.

Nick

Product Manager, Advanced Technology
Verity Inc. -- Connecting People with Information

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Home office: 408-733-7613         narnett at verity.com
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