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Membership and Licensing Update
It is now 0 months into the LIXI membership year and a good
time to review the impact of the membership and licensing changes
that were implemented in March 2007.
I am happy to report that it is all good news. I must admit
there was a time after the release of the new model that the queries
on the intention and impact of the model consumed quite a bit of our
time. The feedback on the end result though has made it a worthy endeavour.
So what is the impact? On the strategic front it opens participation
to entities that can contribute towards standards without necessarily needing
to license LIXI for their operations. On the short term operational level it
lowers the entry level fees to make LIXI standards palatable to smaller players
in the industry.
Proof of the above are the number of members on our register that exceed
00 and growing every day. It is true that a well represented and diverse membership
group makes for better and more usable standards.
All members were also given a choice of engagement models with LIXI in terms
of membership, licensing or both choices. This resulted in a more tailored fit
with the operations of members and directly coupled fees with capacity to pay and
value gained from the use of standards.
As quite a few members put it, It s a fairer model all round everyone wins .
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