Digital Data Exchange
This article is about "Digital Data Exchange", DDEX may also mean: Visual Studio Data Designer (DDEX)
Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) is a standards-setting organization that was formed in 2006[1] to develop standards that enable companies to communicate efficiently[2] information along the digital supply chain by:
- Developing standard message and file formats (XML or flat-file)
- Developing choreographies for specific business transactions
- Developing communication protocols (SFTP or based on web services)
- Working with industry bodies to create a more efficient supply chain.
DDEX currently focuses on the music industry and has about 75 members.[3]
Business Transactions Addressed
DDEX's standards[4] address a series of business transactions:
- Release deliveries
- Sales/usage reporting
- Communication with and amongst Music Licensing Companies
- Licensing of musical works
- Collection of information on sound recordings and musical works in the recording studio
All DDEX standards are, together with additional information, available from the DDEX Knowledge Base.[5]
Licences to use DDEX Standards
Implementers that want to use any of the DDEX standards are required to take out a licence.[6] This licence is a royalty-free click wrap licence that grants implementers access to the intellectual property embedded in the DDEX standards.
References
- ↑ About DDEX
- ↑ Independent study reveals 66% reduction in key operations expense over 5 years for digital music providers adopting DDEX data exchange standards
- ↑ List of DDEX Members
- ↑ List of DDEX standards
- ↑ DDEX Knowledge Base
- ↑ DDEX Implementation Licence