Microsoft has recently released a new media management application that implements RDF and OWL for metadata interchange:
"This RDF model allows companies to add nuance and intelligence to media management beyond what is possible with traditional metadata."
This is a very interesting turn of events, Microsoft is concerned about sharing:
"... Most importantly, the IMM RDF model overcomes traditional barriers to metadata sharing between external systems."
The name of the app is
Interactive Media Manager - "A rich, collaborative media management solution for pre-production, post-production and production environments."
I am surprised at this, I was sure Microsoft was looking into Semantic technologies and building internal tools. But to create a production app and to talk about the advantages of RDF and OWL as open standards is impressive.
Here is a screenshot of the player:
