Tom

Interesting territory.

The ability to track physical substances is a key component is developing a market-accountable and regulatorily accountable system for protecting biodiversity.

The web services platforms of the big providers: WebSphere, Netweaver etc allow this functionality to be delivered at very low cost and well-integrated into existing vertical applications.

These guys should be involved at the earliest opportunity as a key stakeholder in delivery and demand-building.

However lighter, and more expedient solutions can deliver the functionality you're after...see www.historicfutures.com

The deeper issue is the one of adoption in the marketplace.

While the power within the system lies with the buyers, the legal framework invites them to avoid compliance.

It may be a more effective catalyst for the CDB to work with lynch-pin bioproviders and equip them with chain of custody technology.

On the basis that what can be known must be known...and that the principle 'what is known must be disclosed' is now legally-enshrined, these suppliers could become a powerful driver of the bioresource-market.