Content Syndicate :: Words on Demand

Build vs. Buy

Why the Content Syndicate Platform?

Feature List	Build/Buy/Lease	Content Syndicate
DAM (Digital Asset Management system)	US$1.3 million+
Rights Engine (licensing/reprints)	US$30,000 per annum
DRM (monitoring/tracking)	US$100,000 p.a + processing
Subscription/Billing engine	2-4% of billed revenue + set-up costs starting at US$25K
Operating Expenses (Opex)	US$5,000 fixed cost US$7 per GB per month
Search Engine	US$20,000 p.a+
R&D Costs (10 developers *12 months)	US$240,000
Marketing/Sales/BD/SEO (*4 people)	US$400K per annum
Licensing third-party modules	Costs vary
Support (Outsourced) – 24/7	US$40,000+ per annum
Depth	Limited to publisher’s content	Wide-range
Archival content (Digitization)	Additional (US$0.30 per page)	Inclusive/offset costs
Text Mining	US$250,000 basic system
Connectors	US$20,000+ per seat	In-built for over 400+ applications
Legal Costs/Copyright/IP	US$100,000+
Customization/white labeling	Varies. Additional costs apply
Content bidding and leasing engine	---
Multimedia syndication Audio, Video and mobile.	---
Minimum Cost/Investment	US$3 million capex + opex	No upfront costs. Pay for performance

1. (Hosting, bandwidth, maintenance, storage, processing, backups) (24x7, 10 CPUs per month) - US$4000 1GB content handling –storage, previews, transfer- US$3 1GB CDN – preview 20 times - US$4 approximately.

2. Pricing and cost estimates based on publicly available information from vendors, industry data, analyst reports and Content Syndicate’s market research as on January 2010. Actual prices may vary.

3.) *Standard terms & conditions apply