A presentation by Matt Shreeve from curtis+cartwright Consulting Ltd..
Presented at the Preserving Software workshop, Brettenham House, London, 7 July 2010
Classic preservation : ‘putting in aspic’ where the software lies dormant once or more, and the benefit of preservation comes in the future
Living or active preservation : ‘cultivation’ where software continues to be developed, and the benefit of preservation comes mainly now
Liberating data
http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/64715526.html needs include long-term, secure, managed storage of identified, business-critical records new drug products may take 10 years or longer to develop Products are subject to rigorous inspection by national regulatory bodies – safety and effectiveness of drug Records and data that support a marketed drug's development must be available for regulatory inspection during the compound's lifetime, Compound lifetime generally assumed to be 40 years or longer long-term preservation plans include migration of source software versions, migrating records to appropriate data standards, and purchasing "virtual" computers to run obsolete software via emulation protocols.