DPCI

DPCI - Database Publishing Consultants, Inc.

Type	Private
Industry	Interactive Technology
Founded	New York, NY (1999 (1999))
Headquarters	Times Square, New York
Key people	Joseph Bachana, Founder and President Tracy Gardner, VP Client Services Joozer Tohfafarosh, VP Technology Ivan Mironchuk, Director of Integration Technologies
Services	Digital Asset Management Web Content Management Systems Online Collaboration Software Multi-Channel Publishing Systems Workflow Management Semantic Technologies
Website	www.databasepublish.com
References: [1]

DPCI (Database Publishing Consultants, Inc.) is a technology innovation company that helps organizations improve the way they create, enrich, manage and deliver content to Web, print, mobile, tablet and ereader devices. DPCI helps customers design and implement Web content management, Digital Asset Management, Editorial Workflow Management, Multi-Channel Publishing, and semantic technology software systems. Founded in 1999, DPCI is currently headquartered in Times Square, New York.

DPCI implements a variety of technologies from companies such as Microsoft, Day Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Mark Logic Corporation, XMPie, Entermedia Software and Typefi. Business alliances include Acquia and Vjoon^[2]

In 2009, DPCI was added to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies at 4,130.^[3]

History

DPCI was founded by Joseph Bachana in April 1999. At that time, many different types of organizations with large amounts of digital content were beginning to discover the benefits of Digital Asset Management and Content Management Systems. Before he founded DPCI, Bachana began his career in the late 1980s in the Production Technology Group at the New York Times. He later worked as a technical services manager for the Associated Press for AP AdSend, then as a senior project manager at I.M.A.G.E. Inc. and finally as a senior account manager at Inacom before launching DPCI. ^[4]Mr. Bachana is a certified project management professional (PMP) ^[5], a certification earned from the Project Management Institute (PMI).^[6]. Mr. Bachana's blog may be found on the company's website at http://www.databasepublish.com/blog/jbachana.

Organization

DPCI is a privately-owned New York State S -Corporation. The organization's sole focus is on helping companies implement content technologies. The management team includes Mr. Bachana, Joozer Tohfafarosh as the Vice President of Technology, Tracy Gardner as the VP of Client Services, and Ivan Mironchuk as Director of Integration Services. Mr. Mironchuk's blog may be found on the company's website at http://www.databasepublish.com/blog/imironchuk.

Clients

DPCI’s clients fall into these categories ^[7]:

• Advertising Agencies, Pre-media, and Printing
• Book Publishers
• Magazine Publishers (B2B, Trade, Consumer)
• Universities and Educational Institutions
• Corporate Marketing Communications Departments of a wide variety of organizations
• Associations
• Internet Startups
• Media and Entertainment

Web Content Management Systems

DPCI has focused on implementing Web content management systems at a variety of different companies. While the organization initially focused on proprietary WCMS technologies, in 2006 Mr. Bachana worked with a few people on the DPCI team to define the best available open-source Web content management system on the market at the time. The group concluded that Drupal had the best prospects because of architecture, extensibility, and the very organization of the Drupal community, which DPCI saw as a strategic advantage.

Since 2006, DPCI has implemented Drupal for dozens of enterprises throughout the United States such as NBCUniversal, The Daily Racing Form, Hachette Filipacchi Media, www.breakingnews.com and www.Dnainfo.com. Within the reference section of this entry, please find links to several interesting case studies on projects completed for NYU Langone Medical Center's Departments, including Department of Pathology ^[8], Child Study Center, and Cardiac Surgery department ^[9].

Digital Asset Management

While many companies view Web content management systems as a place to store rich media, DPCI maintains the position that organizations need to implement digital asset management (DAM) systems in order to safely store digital intellectual property. Thus, the DAM system is used to tag images, video, interactive objects and other files with metadata so that the asset(s) can be swiftly retrieved in the future. ^[10].

One example case study of DPCI's work in Digital Asset Management isEthan Allen Interiors Inc.. DPCI helped Ethan Allen select a Digital Asset Management system to ease the transition from a film-based to an all digital workflow in managing all catalogs, direct mail and other collateral. DPCI then helped Ethan Allen implement the chosen technology.

Other customers that DPCI has helped design and implement Digital asset management solutions for include Hachette Filipacchi Media, Daily Racing Form, dnainfo.com, Carlisle Food Service Products, Publishers Clearinghouse, Royal Caribbean Cruiselines, and many others.

Multi-Channel Publishing Systems

The core of DPCI's offering is helping organizations publish their content to any channel, be it Web, print, mobile or tablet. DPCI's key approach is to help companies get their content in a media-neutral ([XML]) format so that it can be delivered to any channel. ^[11].

DPCI customers for multi-channel publishing include Comcast Cable Corporation, Primedia, PDR Network (formerly Thomson-Reuters HealthCare), and Fastline Publishing. ^[12].

Editorial Workflow Management

While the other technologies that DPCI implements are concerned with managing and delivering content, a critical part of the customer's platform is creating and editing content. Many organizations are faced with uneven processes around developing content, particularly with a workforce that might be distributed. DPCI helps these companies improve workflow, then implement publishing system software to re-enforce the agreed-upon workflows.

DPCI has implemented the K4 Publishing System for major publishers like ESPN Magazine, Wenner Media, McGraw-Hill Education, The College Board, Vista Higher Learning, Daily Racing Form, and many others. While DPCI has implemented K4 version 5 in the past, the organization has been focusing on implementing the newer v6 technology that came out in January 2010.

References

1. ^ Crunchbase.com 2010-02-25
2. ^ DPCI partner page on Acquia website Retrieved 2011-08-29
3. ^ Inc.5000 Retrieved 2010-03-30
4. ^ Joseph Bachana bio on LinkedIn Retrieved 2011-08-29
5. ^ check PMP online registry Retrieved 2011-08-29
6. ^ Joseph Bachana short bio on DPCI website Retrieved 2011-08-29
7. ^ DPCI Client list Retrieved 2011-08-29
8. ^ NYULMC Dept of Pathology Website case study on Drupal.org Retrieved 2011-08-29
9. ^ NYULMC Child Study Center website case study Retrieved 2011-08-29
10. ^ more about DPCI's digital asset management capabilities and focus Retrieved 2011-08-29
11. ^ More information on DPCI's approach to multi-channel publishing Retrieved 2011-08-29
12. ^ Case study listings for multi-channel publishing projects that DPCI has completed Retrieved 2011-08-29