Semantic Web Marketplace - where does SDS fit in?

A common misconception is that because Semantic Web data needs to be in RDF format, 'traditional' data must first be extracted from databases and spreadsheets and loading into triple stores. SDS provides instead a dynamic mapping layer 'on top of' Oracle (or spreadsheets or web services ...) - leaving the traditional data in situ and fully operational, but additionally presenting the data as RDF - the best of both worlds. SDS automatically generates a complete OWL Ontology and database mapping from top to bottom. Within minutes a SPARQL> prompt sits alongside your SQL> prompt to support Semantic Queries. This means that Business Users can much more rapidly get to grips with trying out the new features in excellent products such as Oracle 11 - without having to go through arduous and expensive data migration exercises. SDS works well with Ontology authoring tools such as Protege - our value add lies in using models to facilitate query expression and subsequent data retrieval.