Digital Data Exchange (DDEX) is an international standards-setting organization that was formed in 2006 to develop standards that enable companies to communicate information along the digital supply chain more efficiently by: * Developing standard message and file formats (

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or flat-file) * Developing choreographies for specific business transactions * Developing communication protocols ( SFTP or based on web services) * Working with industry bodies to create a more efficient supply chain. DDEX currently focuses on the music industry and has 3 types of membership: charter, full and associate members, with about 100 members.

Business transactions addressed

DDEX's standards address a series of business transactions: * Release deliveries * Sales/usage reporting * Communication with and amongst Music Licensing Companies * Licensing of

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Using DDEX standards

All DDEX standards are available from the DDEX Knowledge Base, with complete documentation. DDEX has also created a series of free introductory videos. Implementers that want to use any of the DDEX standards are required to take out a

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References

External links

DDEX Homepage
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