We have included this section to help the electronic component marketplace understand in more detail the revolution in information management surrounding electronic components.

• A component taxonomy will help organize components for faster searching and assist potential users in quickly finding devices found in future e-catalogs.
• The discussion about content and its hierarchy will provide insight into the need to provide more value-added content for future enterprises.
• And we wrap up our tutorials with two international efforts to provide tag ID and classification schemas for a universal approach when identifying and finding parts across the globe.

Introit’s tutorials include:

• A detailed discussion of electronic component taxonomies, what are they, how to build one.
• A detailed discussion of a data dictionary and how it works with electronic component databases.
• A content hierarchy tutorial describing the differences between data, information, knowledge and business intelligence.
• A discussion of the GTIN numbering schema and how it applies to electronic component ID tagging in the future.
• An example of how to use the UN/SPSC international classification system when classifying electronic devices in the future.