Bill Trippe is President of New Millennium Publishing, a Boston-based consulting practice formed in 1997. Bill has more than 20 years of technical and management experience in content management, XML, and related technologies. He specializes in large-scale applications of content management technology, working with publishers who are typically converting extensive legacy databases and systems into more contemporary, open technology. He brings a unique blend of strategic and hands-on knowledge of the products and trends that are shaping the publishing and content technology marketplace.

Clients include major companies where publishing is the core business (Houghton Mifflin Company, Pearson Education, Reed Business Information, Thomson Learning, Random House) and where publishing is a demanding "second business" (General Motors, United Technologies). Bill advises clients through all phases of the technology lifecycle, from the business case through requirements analysis, vendor selection, integration, and deployment, and he typically plays an active part in determining how XML will be used as a central source driving output through print, the Web, and other online channels.

In addition to his role at New Millennium, Bill is associate editor of The Gilbane Report, where he covers trends and technologies in the content management industry and develops conferences and tutorials on XML and content management. He is a sought-after speaker and author in the XML field, and is the XML columnist for Transform, a Consulting Associate with the consulting and market research firm CAP Ventures, and a regular contributor to the magazine, EContent. He is the co-author of two books, Digital Rights Management: Business and Technology (John Wiley & Sons) and SVG for Designers: Using Scalable Vector Graphics in Next-Generation Web Sites (Osborne/McGraw-Hill).