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Cover Pages Newsletter
August 20, 2002
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Featured News Stories Selected Articles and Papers Selected from the Press Events Cover Pages Sponsors
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Recently featured news stories from the Cover Pages news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/news.html OR http://xml.coverpages.org/covernewsTOP.html
ISO Prepares Reference Ontology for Interchange of Cultural Heritage Information.
ISO TC/46 has published a Committee Draft reference ontology for the interchange of cultural heritage information. Crosswalks have been established with major data schemas and metadata standards such as Dublin Core, ABC, and Spectrum. XML and RDFS implementations have been developed using the Conceptual Reference Model and data migrations have been made using test data provided by different institutions. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-08-20-c.html
Tiny API for Markup (TAM) and Parser for Lightweight XML Processing.
A posting from Simon St.Laurent announces the initial release of a Tiny API for Markup (TAM) and supporting Java 2 Micro Edition parser. The Tiny API for Markup (TAM) provides a very small interface for parsing XML and similar documents, targeted at Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME). DOCTYPE processing will be added in a later version of the parser which supports more of XML 1.0 and also Markup Object Events (MOE). http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-08-20-b.html
W3C Working Groups Update Specifications for XSLT, XML Query, and XPath.
Seven revised working draft specifications have been published by the W3C Working Groups for XML Query, XSL, and XML Schema. Several working drafts represent collaborative work by the XSL and XML Query Working Groups, which are jointly responsible for XPath 2.0, a language derived from both XPath 1.0 and XQuery. The XPath 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 Working Drafts are generated from a common source. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-08-20-a.html
SALT Forum Contributes Speech Application Language Tags Specification to W3C.
An announcement from the SALT Forum describes the contribution of the Speech Application Language Tags specification to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The SALT Forum has asked the W3C Multimodal Interaction Working Group and Voice Browser Working Group to review the SALT specification as part of their development of standards for promoting multimodal interaction and voice-enabling the Web. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-08-14-a.html
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Selections of abstracted and annotated articles/clippings at: http://xml.coverpages.org/articles.html http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings.html
"Automating Business Processes and Transactions in Web Services. An Introduction to BPELWS, WS-Coordination, and WS-Transaction." By James Snell (IBM Emerging Technologies). From IBM developerWorks, Web Services Zone. August 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-autobp/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#Snell-WS
"Java and UDDI Registries." By Paul Tremblett. In Dr. Dobb's Journal [DDJ] (September 2002) #340, pages 34-40. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#Tremblett
Open Management Interface Specification. Version 1.0. Revision 1 OASIS. From webMethods (Geoff Bullen, Ash Nangia, Doug Stein, Mona He, Prasad Yendluri, Steve Jankowski) and Hewlett-Packard (Art Harkin, Victor Martin, Homayoun Pourheidari, Fu-Tai Shih). 118 pages. Submitted 2002-08-20 to the OASIS Management Protocol Technical Committee http://xml.coverpages.org/OMISpecification-10rev1-OASIS.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#OMIRev1-OASIS
"ASR On The Fly." By Ellen Muraskin. In Communications Convergence (August 2002), pages 42-55. http://www.cconvergence.com/article/CTM20020804S0004 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#Muraskin
"Wireless Standards Group Picks Up ODRL." By [Seybold Staff]. In The Bulletin: Seybold News and Views On Electronic Publishing, Volume 7, Number 47 (August 21, 2002). http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#SeyboldOMA
"The Web Services Scandal. How Data Semantics Have Been Overlooked in Integration Solutions." By Jeffrey T. Pollock. In EAI Journal, Volume 4, Number 8 (August 2002), pages 20-23. Cover Story. http://www.eaijournal.com/PDF/AugustCoverStory.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#Pollock
"Application Integration: Business and Technology Trends." By Eric Roch (Tibco). In EAI Journal, Volume 4, Number 8 (August 2002), pages 34-39. http://www.eaijournal.com/PDF/EAITrendsRoch.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#Roch
"Sun Unveils New Standards-Based Storage Software." By Lucas Mearian. In Computerworld (August 19, 2002). http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,73606,00.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#SunBluefin
"Easier Financial Reporting at Hand With XBRL. Nasdaq First Stock Market to Adopt XML-Based Tags for Financial Data." By Eileen Colkin and Paul McDougall. In InformationWeek (August 12, 2002), page 22. http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020809S0031 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#ColkinNasdaq
"ODRL 1.1 Review. Release of Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) 1.1 and its endorsement by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA)." By [Bill Rosenblatt] GiantSteps/Media Technology Strategies. In DRM Watch. August 19, 2002. http://www.giantstepsmts.com/DRM%20Watch/odrl11.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#ODRL11-Review
"NeoCore Adds Muscle to XML Database." By Matt Hicks. In eWEEK (August 19, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,476168,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#NeoCore
"XML Firewalls Aid Services." By Darryl K. Taft. In eWEEK (August 19, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,474122,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#TaftFWs
"Web Services Extend Tools' IQ To Other Apps. Cognos Developers' Kit Provides Links to Query and Reporting Capabilities." By Rick Whiting. In InformationWeek (August 19, 2002). http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020816S0026 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#WhitingCognos
"Cognos to Unveil Support for Web Services." By Heather Harreld. In InfoWorld (August 16, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/08/16/020816hncognosweb.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#HarreldCognos
"Web Services Management Protocol Spec Eyed." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (August 15, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/08/15/020815hnbumpus.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#OASIS-MgmtProt
"The XMLPULL API." By Elliotte Rusty Harold. From XML.com. August 14, 2002. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/08/14/xmlpull.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#HaroldXMLPULL
"XSLT Processing in .NET." By Joe Feser. From XML.com. August 14, 2002. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/08/14/dotnetxslt.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#FeserDNET
"The Absent Yet Present Link." By Kendall Grant Clark. From XML.com. August 14, 2002. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/08/14/deviant.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#ClarkXLink
"Ventura 10 Throws Down the XML Gauntlet to Frame. [Content Management.]" By Mark Walter (TSR Senior Editor). In Seybold Report: Analyzing Publishing Technology [ISSN: 1533-9211] Volume 2, Number 10 (August 19, 2002). http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#TSR-Ventura
"Standard Practice." By Aaron Walsh. In New Architect Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 09 (September 2002), pages 26-30. http://www.newarchitectmag.com/documents/na0902b/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#WalshStandards
"Supporting Limits on Copyright Exclusivity in a Rights Expression Language Standard. A Requirements Submission to the OASIS Rights Language TC." By Deirdre K. Mulligan and Aaron Burstein, with John Erickson (Principal Scientist, Digital Media Systems Lab, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories). August 13, 2002. 17 pages. Comments submitted by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic on behalf of the Clinic and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). http://xml.coverpages.org/OASIS-SLTPPC-EPIC-8-13-02.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#SLTPPC
"SALT Forum Submits Multimodal Spec to W3C." By Ephraim Schwartz. In InfoWorld (August 13, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/08/13/020813hnmultimodal.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#SchwartzSALT
"SALT Forum Submits Spec to W3C." By Dennis Callaghan. In eWEEK (August 13, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,465570,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#CallaghanSALT
"Converting Between Java Objects and XML with Quick. Integrating Java Objects and XML Data." By Brett McLaughlin (Author and Editor, O'Reilly and Associates). From IBM developerWorks, XML Zone. August 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-quick/index.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200208.html#McLaughlin
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Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html
"CIDX, GPA Join Forces to Promote XML Standards." http://xml.coverpages.org/CIDX-GPA-20020820.html
"F5 Joins the Web Services Interoperability Organization." http://xml.coverpages.org/F5-JoinsWS-I-20020820.html
"Contivo and Open Applications Group Team to Ease Application Integration. OAG to Use Contivo Modeling Solution to Manage XML Dialects to Solve the 'Data Babble' Problem." http://www.contivo.com/news/releases/release_aug14_02.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/press2002Q3.html#Contivo-OAG
"Cognos Announces Immediate Availability of Cognos Web Services. Platform Support for Unix, Microsoft -- Extends Value of Broad Range of Cognos Series 7 Business Intelligence." http://xml.coverpages.org/CognosWebServices20020819.html
"Emery Forwarding Uses Microsoft BizTalk Server And Windows Powered Pocket PCs to Build Comprehensive EAI Solution. Leading Global Transportation Company Uses Winning Combination of XML and Mobility to Send Shipment Information From Drivers to Customers in Real Time." http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/aug02/08-19EmeryPR.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/press2002Q3.html#EmeryForwarding
"Corel Corporation Introduces Corel Ventura 10. Enterprise Publishing Software Provides XML and Enhanced Graphics Support for Visually-Rich Documents." http://xml.coverpages.org/CorelVentura10-Announce.html
"Choreology's Cohesions Product Will Support WS-Coordination+Transaction." http://xml.coverpages.org/ChoreologyCohesionsSupportsWS.html
"Journee Software Joins OASIS CIQ Technical Committee. Accelerates Delivery Of XML Standards to Customers." http://xml.coverpages.org/JourneeSoftware-CIQ.html
"SALT Forum Contributes Speech Application Language Tags Specification Version 1.0 to World Wide Web Consortium. Contribution Furthers Goal of Establishing Open, Royalty-Free Standard for Speech-Enabling Multimodal and Telephony Applications." http://xml.coverpages.org/SALT-Forum-ContributesSpecToW3C.html
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LISA Forum Europe 2002. "Standards in Localization and Translation Multilingual Content Authoring, Web-Services, Workflow and Your Company's ROI." November 4 - 7, 2002. Marriott Hotel, Heidelberg, Germany. http://www.lisa.org/events/2002europe/index.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#LISA2002
Liberty Alliance Project All-Participant Meeting. September 19, 2002. Chicago, Illinois, USA. http://xml.coverpages.org/LibertyAllianceProjectMeeting20020919.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#LA-200209
NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) Workshop. September 9, 2002. Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, D.C., USA. http://www.ait.utk.edu/drmworkshop/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#NSF-NMI-DRM
NLPXML-2002. Second Workshop on NLP and XML. September 1, 2002. Taipei, Taiwan. http://www.ling.helsinki.fi/~gwilcock/NLPXML/ http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-03-21-d.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#NLPXML-2002
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