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Cover Pages Newsletter
September 11, 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
Workflow Management Coalition Publishes XML Process Definition Language (XPDL) Beta.
The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) has released a beta version for the XML Process Definition Language (XPDL). XPDL forms a common interchange standard that enables products to continue to support arbitrary internal representations of process definitions with an import/export function to map to/from the standard at the product boundary. The release includes a common meta-model for describing the process definition and an XPDL XML schema. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-10-a.html
Creative Commons Project Releases RDF Metadata Specification for Copyright Licenses.
The Creative Commons Project has released a new draft Metadata Specification which defines RDF descriptions for copyright licenses. The specification describes Works, Licenses, and License Characteristics (permissions, prohibitions, requirements). Licenses are generated from a database designed to support 'beyond fair use' terms. The licenses declare permission to copy, distribute, display, perform the work, create a derivative work, etc. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-09-a.html
IBM alphaWorks Updates XML Schema Quality Checker.
The IBM XML Schema Quality Checker version 2.1.1 from IBM Alphaworks has been released. XML Schema Quality Checker (SQC) is a program which takes as input documents containing XML Schemas written in the W3C XML schema language and diagnoses improper uses of the schema language. Changes include: improved error detection; use of Apache XERCES-J version 2.1; Schema Errata fixes; new command line options; an Eclipse progress meter. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-05-b.html
W3C Publishes Note on XHTML 1.0 in XML Schema.
The W3C HTML Working Group has released a Note defining 'XHTML 1.0 in XML Schema.' "This work in progress provides informative XML schemas corresponding to the XHTML 1.0 Strict, Transitional, and Frameset DTDs. DTD validation and XML Schema validation are not mutually exclusive. The XML Schemas provide stronger datatyping and namespace support; they do not provide support for general entities commonly used in HTML. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-05-a.html
Cape Clear Software Releases Free WSDL Editor Graphical Tool.
Cape Clear Software has announced the availability of a free WSDL Editor graphical tool that enables developers to create and edit WSDL definitions of Web services. It facilitates the creation of Web Services Description Language (WSDL) files and manages WSDL file syntax and validation. The WSDL Editor wizards assist developers who wish to create Web Services from existing XML interfaces such as SWIFT, ACORD, BAPI, and RosettaNet. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-04-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
"OASIS to Aid Web Services Management." By Darryl K. Taft. In eWEEK (September 10, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,527088,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#TaftMProt
"Get Ready for XForms. Next generation of Web forms will help you build online forms that are extensible and suitable for any platform." By Joel Rivera and Len Taing (Summer Interns, IBM Research). From IBM developerWorks, XML Zone. September 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-xforms/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#XForms
"Oracle Calls For Web Services Unity." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (September 10, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/10/020910hnoracleunity.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#KrillOracle
"Web Services for Programmers." By Cameron Laird. In Byte Magazine (September 09, 2002). http://www.byte.com/documents/s=7573/byt1031551194846/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Laird
"Documentum Delivers New Version of Document-Management Tools." By Richard Karpinski. In InternetWeek (September 10, 2002). http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNews/INW20020910S0009 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Documentum
"Native XML Management with Documentum." Documentum Technical White Paper. June 2002. 13 pages. http://www.documentum.com/products/collateral/platform/wp_tech_xml.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#DocumentumWP
"Open Source Software Use Within UK Government." By UK Office of the Envoy. [UK] Open Source Software Policy Version 1. Date: 15/7/02. 8 pages. http://xml.coverpages.org/UK-ossPolicydocument20020715.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#UK-OpenSoftware
"Unicode: The Quiet Revolution." By Jim Felici. In The Seybold Report Volume 2, Number 10 (August 19, 2002), pages 11-15. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#TSR-Unicode
"Netegrity Marks New Era of Access Control." By Steve Gillmor. In InfoWorld (September 06, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/06/020906hnnetegrity.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Netegrity
"What Matters?" By C. M. Sperberg-McQueen. Closing Keynote. Extreme Markup Languages Conference, Montreal, 9-August-2002. http://www.w3.org/People/cmsmcq/2002/whatmatters.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#SperbergMCQ
"Web Services: Still Not Ready for Prime Time." By Ben Worthen. In CIO Magazine (September 01, 2002). http://www.cio.com/archive/090102/prime.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#WS-PrimeTime
"IBM Gears Up for Modeling." By Darryl K. Taft. In eWEEK (September 09, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,519180,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Eclipse-MDA
"Finding the Right Formula For UDDI. Web-services Specification to Play Key Role." By Jeffrey Schwartz. In VARBusiness (September 06, 2002). http://www.varbusiness.com/sections/news/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=37258 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#SchwartzUDDI
"Seybold: XML, Weblogs Make Mark on Publishing Industry." By Matt Berger. In InfoWorld (September 09, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/09/020909hnseyblog.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#BergerSeybold
"BPML Kick-Start from System Architect." By Peter Williams. In InformaticsOnline (September 09, 2002). http://www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/News/1134887 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#WilliamsBPML
"Business Process with BPEL4WS: Learning BPEL4WS, Part 2. Creating a Simple Process." By Rania Khalaf (Software Engineer, IBM TJ Watson Research Center). From IBM developerWorks, Web services. August 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-bpelcol2/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Khalaf
"Business Process with BPEL4WS: Understanding BPEL4WS, Part 1. Concepts in Business Processes." By Sanjiva Weerawarana and Francisco (Paco) Curbera (Research Staff Members, IBM TJ Watson Research Center). From IBM developerWorks, Web services. August 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-bpelcol1/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Weerawarana
"JUNOScript: An XML-based Network Management API." By Philip A. Shafer and Rob Enns (Juniper Networks). IETF Network Working Group, Internet- Draft. Reference: 'draft-shafer-js-xml-api-00'. August 27, 2002, expires February 25, 2003. http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-shafer-js-xml-api-00.txt http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#JUNOScript
"The PERMIS X.509 Role Based Privilege Management Infrastructure." By David W. Chadwick [WWW] and Alexander Otenko (I.S. Institute, University of Salford, Manchester, UK). Pages 135-140 in Proceedings of the Seventh ACM Symposium on Access Control Models and Technologies [SACMAT 2002], sponsored by SIGSAC (ACM Special Interest Group on Security, Audit, and Control), June 3-4, 2002, Monterey, California, USA. http://sec.isi.salford.ac.uk/download/SACMATfinal.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#PERMIS
"RBAC Policies In XML for X.509 Based Privilege Management." By David W. Chadwick and A. Otenko (University of Salford). Paper presented at IFIP / SEC 2002 (17th International Conference on Information Security), May 7-9, 2002, Cairo, Egypt. http://sec.isi.salford.ac.uk/download/Sec2002Final.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#ChadwickSec2002
"OpenDRM: A Standards Framework for Digital Rights Expression, Messaging and Enforcement." By John S. Erickson (Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Norwich, Vermont, USA). The OpenDRM Project. Revised September 2002. 11 pages. Paper prepared for the NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) Workshop, September 9, 2002. http://www.ait.utk.edu/drmworkshop/opendrm_jse_sep02.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Erickson
"Testing Tools Are Key To Web Services' Success. Early adopters are finding value in the new breed of products." By Mary Hayes and Rick Whiting. In InformationWeek Issue 904 (September 02, 2002), pages 56-60. http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020829S0006 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#WS-Testing
"Weaving A Web of Ideas. Engines that search for meaning rather than words will make the Web more manageable." By Steven M. Cherry. In IEEE Spectrum Online (September 2002). http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/sep02/sem.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Cherry
"XML Method Call (XMC)." By Adam Megacz (The XWT Foundation). IETF Internet-Draft. Reference: 'draft-megacz-xmc-01.txt'. September 01, 2002, expires February 2003. http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-megacz-xmc-01.txt http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Megacz
"BPML | BPEL4WS: A Convergence Path Toward a Standard BPM Stack." BPMI.org Position Paper. August 15, 2002. http://www.bpmi.org/downloads/BPML-BPEL4WS.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#BPMI-WP
"Web Services Firm Defies IT Giants with BPML Standard." By [CW360 Staff]. In ComputerWeekly.com (September 05, 2002). http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Popkin-BPML
"Schema Extraction from XML Collections." By Boris Chidlovskii (Xerox Research Centre Europe, Grenoble Laboratory, Meylan, France; WWW). Pages 291-292 in Proceeding of the Second ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2002, Portland, Oregon, USA, July 14-18, 2002). http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#ChidlovskiiJCDL
"Architectures for Intelligent Systems." By John F. Sowa In IBM Systems Journal Volume 41, Number 3 (2002). Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence. http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/journal/sj/413/sowa.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Sowa
ebXML Message Service Specification. Version 2.0. Produced by the OASIS ebXML Messaging Services Technical Committee. Approved OASIS Standard 2002-09. Edit date: 1-April-2002. 70 pages. http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ebxml-msg/documents/ebMS_v2_0.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#ebMS
"OASIS Group Approves Key Part of ebXML Specification." By Richard Karpinski. In InternetWeek (September 05, 2002). http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/INW20020905S0006 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#KarpinskiMHS
"Web Services and Context Horizons." By Clay Shirky (WWW). In IEEE Computer Magazine Volume 35, Number 9 (September 2002), pages 98-100. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Shirky
"Tool Gives WSDL Programmers a Hand." By Darryl K. Taft. In eWEEK (September 04, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,516771,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#TaftCClear
"Get Up To Speed With SMIL 2.0. An XML-Based Approach to Integrating Multimedia into Web Content." By Anne Zieger (Chief Analyst and founder, PeerToPeerCentral.com). From IBM developerWorks, XML Zone. September 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-smil.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Zieger
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Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html
"PRISM Gains Traction and Announces Companion Specifications. Working Group Members Hearst, LexisNexis, Time Inc. and Others Develop Standardized Markup to Automate Common Publishing and Content Processes." http://xml.coverpages.org/PRISM-XML-DTDs.html
"Documentum Delivers Major New Release of Market Leading Enterpise Content Management Platform: Documentum 5. Extends ECM with Next-Generation Capabilities Including Reports Management, Records Management, Collaboration, Trusted Content Services and Rapid Deployment." http://www.documentum.com/news_events/news/pr2002/Q3/091002-2.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/press2002Q3.html#Documentum5
"OASIS Members to Develop Web Services Management Protocol." http://xml.coverpages.org/ManagementProtocol-TC-20020910.html
"Popkin Software to Offer Integrated Support for Release 1.0 of Business Process Modeling Language (BPML). New Standard Offers Transactional and Collaborative Business Process Modeling." http://xml.coverpages.org/PopkinSoftwareBPML.html
"ebXML Messaging Service Specification Approved As OASIS Standard." http://xml.coverpages.org/ebXMLMS-OASIS-Standard.html
"Cape Clear Software Releases Free WSDL Editor to Support Web Services Programming." http://xml.coverpages.org/CapeClearWSDL-Editor.html
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Events --------------------------------------------------------------------
XML Conference and Exposition 2002. "XML 2002: Putting the Pieces Together." December 8 - 13, 2002. The Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2002/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#xml2002
Cocoon GetTogether. November 19, 2002. Nazareth [near Ghent], Belgium http://outerthought.org/cocoon/gettogether/ http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/
2002 ACM Workshop on Digital Rights Management. November 18, 2002. The Wyndham City Center, Washington DC, USA. http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#ACM-Security2002 http://crypto.stanford.edu/DRM2002/
Workshop on Usability and the Web. November 4 - 5, 2002. Gaithersburg (near Washington D.C.), Maryland, USA. http://zing.ncsl.nist.gov/uig_w3c/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#WebUsability
XML for Financial Services. "Maximizing Interoperability, Efficiency and Cost Savings Through Integrated XML-Based Web Services." September 17 - 19, 2002. The New York Helmsley, New York, NY, USA. http://www.worldrg.com/fw251/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#XMLFinServices
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