==================================================================== Cover Pages Newsletter September 17, 2002 Website: http://xml.coverpages.org Hosted by: OASIS Sponsored by: ISOGEN International LLC and Sun Microsystems, Inc. ==================================================================== CONTENTS Featured News Stories Selected Articles and Papers Selected from the Press Events Cover Pages Sponsors -------------------------------------------------------------------- Featured News Stories -------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently featured news stories from the Cover Pages news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/news.html OR http://xml.coverpages.org/covernewsTOP.html W3C Issues Second Candidate Recommendation for XML Inclusions (XInclude). W3C has published a second Candidate Recommendation for 'XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0'. This CR incorporates implementation feedback based upon the first CR and modifies conformance based upon the XPointer Framework. The XInclude document specifies a processing model and syntax for general purpose inclusion. Inclusion is accomplished by merging a number of XML information sets into a single composite Infoset. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-17-a.html IONA Orbix E2A XMLBus Version 5.4 Connects Corba with Web Services. IONA has announced Orbix E2A Web Services Integration Platform 'XMLBus Edition' version 5.4 as the latest release of its visual environment for developing, deploying, integrating, and managing secure Web services. XMLBus Edition v5.4 delivers enhanced features that enable the bridging of CORBA systems to Web services. XMLBus supports the development of Web services from existing Java Classes, EJBs, and CORBA systems. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-16-b.html Altova Introduces New XML Product Line for Design and Development. Altova Inc. has released a new XML product line consisting of three software tools designed to facilitate and advance the adoption of XML technologies. XMLSPY 5 adds support for XSLT debugging, WSDL editing, Java/C++ code generation, HTML Importing, and Tamino Integration. AUTHENTIC 5 is a standards-based, browser-enabled document editor. The new STYLEVISION 5 tool provides conversion utilities for migrating HTML websites to XML-based sites. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-16-a.html freebXML Initiative Supports Open Source ebXML Implementations: Message Service Handler (MSH) and Registry/Repository. A new 'freebXML' initiative has been formed to foster the development and adoption of ebXML and related technologies. The mission of freebXML is to provide a centralized Website for ebXML users and developers from around the world to access and share 'free' ebXML code and applications. freebXML is an international effort supported by technology firms, government organizations, standardization bodies, and academic institutions. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-14-b.html W3C HLink Working Draft Defines Hyperlink Markup Facility for XHTML Family. W3C released an initial Working Draft for 'HLink: Link Recognition for the XHTML Family.' The HLink module provides XHTML Family Members with the ability to specify which attributes of elements represent hyperlinks, and how those hyperlinks should be traversed; it extends XLink use to a wider class of languages than those restricted to the syntactic style allowed by XLink. Implementations are given for DTD, RELAX NG, and XML Schema. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-14-a.html Topologi Collaborative Markup Editor Supports XML and SGML. Rick Jelliffe has announced the availability of the Topologi Collaborative Markup Editor version 1.0.1. The editing environment is described as a innovative new tool for professional publishing teams and individuals which supports the whole of lifecycle for large, complex XML and SGML documents. Topologi is based upon standards from ISO, IETF and W3C; it supports ISO RELAX NG, Schematron 1.5, XML, Namespaces, and W3C XML Schema. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-09-11-a.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected Articles and Papers -------------------------------------------------------------------- Selections of abstracted and annotated articles/clippings at: http://xml.coverpages.org/articles.html http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings.html "Metadata for DRM. Rights Expression Languages Overview." By Grace Agnew (Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey). Presentation given at the NSF Middleware Initiative (NMI) and Digital Rights Management (DRM) Workshop, September 9, 2002, Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, D.C., USA. 41 pages. http://www.ait.utk.edu/drmworkshop/rel_overview.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Agnew "PDF on the Fly, Part 2: Users and Systems." [Workflow] By Bernd Zipper. In The Seybold Report, Volume 2, Number 11 (September 10, 2002), pages 8-13. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Zipper-PDF "Spanish Developer Readying New Cross-Media System." By Luke Cavanagh. In The Seybold Report, Volume 2, Number 11 (September 10, 2002), pages 1, 18-20. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Quasar "What Are Topic Maps?" By Lars Marius Garshol. From XML.com (September 11, 2002). http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/09/11/topicmaps.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#GarsholTM "Simple Text Wrapping." By Antoine Quint. From XML.com (September 11, 2002). http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/09/11/quint.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#QuintSVGWrap "Identity Crisis." By Kendall Grant Clark. From XML.com (September 11, 2002). http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/09/11/deviant.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#ClarkIdentity "What Are XForms?" By Micah Dubinko. From XML.com (September 11, 2002). http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2001/09/05/xforms.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Dubinko "Web Services-Portal Is on Tap for New Mexico." By Jim Rapoza. In eWEEK (September 16, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,537458,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#RapozaMAG "Adventures in High-Performance XML Persistence, Part 2. Benchmarking XML Parsing." By Cameron Laird (Vice president, Phaseit, Inc). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. September 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-hipersis2.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Benchmarking "Microsoft: All XML, All The Time." By Charles Cooper. In CNET News.com (September 12, 2002). http://news.com.com/2008-1082-957667.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Allchin "Iona Easing Web Services Integration." By Darryl K. Taft. In eWEEK (September 16, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,536932,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#TaftIONA "Iona Links CORBA Roots With Web Services." By Richard Karpinski. In InternetWeek (September 16, 2002). http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNews/INW20020916S0009 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#IONA-WS X-Fetch Performer 2.1 Benchmark Documentation." Benchmark and product information. From Republica Corporation. September 2002. 16 pages. http://www.x-fetch.com/common/X-Fetch%20Performer_BM.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#X-Fetch "Intell Chief Calls for Knowledge Base." By Dan Caterinicchia. In Federal Computer Week (September 14, 2002). http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0916/web-marine-09-16-02.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Ennis-KB "Web Services to Unify Applications." By Carolyn A. April and Ed Scannell. In InfoWorld (September 16, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/16/020916hncrmsieb.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#UAN "Intel Spinoff Looks to Boost Processing Power." By Jennifer Mears. In Network World (August 19, 2002, 2002). http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/134867_08-19-2002.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Mears "Intel Spin-Off Tarari Tackles Layer 7 Processing." By Craig Matsumoto. In EE Times (August 19, 2002). http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20020819S0033 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Tarari "A Proposal for Unifying the Efforts of UBL and UN/CEFACT's Core." From Ray Walker, via Jon Bosak [UBL Comment list]. Geneva, September 13, 2002. 2 pages. http://xml.coverpages.org/UBL-Unification-proposal.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#UBL-CEFACT "Tame the Information Tangle: XML Data Management Systems." By Paul Sholtz. In New Architect Magazine Volume 7, Issue 10 (October 2002), pages 36-40. http://www.newarchitectmag.com/documents/na1002d/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Sholtz "When Good Servers Meet Bad Clients: Coherity XML Database (CXD) 3.0." By Kurt Cagle. In New Architect Magazine Volume 7, Issue 10 (October 2002), pages 48-49. http://www.newarchitectmag.com/documents/na1002l/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#CXD "Web Services Made Easy: Macromedia ColdFusion MX." By Michael Hurwicz. In New Architect Magazine Volume 7, Issue 10 (October 2002), pages 50-51. http://www.newarchitectmag.com/documents/na1002m/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#ColdFusion "Physical Markup Language Update." By Christian Floerkemeier and Robin Koh. Auto-ID Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA. June 2002. 9 pages. http://www.autoidcenter.org/research/MIT-AUTOID-TM-0061.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#PML-Update "Wireless World Eerie Possibilities." By Ephraim Schwartz. In InfoWorld Issue 36 (September 09, 2002), page 28. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/09/09/020909opwireless.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#RFID "Speeding Up SOAP." By James R. Borck. In InfoWorld (September 13, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/se/xml/02/09/16/020916seappt.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#ApptimizerHA "WS Standards Hit the Streets. Toolkits Tackle Standards." By Carolyn A. April , Heather Harreld , and Paul Krill. In InfoWorld Issue 36 (September 09, 2002), pages 1, 34-36. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/ap/xml/02/09/09/020909apdecon.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Toolkits "Controlling Media." By Stuart J. Johnston. In InfoWorld Issue 36 (September 09, 2002), pages 14-16. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pl/xml/02/09/09/020909plreal.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#JohnstonMedia "Liberty For All?" By P.J. Connolly. In InfoWorld Issue 36 (September 09, 2002), page 26. http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/02/09/09/020909opsecurity.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Liberty "Web Services Applications." By Jon Udell. In InfoWorld (September 13, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/fe/xml/02/09/16/020916feintro.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Udell "Collaxa WSOS 2.0: An Introduction." A Collaxa Technical White Paper available from the company development website. Draft version: WSOS 2.0 beta 1. Last modified: September 6, 2002. 23 pages. http://xml.coverpages.org/CollaxaWP-200209.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Collaxa "WSOS Tunes Up Services." By James R. Borck. In InfoWorld (July 5, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/pl/xml/02/07/08/020708plcollaxa.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#WSOS "Wal-Mart Mandates Secure, Internet-Based EDI For Suppliers." By Richard Karpinski. In InternetWeek (September 12, 2002). http://www.internetwk.com/security02/INW20020912S0011 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#AS2-EDI "Data Security Oath." By Matt Hicks. In eWEEK Volume 19, Number 36 (September 09, 2002), page 31. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,522529,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Agrawal "Data Launched on Path to Integration." By Renee Boucher Ferguson. In eWEEK Volume 19, Number 36 (September 09, 2002), page 13. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,522404,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Twister "Developing Enterprise Java Applications Using DB2 Version 8." By Grant Hutchison (DB2/IBM Integration Center, IBM Toronto Lab). From IBM, DB2 Developer Domain. September 2002. http://www7b.software.ibm.com/dmdd/library/techarticle/0209hutchison/0209hutchison.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#Hutchison "Proposal to Unify Web Services Standards Gets Backing." By James Niccolai and Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (September 13, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/09/13/020913hnchoreovote.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200209.html#OracleCL -------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected from the Press -------------------------------------------------------------------- Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html "Birdstep Technology Announces True Native XML Embeddable Database for Mobile Applications. Company Also Releases New Version of RDM Mobile Database." http://xml.coverpages.org/BirdstepRDM-XML.html "Modulant Forms Industry Solutions Center to Solve Data Standards Entanglement Problem. Leverages Advanced Model-Based Mapping Technology to Bridge Chasm Among Popular Standard Data Vocabularies." http://xml.coverpages.org/ModulantSolutionsCenter.html "IONA Orbix E2A XMLBus v5.4 Extends and Optimizes Corba Investments With Web Services. XMLBus v5.4 Enables CORBA, .NET, J2EE, MQSeries and Mainframe Application Connectivity. Designed to Enhance Availability of Enterprise Systems for Application Integration and New Revenue Opportunities" http://xml.coverpages.org/XMLBusCorbaWebServices.html "CambridgeDocs Addresses Need for XML Content Integration with New Backbone Strategy and Future Products. Multi-billion dollar markets including Content Management, Document Management, Enterprise Information Portals, and Web Services intersect content integration using XML technology." http://xml.coverpages.org/CambridgeDocs20020917.html "Context Media Pledges Support for PRISM. Context Media Reaffirms Commitment to Key Industry Open Standards Initiatives." http://xml.coverpages.org/ContextMedia-PRISM.html "Republica Releases X-Fetch Performer 2.1, Accelerating XML Application Development." http://xml.coverpages.org/RepublicaX-FetchPerformer.html "Altova Inc. Releases New Product Line of XML Tools to Accelerate XML Adoption in the Enterprise. Powerful New Product Line of XML Editing Tools to Satisfy Unique Needs of Developers, Web Designers and Business Users." http://xml.coverpages.org/AltovaXMLSpyV5Announce.html "CDC Solutions Launches Complete eCTD Solution to Manage The Entire Regulatory Submission Lifecycle. Sophisticated eCTD Solution Unveiled at Momentum 2002 in Orlando, FL." http://xml.coverpages.org/CDC-Solutions-eCTD.html "CECID Donates MSH Code to ebXML Development Community." http://xml.coverpages.org/CECID-Donates-MSH-Code.html "Chutney Technologies Eliminates Web Services Bottlenecks with New Chutney Apptimizer for SOAP." http://www.chutneytech.com/news/press/index.cfm?l_tableid=20 http://xml.coverpages.org/press2002Q3.html#Chutney -------------------------------------------------------------------- Events -------------------------------------------------------------------- Twelfth International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2003). May 20 - 24, 2003. Budapest, Hungary. http://www2003.org/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#www12 XML Security 2002. 2002 ACM Workshop on XML Security. November 22, 2002. 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