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Cover Pages Newsletter
November 26, 2002
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CONTENTS
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
New OASIS Translation Web Services Technical Committee.
OASIS has issued a Call for Participation in a new Translation Web Services Technical Committee. The purpose of the TC is to define industry standard business process terminology which will then drive the development of an industry standard WSDL file and UDDI business service entries. The TC will define the service types that are relevent to the software/content localisation and translation industry. The first TC meeting is January 16, 2003. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-26-d.html
W3C Announces New Generation of Markup Validator Tool.
A new version of the W3C Markup Validator tool has been released, available as source code and through an online forms-based interface. Maintained by members of the W3C QA Activity Team and external collaborators, the Markup Validator is a free service that checks documents like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C Recommendations and other standards. Users can nominate URIs or upload local files for validation, specifying the document type and encoding. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-26-c.html
Entrust Contributes Digital Signature Protocol Specifications to OASIS DSS TC.
Entrust has contributed three specifications to the OASIS Digital Signature Services TC. "An X-KISS Extension for Digital Signature Verification" defines an extension to XKMS X-KISS that supports the verification of digital signatures. "Digital Signature Web Service Interface" describes an RPC interface for a centralized D-sig web service. "Tokens and Protocol for the Temporal Integrity Markup Language (TIML)" defines a timestamping Schema. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-26-b.html
ZING Initiative Publishes Search/Retrieve Web Service (SRW) Version 1.0.
The Z39.50 Maintenance Agency has announced the release of SRW and CQL Version 1.0 specifications. The SRW (Search/Retrieve Web Service) protocol aims to integrate access to various networked resources and to promote interoperability between distributed databases. SRW features both SOAP and URL-based access mechanisms, using the CQL/XCQL query languages. SRW mandates the use of W3C XML Schema, and where appropriate, XPath and SOAP. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-26-a.html
XMLA Advisory Council Announces XML for Analysis Specification Version 1.1.
Hyperion, Microsoft Corp., and SAS have announced the release of "XML for Analysis Specification" Version 1.1, defining an API standard for vendors to access multidimensional databases as a Web service. XMLA provides a set of XML Message Interfaces that use SOAP to define the data access interaction between a client application and an analytical data provider (OLAP and data mining) working over the Internet. Interoperability testing continues. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-21-b.html
RELAX NG Compact Syntax Published as an OASIS Committee Specification.
The OASIS RELAX NG Technical Committee has released a committee specification for "RELAX NG Compact Syntax". Edited by James Clark, the specification describes a compact, non-XML syntax for the "RELAX NG Specification." The syntax is specified by a grammar in BNF; translation into the XML syntax is specified by annotations in the grammar. The compact syntax notation is designed to maximize readability and support ease of human authoring. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-21-a.html
OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) Publishes XML Specification Version 2002B.
The OpenTravel Alliance (OTA) released Version 2002B of its Extensible Markup Language (XML) specification for public review. OTA develops XML-based communications specifications to support the efficient and effective exchange of travel industry information via the Internet. Version 2002B expands on the messages previously published and re- defines XML schemas according to OTA's "Best Practices Guidelines" for all XML data assets. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-20-b.html
W3C Releases New Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) Specifications.
W3C has advanced both "Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 Specification" and "Mobile SVG Profiles: SVG Tiny and SVG Basic" to Proposed Recommendation status. Implementation reports have been published. "Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.2" was released as a Working Draft; potential areas of new work in SVG 1.2 include integration with other XML formats, text wrapping, printing, streaming, painting, rendering model, and DOM enhancements. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2002-11-20-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
"Message Queuing for Business Integration." By Dieter Gawlick (Oracle). In EAI Journal, Volume 4, Number 10 (October 2002), pages 30-33. http://www.eaijournal.com/PDF/Gawlick.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Gawlick
"Adobe FrameMaker 7.0." By Robert J. Boeri. In EContent Magazine (November 2002). EContent Decision-Maker Review. http://www.econtentmag.com/r2/2002/review11_02a.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#BoeriFrame
"Seeds of SVG Being Planted: Will they Grow?" By Luke Cavanagh. In The Bulletin: Seybold News and Views On Electronic Publishing, Volume 8, Number 9 (November 27, 2002). http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#CavanaghSVG
"Perspective: The Five Biggest Myths About Web Services." By Bob Sutor (IBM). In CNET News.com (November 26, 2002). http://news.com.com/2010-1071-971149.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#SutorMyths
"XML Spy Tops as XML Editor." By Timothy Dyck. In eWEEK (November 25, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,724959,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Dyck-XMLSPY
"XML Common Biometric Format (XCBF)." OASIS TC Working Draft, Version 01. Sunday, 17-November-2002. 81 pages. Edited by Phillip H. Griffin (Griffin Consulting). Produced by members of the OASIS XML Common Biometric Format (XCBF) TC. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#XCBFvWD01 http://xml.coverpages.org/XCBFv01-20021117.pdf
"Web Services Security XCBF Token Profile." Edited by Phillip H. Griffin (Griffin Consulting) and Monica J. Martin (Drake Certivo Inc). Submitted to the OASIS Web Services Security TC (WSS). OASIS TC Working Draft. Version 1.0. Monday, 25 November 2002. 15 pages. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#GriffinXCBF-WSS http://xml.coverpages.org/WSS-XCBF-20021125.pdf
"XMP: The Path to Metadata Salvation? [Content Management.]" By Bill Rosenblatt. In The Seybold Report Volume 2, Number 16 (November 25, 2002). ISSN: 1533-9211. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#RosenblattXMP
"What is an RSS Channel, Anyway?" By Mark Nottingham. Reference posted to the RSS-DEV Mailing List. November 25, 2002. http://www.mnot.net/rss/channel.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Nottingham
"The Undecidability of the Schematron Conformance Problem." By Robert C. Lyons (Unidex, Inc). November 2002. http://www.unidex.com/scp/index.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Lyons
"The Significance of CPPA v2." By Jon Bosak. Posting to 'ebXML-DEV' list 2002-11-23. http://xml.coverpages.org/BosakCPPA-v2.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#bosakCPPA-v2
"Web-Services Security Quality of Protection." Version 0.9. November 22, 2002. 25 pages. http://xml.coverpages.org/WSS-QOPv9.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#MosesQOP
"Tip: Control White Space in an XSLT Style Sheet. Create the Document You Want by Understanding White Space Stripping." By Nicholas Chase (President, Chase and Chase Inc). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. November 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-tipwhitesp.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#ChaseWSpace
"Coca-Cola, UCCnet Revamping Supply Chain." By Ted Kemp. In InternetWeek (November 25, 2002). http://www.internetwk.com/supplyChain/INW20021122S0004 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Kemp
"Groove Ups .Net Support." By Dennis Callaghan. In eWEEK (November 25, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,723524,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#CallaghanGroove
"Microsoft, SAS, Hyperion Release New XMLA Specification." By Dennis Callaghan. In eWEEK (November 21, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,718340,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Callaghan
"The Myths of 'Standard' Data Semantics. Faulty Assumptions Must Be Rooted Out." By William C. Burkett (Senior Information Engineer, PDIT). In XML Journal Volume 3, Issue 11 (November 2002). http://www.sys-con.com/xml/article.cfm?id=524 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Burkett
"The 19th Annual Awards for Technical Excellence. 'Protocols' Winners: SAML and WS-Security." By the Editors of PC Magazine. In PC Magazine (November 19, 2002). http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,715069,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#pcmagAward
"Debug XSLT On The Fly: Debugging Tricks That Keep it Simple." By Uche Ogbuji (Principal Consultant, Fourthought, Inc). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. November 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-debugxs.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#OgbujiDebug
"W3C XML Schema Design Patterns: Avoiding Complexity." By Dare Obasanjo. From XML.com. November 20, 2002. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/11/20/schemas.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#ObasanjoSchema
"XML Versus the Infoset." By Rich Salz. From XML.com November 20, 2002. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/11/20/ends.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#SalzInfoset
"RPV: Triples Made Plain." By Kendall Grant Clark. From XML.com November 20, 2002. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/11/20/rpv.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#KGClark
"The RPV (Resource/Property/Value) Syntax for RDF." By Tim Bray. November 2002. http://www.textuality.com/xml/RPV.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#BrayRPV
"Web Services Choreography Standard 18-24 Months Away." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (November 20, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/11/20/021120hnw3years.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#ZimekChor
"Raising the Bar on RSS Feed Quality." By Timothy Appnel. From the O'Reilly Web Services DevCenter. November 19, 2002. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/webservices/2002/11/19/rssfeedquality.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#AppnelRSS
"Sun Presents XML Office Challenge." By [ComputerWire Staff]. In The Register (November 21, 2002). http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/28218.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#officeChallenge
"OASIS Calls for OpenOffice XML Specification." By Margaret Kane. In ZDNet News.com (November 21, 2002). http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-966691.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#KaneOO
"OASIS Aims to Create Office Document Standard." By Matt Berger. In InfoWorld (November 20, 2002). http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/11/20/021120hnopenoffice.xml http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#BergerOD
"SAML 1.0 Signals Next Step in Evolution of Web Services Security. Industry Analysts Provide Insight on SAML's Role Among Other Prominent Security Standards." By Matt Migliore, James Kobielus (Senior Analyst, Burton Group) and Ray Wagner (Gartner Inc). In Enterprise Systems (November 20, 2002). http://www.esj.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=334 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Migliore
"Guidelines for the Use of XML within IETF Protocols." By Scott Hollenbeck (VeriSign, Inc.), Marshall T. Rose (Dover Beach Consulting, Inc), and Larry Masinter (Adobe Systems Incorporated) [WWW]. IETF Network Working Group, Internet-Draft. Reference: 'draft-hollenbeck- ietf-xml-guidelines-07.txt'. November 2, 2002, expires May 3, 2003. IETF Approved BCP. http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-hollenbeck-ietf-xml-guidelines-07.txt http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#IETF-XML
"OASIS at Work on Standard for Office Apps." By Peter Galli. In eWEEK (November 20, 2002). http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,716573,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#GalliXML-Format
"Location, Location, Location-Based Services. Location-Based Security for Wireless Apps." By Harsha Srivatsa (Independent software consultant). From IBM developerWorks, Wireless Security. November 2002. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-loc/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200211.html#Srivatsa
"jEdit Plugin for RenderX XSL Formatter XEP." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-26-d
"TEI Meets RelaxNG, MathML, SVG, W3C Schema." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-26-c
"IBM alphaWorks Releases XML Processing Plus Plus." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-26-b
"HP Hires Computer Pioneer Alan Kay." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-26-a
"RELAX NG Compact Syntax Utilities." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-22-c
"New Open XPath NG Mailing List." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-22-b
"New Open Source Schematron Implemented for Java JAXP." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-22-a
"Online XML Schema Validator from DecisionSoft." http://xml.coverpages.org/clippings200211.html#clip2002-11-21-a
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Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html
"Vendors to Unveil New Solutions at XML Conference and Exposition 2002. More Than 50 Vendors to Showcase Offerings and Present Latest Innovations." http://xml.coverpages.org/XML2002Vendors.html
"Core Integration Automates Data Warehouse Construction. Firm's Suite of Rapid Deployment Solutions Can Cut Development Time up to 70 Percent." http://xml.coverpages.org/RapidMAP-200211.html
"Hyperion, Microsoft and SAS Release New Specification of XML for Analysis. New Specification and New XMLA Advisory Council Members Help Drive XMLA as an Industry Standard." http://xml.coverpages.org/XMLA-v11-Announce.html
"TextCafe Version 3.0 Now Supports SVG. Generates Scalable Vector Graphics, Enhanced Navigation XML, Document Indexes." http://xml.coverpages.org/TextCafev30-SVG.html
"OASIS Members Collaborate to Advance Open XML Format for Office Applications. Arbortext, Boeing, Corel, Drake Certivo, Sun Microsystems, and Others Develop Open Office Standard at Global Consortium." http://xml.coverpages.org/OfficeXMLFormatTC-Ann.html
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Selected references from the events calendar at: http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html
XML Europe 2003 Conference & Exposition. "Powering the Information Society." May 5 - 8, 2003. Hilton London Metropole, London, UK. http://www.xmleurope.com/2003/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#xmlEurope2003
IUC 23. Twenty-third International Unicode Conference. "Unicode, Internationalization and the Web: The Global Connection." March 24 - 28, 2003. Prague, Czech Republic. http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc23/index.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#iuc23
LISA 45th International Conference. LISA Global Strategies Summit USA. "Understanding Customer Requirements." March 3 - 6, 2003. San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA. http://www.lisa.org/events/2003usa/LISA_sfsummit.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#lisa45
XML and Libraries. January 24, 2003. Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. http://www.ala.org/events/midwinter2003/ http://www.lita.org/mw2003/xmlworkshop.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#lita2003
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