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Cover Pages Newsletter
February 11, 2003
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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
XACML 1.0 Specification Set Approved as an OASIS Standard.
OASIS has announced the successful balloting and approval of the Extensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) a new OASIS Open Standard. Formal language definitions are provided in XML Schema Definitions (a Policy Schema and a Context Schema ). Chaired by Carlisle Adams (Entrust) and Hal Lockhart (BEA Systems), the XACML TC has created this XML specification for expressing policies for information access over the Internet. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-02-11-a.html
Happy Birthday XML.
We commemorate the progress of meta-markup in modern times on two special days: October 15, 1986 marked the official publication of "ISO 8879: Standard Generalized Markup Language", while February 10, 1998 saw the official publication of SGML's (hitherto) most successful profile, the W3C Recommendation "Extensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0". Dave Hollander and C. M. Sperberg-McQueen of W3C have written an essay offering retrospects. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-02-10-a.html
OGC Announces OpenGIS Geography Markup Language Implementation Specification (GML 3).
The Open GIS Consortium has released "OpenGIS Geography Markup Language (GML) Implementation Specification" V3.0 featuring a new modular design. GML is an XML grammar written in XML Schema for the modelling, transport, and storage of geographic information; it provides a variety of kinds of objects for describing geography including features, coordinate reference systems, geometry, topology, time, units of measure and generalized values. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-02-06-c.html
OAGI Releases Open Applications Group Integration Specification Version 8.1-Beta-1.
The Open Applications Group (OAGI) has announced the release of OAGIS Version 8.1-Beta-1. OAGIS BODs (Business Object Documents) are defined using XML Schema and support a common horizontal message architecture. V8.1 has 430 BODs and incorporates refinements in modeling of business messages. It makes full use of the ebXML CoreComponent Specifications and includes full support for the UN/CEFACT Core Components Technical Specification (CCTS) version 1.90. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-02-06-b.html
OASIS XML Common Biometric Format Moves Toward Standardization.
The "XML Common Biometric Format" specification from the OASIS XML Common Biometric Format TC has been announced as an OASIS Committee Specification and is promoted for public review. Biometrics are automated methods of recognizing a person based on physiological or behavioral characteristics. XCBF defines cryptographic messages represented in XML markup for the secure collection, distribution, and processing of biometric information. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-02-06-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
"BEA Adding Web Services to Tuxedo. Transaction Processing Software Being Upgraded." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (February 10, 2003). http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/10/HNtuxedo_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Tuxedo
"HTML to Formatting Objects (FO) Conversion Guide. Use These XSLT Templates to Speed Your Conversions of HTML Elements to FO and Thence to PDF." By Doug Tidwell (developerWorks' Cyber Evangelist, IBM developerWorks). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. February 2003. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-xslfo2app/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Tidwell
"Business Layers, Netegrity Spur SPML. SPML Demo Targeted for RSA Conference." By Brian Fonseca. In InfoWorld (February 11, 2003). Identity Management for the Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML). http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/11/HNbusinesslayerssplm_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#FonsecaSPML
"Netegrity Releases SAML Agent. Software Secures User ID." By Paul Roberts. In InfoWorld (February 10, 2003). Netegrity and Oblix announce support for SAML in identity management software. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/10/HNneteg_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Roberts
".Net Patent Could Stifle Standards Effort." By Lisa M. Bowman. In CNET News.com (February 10, 2003). Microsoft patent application for a set of .NET-related API functions. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-984052.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Bowman
"Making Way for 3G Offerings." By Carmen Nobel. In eWEEK (February 10, 2003). HP to demo Mobile Service Delivery Platform (MSDP) at 3GSM World Congress. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,878702,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#MSDP
"Putting Liberty to Work. Sun ONE Identity Server 6.0 Builds Powerful Cross-Domain Authentication on LibertyAlliance Specification." Review from InfoWorld Test Center (February 7, 2003). http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/07/06plsunone_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#SunIdentServer
"Microsoft Christens XDocs Application 'InfoPath'. Application Aims to Help End-Users Edit Forms Using XML." By James Niccolai. In InfoWorld (February 10, 2003). http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/10/HNinfopath_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#InfoPath
"Managing Enumerations in W3C XML Schemas." By Anthony Coates. From XML.com (February 05, 2003). Suggests strategies for handling enumerations in schemas, accounting for the volatility of each vocabulary. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/02/05/wxs-enum.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Coates
"BrownSauce: An RDF Browser." By Damian Steer. From XML.com (February 05, 2003). Discussion of the BrownSauce RDF browser, a SourceForge Project. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/02/05/brownsauce.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Steer
"XSLT, Browsers, and JavaScript." By Bob DuCharme. From XML.com (February 05, 2003). How to integrate JavaScript into the result of XSLT transformations. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/02/05/tr.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#DuCharmeJS
"Is GML Only for Internet GIS?" By Mark Prins (CARIS Geographic Informations Systems BV). In Directions Magazine (February 07, 2003). Growing support for Geography Markup Language, recently updated to version 3.0. http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=280 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Prins
"XML Serialization in the .NET Framework." By Dare Obasanjo (Microsoft Corporation). In Microsoft MSDN Library (January 23, 2003). http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnexxml/html/xml01202003.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Obasanjo
"Executable UML: Diagrams for the Future." By Gerry Boyd. In DexV.com WebBuilder (February 05, 2003). http://www.webbuildermag.com/uml/Article/10717 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Boyd
"E-Authentication Waits For Rest Of The Pack." By Dipka Bhambhani. In (February 05, 2003). http://www.gcn.com/22_2/news/20939-1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Bhambhani
"Web Services Market Up For Grabs." By Dawn Kawamoto and Mike Ricciuti. In CNET News.com (February 07, 2003). http://asia.cnet.com/newstech/systems/0,39001153,39112820,00.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#GartnerWS
"Liberty Alliance Releases ID Management Specification. White Paper Explains Possible Interoperability." By Paul Roberts. In InfoWorld (February 07, 2003). White paper on 'Identity Systems and Liberty Specification Version 1.1 Interoperability.' http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/07/HNlibertyall_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#RobertsLiberty
"An Introduction to Using XLIFF. Technical Aspects and Implementation of XML Localisation Interchange File Format." By Yves Savourel (RWS Group). In MultiLingual Computing and Technology #54, Volume 14, Issue 2 (March 2003), pages 28-34. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Savourel
"Another Step Closer to B2B." By John K. Waters. In Application Development Trends (February 05, 2003). http://www.adtmag.com/article.asp?id=7273 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Waters
"Python: Language of Choice for EAI." By Aron Trauring (CEO, Zoteca). In EAI Journal Volume 5, Number 1 (January 2003), pages 43-46. http://www.eaijournal.com/PDF/PythonTrauring.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Trauring
"Standards Muddy 'Open' Waters." By Ed Scannell, Heather Havenstein, and Tom Sullivan. In InfoWorld (February 05, 2003). http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/03/05plopenclosed_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Scannell
"Interwoven Unties MetaTagger From TeamSite." By [Seybold Bulletin Staff, edited by Patricia Evans]. In The Bulletin: Seybold News and Views On Electronic Publishing Volume 8, Number 18 (February 05, 2003). http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Interwoven
"Transactions and Web Services." By Boris Lublinsky (CNA Insurance). In EAI Journal Volume 5, Number 1 (February 05, 2003), pages 35-42. A comparative study of Web Services Transactions (WS-Transaction) and Business Transaction Protocol (BTP). http://www.eaijournal.com/PDF/TWSLublinsky.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Lublinsky
"What the Hell is IBM Information Integrator?" By Phil Howard. In The Register [IT Analysis]. (February 05, 2003). IBM's new products based upon Xperanto. http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/29188.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Howard
"XML Matters: reStructuredText. A Light, Powerful Document Markup." By David Mertz, Ph.D. (Floating Signifier, Gnosis Software, Inc). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. February 2003. reStructuredText is one of the official source formats for Python documentation. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-matters24/index.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200302.html#Mertz
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Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html
"BEA Announces Web Services Release of BEA Tuxedo. Integration with BEA Platform Extends Tuxedo's Service-Oriented Architecture to the Web and Leverages Best of J2EE." http://xml.coverpages.org/BEA-Tuxedo.html
"Netegrity and Business Layers to Demonstrate Support for Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML). Vendors Are First to Exhibit XML Based Solution for Identity Management." http://xml.coverpages.org/SPML-Support20030211.html
"Oblix Delivers Comprehensive SAML Integration to Provide Advanced Identity Management and Web Access Control. Oblix NetPoint 6.1 Enables Seamless User Authentication and Authorization Across Corporate Extranets Via Secure XML-Based Web Services Standard." http://xml.coverpages.org/OblixNetPoint61.html
"Netegrity Delivers SAML Affiliate Agent to Lower Cost and Complexity of Federated Security Across Partner Sites. Enables Companies to Securely Partner in Order to Provide Enhanced Services to Users." http://xml.coverpages.org/NetegrityAAgent.html
"Microsoft InfoPath (Formerly "XDocs") Supports Healthcare XML Data Standard. Microsoft's Information-Gathering Application to Be Featured in Upcoming Solution by Amicore." http://xml.coverpages.org/InfoPathAnn.html
"OASIS Members Form Emergency Management Technical Committee. Consortium to Advance Incident Preparedness and Response." http://xml.coverpages.org/EmergencyTC.html
"Interwoven MetaTagger 3.5 Dramatically Enhances Effectiveness of Enterprise Portals with Highly Relevant Content. Metadata Platform Now Integrates with Any Content Source to Enhance Key Portal Components Like Search and Personalization, Boosting Productivity and Lowering Support Costs." http://xml.coverpages.org/MetaTaggerV35.html
"Computas Announces Major Enhancements to Its Metis Modeling Toolset for Building Enterprise Architecture Models in Federal Agencies. New Metis Version 3.3 Software Provides Web-enabled Modeling Solution for federal CIOs, Strategic Planners, and Systems Integrators Implementing e-Government Mandates." http://xml.coverpages.org/MetisXMLModeling.html
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Selected references from the events calendar at: http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html
IUC 23. Twenty-third International Unicode Conference. "Unicode, Internationalization and the Web: The Global Connection." March 24 - 28, 2003. Marriott Prague Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic. http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc23/index.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#iuc23
First OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon 2003). March 20 - 21, 2003. University of Hamburg, Germany. http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#OOoCon2003
First Asian FIX Conference. "The Life Cycle of a Trade: Achieving a Seamless Front to Back Process Utilising FIX and STP." March 20, 2003. Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong. http://www.asianfix2003.com/index.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#asiaFIX2003
Conference on Open Source for National and Local eGovernment Programs in the U.S. and EU. March 17 - 19, 2003. Cafritz Conference Center, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. http://www.egovos.org/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#openSourceGov
13th International Workshop on Research Issues on Data Engineering. RIDE 2003. "Multi-lingual Information Management." March 10 - 11, 2003. Hyderabad, India. http://www.iiit.net/conferences/ride2003.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#ride2003
XML Web Services One 2003. March 3 - 6, 2003. Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, CA, USA. http://www.xmlconference.com/santaclara/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#wsONE2003
W3C XForms Working Group Implementation Workshop. February 27 - 28, 2003. Novell Office, Waltham, MA, USA. http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Forms/2003/ImplementationWorkshop/Overview.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#xforms2003
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