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April 22, 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
OGC Releases OpenGIS Location Services (OpenLS) Implementation Specification.
The Open GIS Consortium (OGC) has issued a public call for comment on a proposed OpenGIS Location Services (OpenLS) Implementation Specification. The RFC defines XML for Location Services, which consists of interfaces for a variety of specific services. OpenLS defines access to the Core Services and Abstract Data Types (ADT) that comprise the GeoMobility Server. ADT uses application schemas encoded in XML for Location Services (XLS). http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-04-22-a.html
Last Call Working Drafts for W3C XML Key Management Specifications (XKMS).
W3C has issued Last Call Working Drafts for "XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) Version 2.0" and "XML Key Management Specification (XKMS) Bindings Version 2.0". The specifications define protocols for distributing and registering public keys for use with XML Signature and XML Encryption. The XKMS spec contains two parts: the XML Key Information Service Specification (X-KISS) and the XML Key Registration Service Specification (X-KRSS). http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-04-21-a.html
OASIS Forms Web Services Business Process Execution Language TC (WSBPEL).
A new WSBPEL TC is being formed at OASIS to continue work on the business process language published in the "Business Process Execution Language for Web Services (BPEL4WS)" v1.0 specification. The TC will focus on specifying the common concepts for a business process execution language supporting multiple usage patterns, including both the process interface descriptions required for business protocols and executable process models. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-04-16-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
"Inside Cisco's Eavesdropping Apparatus." By Declan McCullagh. In CNet News.com (April 21, 2003). Cisco Systems has created a more efficient and targeted way for police and intelligence agencies to eavesdrop on people whose Internet service provider uses their company's routers. The company recently published a proposal that describes how it plans to embed 'lawful interception' capability into its products. http://news.com.com/2010-1071-997528.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#McCullagh
"End-to-End Object Encryption in XMPP." By Peter Saint-Andre (Jabber Software Foundation) and Joe Hildebrand (Jabber, Inc). IETF Network Working Group, Internet-Draft. Reference: 'draft-ietf-xmpp-e2e-02'. April 21, 2003, expires October 20, 2003. 18 pages. This document describes an end-to-end signing and encryption method for use in the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) as defined by XMPP Core and XMPP Instant Messaging. http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-xmpp-e2e-02.txt http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#XMPP-Encryption
"Securing Digital Content." By Dennis Fisher. In eWEEK (April 22, 2003). "As Microsoft Corp. prepares to release the beta version of its anticipated and controversial Rights Management Services, a small security company has been quietly working on technology that could trump Microsoft's and make it easier for companies to control digital content. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1035927,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#FisherDRM
"BINPIDF: External Object Extension to Presence Information Data Format." By Mikko Lonnfors, Eva Leppanen, and Hisham Khartabil (Nokia). IETF SIMPLE WG, Internet-Draft. Reference: 'draft-lonnfors- simple-binpidf-00'. April 7, 2003, expires October 6, 2003. This memo specifies a methodology whereby external content to a presence information document can be referenced in XML encoded presence information document (PIDF). http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-lonnfors-simple-binpidf-00.txt http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Lonnfors
"XML and Java Technologies. Data Binding Part 4: JiBX Usage." By Dennis M. Sosnoski (President, Sosnoski Software Solutions, Inc). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. April 18, 2003. JiBX lead developer Dennis Sosnoski shows you how to work with his new framework for XML data binding in Java applications. With the binding definitions used by JiBX, you control virtually all aspects of marshalling and unmarshalling, including handling structural differences between your XML documents and the corresponding Java language objects. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-databd4/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Sosnoski4
"OASIS WS Business Process Execution Language TC Formed." By Lawrence Wilkes. In CBDI Journal (April 22, 2003). The decision to form WSBPEL reflects the approach that IBM and Microsoft have taken so far in moving the various specifications they have proposed along with others into a standards process. http://www.cbdiforum.com/public/news/index.php3?id=1232 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Wilkes
"Review of Encoded Archival Description on the Internet." By Helen R. Tibbo (School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). In D-Lib Magazine Volume 9, Number 4 (April 2003). ISSN: 1082-9873. Review of the book edited by Daniel V. Pitti and Wendy M. Duff. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april03/04bookreview.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Tibbo
"RSS Needs Fixing." By Tim Bray. In ongoing (April 22, 2003). There are two big problems with RSS that aren't going away and are just going to have to be fixed to avoid a train-wreck, given the way the RSS thing is taking off. They are first, what can go in a "description" element, and second, the issue of relative URIs. http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2003/04/22/RSS-Problems http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#BrayRSS
"RSS 2.0." By Mark Nottingham [WWW]. IETF Network Working Group, Internet-Draft. Reference: 'draft-nottingham-rss2-00'. April 9, 2003, expires October 8, 2003. "This specification documents version 2.0 of RSS (Really Simple Syndication), an XML-based format for syndicating Web content and metadata; made available to allow the community to ascertain whether the specification described herein is true to the original RSS 2.0 specification. http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-nottingham-rss2-00.txt http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#NottinghamRSS2
"IBM, MS Streamrolling W3C and Web Services?" By David Berlind. In ZDNet Tech Update (April 18, 2003). Now that Business Process Execution Language for Web services (BPEL4WS) co-authors BEA, IBM, and Microsoft have announced the submission of specification to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), the controversy is about to evolve into an industry-splitting fracas. http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2913395,00.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#BerlindBPEL
"XMPP Rises to Face SIMPLE Standard, Vendor Coalition Challenges Standard Used by Microsoft and IBM." By Cathleen Moore. In InfoWorld (April 18, 2003). With the lure of presence-aware applications and systems dangling before them, competitors are warming up for a heated race to establish an industry standard protocol for presence awareness and instant messaging interoperability. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/18/16imstandards_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#MooreXMPP
"RSA to Integrate Identification Products." By Peter Judge. In CNET News.com (April 17, 2003). RSA Security is planning to integrate its products into an identity management system that will be compliant with Liberty Alliance software -- the main rival to Microsoft's Passport. http://news.com.com/2100-1009-997278.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#JudgeRSA
"Web Services Encoding and More." By Aaron Skonnard. In MSDN Magazine (May 2003). The XML Files. The author explains the difference between document/literal and rpc/encoded Web Services. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/05/XMLFiles/default.aspx http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Skonnard
"Manipulate XML Data Easily with Integrated Readers and Writers in the .NET Framework." By Dino Esposito. In MSDN Magazine (May 2003). The author discusses the architecture of readers and how they relate to XMLDOM and SAX parsers. He also shows how to use readers to parse and validate XML documents, how to leverage writers to create well-formed documents, and how to optimize the processing of large XML documents using functions to read and write Base64 and BinHex-encoded text. http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/05/Real-WorldXML/default.aspx http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Esposito
"Intellidimension Application Shows Power of RDF." By Jim Rapoza. In eWEEK (April 17, 2003). Intellidimension Inc.'s RDF Gateway 1.0 is one of the first applications to address the use of the Resource Description Framework standard; RDF makes it possible to have metadata interoperate across Web sites and enable everything from powerful search agents to extensive cross-site agent applications. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1023633,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Rapoza
"Why Use OWL." By Adam Pease (Teknowledge). From xFront XML Collection (April 2003). A set of OWL statements by itself (with the OWL spec) can allow you to conclude another OWL statement whereas a set of XML statements, by itself (and the XML spec) does not allow you to conclude any other XML statements. http://www.xfront.com/why-use-owl.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Pease
"Architect Struts Applications for Web Services. Bring the Power of the MVC Pattern to the Web Services Domain." By Jerome Josephraj (Developer, Ford Europe). From IBM developerWorks, Web services. April 15, 2003. The author shows how to build Web services applications based on the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern; he's adapted Struts, a popular open-source MVC framework, for use in the Web services arena. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-arcstruts/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Josephraj
"Sydney Firm to Protect 3G Content." By Nathan Cochrane. In Sydney Morning Herald (April 15, 2003). "A Sydney maker of copyright enforcement technology has beaten Microsoft for the coveted crown of protecting content consumed by the next generation of multimedia mobile phones. Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) version 1.1 has been adopted by mobile makers such as Nokia, Samsung and Sony- Ericsson, operators including Vodafone and open-standards-setting body OMA. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/14/1050172523035.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Cochrane
"Product Plans Afoot for BPEL4WS Spec. W3C Fears Fragmented Standards Efforts." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (April 17, 2003). Major backers of the BPEL4WS specification for Web services business processes are preparing products to implement the technology, which is being submitted for consideration by OASIS as an industry standard. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/17/HNbpelproducts_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#KrillProducts
"Commentary: The Right Web Services Process Standard." By Ted Schadler (Principal Analyst, Forrester Research). In CNET News.com (April 15, 2003). Applications heavyweights SAP and Siebel Systems have joined BEA Systems, IBM and Microsoft as co-authors on the BPEL4WS business process specification. http://rss.com.com/2009-1122-997210.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#Schadler
"Sun Exec Preaches UBL. Touts XML Business Document Standard for E- Commerce." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (April 16, 2003). Universal Business Language (UBL), a proposed OASIS specification for electronic commerce, presents the potential of enabling smaller businesses worldwide to engage in global commerce alongside major vendors. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/04/16/HNubl_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#KrillUBL
Business Process Execution Language for Web Services. Version 1.1. 31- March-2003. 134 pages. By Tony Andrews (Microsoft), Francisco Curbera (IBM), Hitesh Dholakia (Siebel Systems), Yaron Goland (BEA Systems), Johannes Klein (Microsoft), Frank Leymann (IBM), Kevin Liu (SAP), Dieter Roller (IBM), Doug Smith (Siebel Systems), Satish Thatte (Microsoft - Editor), Ivana Trickovic (SAP), and Sanjiva Weerawarana (IBM). Copyright (c) 2002, 2003 BEA Systems, International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, SAP AG, and Siebel Systems. The document defines a notation for specifying business process behavior based on Web Services; this notation is called Business Process Execution Language for Web Services (BPEL4WS). http://xml.coverpages.org/WS-BPELv11-20030331.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200304.html#BPELv11
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Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html
"OGC Prototyping US Government's Open Platform 'GeoSpatial One-Stop Portal'." http://xml.coverpages.org/OGC-OneStopPortal.html
"Software AG's Natural Mainframe Development Platform Now Supports XML. XML Document Creation and Processing Capability in Natural Version 4 Helps Extend Powerful Mainframe Applications Into the Future." http://xml.coverpages.org/SoftwareAG-Natural.html
"OGC Releases Request for Comment for Proposed Location Services Specification." http://xml.coverpages.org/OpenLS-RFC.html
"Liberty Alliance Releases New Specifications, Privacy and Security Guidelines to Drive Development of Identity-Based Web Services. Liberty Alliance Announces New Management Board Representatives Ericsson, Fidelity Investments, Novell and VeriSign, Inc. As Consortium Gains Momentum." http://xml.coverpages.org/LibertyPhase2.html
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ACM SIGDOC [Special Interest Group for Documentation] 2003. "Finding Real-World Solutions for Documentation: How Theory Informs Practice and Practice Informs Theory." October 12 - 15, 2003. Holiday Inn Financial. San Francisco, CA, USA. http://www.sigdoc2003.cs.uvic.ca/index.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#sigdoc2003
WinWriters Online Help Conference Europe 2003. "The Latest in Software User Assistance." June 1 - 3, 2003. Novotel London West, London, UK. http://www.winwriters.com/europe-ohc/index.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#ohc2003
Twelfth International World Wide Web Conference (WWW2003). May 20 - 24, 2003. Budapest, Hungary. http://www2003.org/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#www12
Society for Technical Communication (STC) 50th Annual Conference. May 18 - 21, 2003. Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas, USA. http://www.stc.org/50thConf/index.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#stc2003
8th Annual Arbortext User's Group International Conference. AUGI 2003. May 7 - 9, 2003. Adam's Mark Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, USA. http://www.arbortext.com/html/augi_2003.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#augi2003
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 http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#ebXML-Showcase2003
Second Annual PKI Research Workshop. April 28 - 29, 2003. NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, USA. http://middleware.internet2.edu/pki03/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#pki2
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