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Cover Pages Newsletter
July 15, 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 [Full abstract] http://xml.coverpages.org/covernewsTOP.html [Brief summary] http://xml.coverpages.org/covernews.xml [RSS]
Security Featured in Microsoft Web Services Enhancements Version 2.0 Technology Preview.
Microsoft has released Web Services Enhancements V2.0 Technology Preview. WSE 2.0 includes a policy framework, enhanced security model, message-oriented programming model, and support for multiple hosting environments. WSE provides a foundation for building applications based on Web services specifications published by Microsoft and industry partners including WS-Security, WS-Policy, WS-SecurityPolicy, WS-Trust, WS-SecureConversation and WS-Addressing. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-07-15-b.html
Enhanced Adobe XML Architecture Supports XML/PDF Form Designer and XML Data Package (XDP).
Adobe has announced XML/PDF form designer software and an enhanced XML-based architecture for creating intelligent electronic documents. Leveraging the power of PDF, the form design software will enable organizations to define business logic and include user-defined XML schemas in the design of intelligent forms. The XML Data Package (XDP) files contain XML form data, XML form templates, PDF documents, and other XML information. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-07-15-a.html
Sleepycat Software Releases Berkeley DB XML Native XML Database.
Sleepycat Software has announced the general availability of Berkeley DB XML, a data management solution based upon Berkeley DB. Berkeley DB XML is designed for professional software developers who need a transactional, recoverable data manager for native XML and semi- structured data that is fast, cost-effective, and flexible. It supports XPath 1.0 and other W3C standards for XML and XML Namespaces. Source code is freely available for evaluation. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-07-14-b.html
OpenGroupware.org Announces Open Source Project for Groupware Server Software.
The OpenGroupware.org Project announced the release of open source server software and the formation of a new development community supporting open-protocol groupware server software. OGo software will interoperate with the OpenOffice.org software. It enables users to share calendar, address book and e-mail information and to communicate via IM, share folders, exchange documents, track changes, share a whiteboard, and browse the Web. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-07-14-a.html
Sun and Waveset Provide Identity Management Solution for PeopleSoft Using SPML.
Sun Microsystems, Waveset Technologies, and PeopleSoft have announced an expansion of the companies' strategic alliance to deliver an integrated, standards-based identity management solution for use with PeopleSoft applications. The integrated solution uses the Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML) and will support the ability to initiate and manage the lifecycle of workforce identity information from a single portal interface. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-07-11-b.html
Microsoft Enhances Support for Speech Application Language Tags (SALT).
Microsoft has announced new support for open-standards-based speech technology, including a Speech Server, updated Speech Application Software Development Kit (SASDK), Speech Server Beta Program, Early Adopter Program, and training courses. Based upon the Speech Application Language Tags (SALT) specification, the speech server has Speech Engine Services and Telephony Application Services to support unified telephony and multimodal applications. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-07-11-a.html
IBM Releases Updated Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language (EPAL) Specification.
Updated XML schemas and documentation have been published for IBM's "Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language (EPAL)" specification, defining an interoperability language for exchanging privacy policy in a structured format between applications or enterprises. EPAL V1.1 is supported by an open source Privacy Authoring Editor which enables companies to author/edit privacy policies conforming to EPAL, including complex privacy rules. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-07-09-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
"Testing Structural Properties in Textual Data: Beyond Document Grammars." By Felix Sasaki and Jens Poenninghaus (Universitaet Bielefeld). [Pre-publication draft of paper published] in Literary and Linguistic Computing Volume 18, Issue 1 (April 2003), pages 89-100. In this paper, we complement the concept of grammatical constraints with a methodology for defining and applying structural constraints from the perspective of a single element. Modelling co-referential relations between textual units with a Context Specification Document (CSD) can help to maintain consistency in textual data and to explore the linguistic properties of co-reference. http://xml.coverpages.org/SasakiGrammarsLitlin181.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#SasakiCSD
"Identifying Metadata Elements with URIs: The CORES Resolution." By Thomas Baker (Birlinghoven Library, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) and Makx Dekkers (PricewaterhouseCoopers). In D-Lib Magazine Volume 9, Number 7/8 (July/August 2003). the maintainers of Global Information Locator Service (GILS), ONIX, MARC 21, CERIF, DOI, IEEE/LOM, and Dublin Core report on their implementations of the CORES resolution and highlight issues of relevance to establishing good-practice conventions for declaring, identifying, and maintaining metadata elements. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july03/baker/07baker.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#BakerCORES
"Using the OAI-PMH ... Differently." By Herbert Van de Sompel (Digital Library Research and Prototyping, Los Alamos National Laboratory), Jeffrey A. Young (OCLC Office of Research), and Thomas B. Hickey (OCLC Office of Research). In D-Lib Magazine Volume 9, Number 7/8 (July/August 2003). The OAI-PMH has been widely accepted, and until recently, it has mainly been applied to make Dublin Core metadata about scholarly objects contained in distributed repositories searchable through a single user interface. This article describes innovative applications of the OAI-PMH that we have introduced in recent projects. http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july03/young/07young.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#OAI-PMH
"IBM Introduces EPAL for Privacy Management." By John Fontana. In Network World (July 09, 2003). IBM has introduced a set of tools that will help companies automatically set and manage privacy policies that govern access to sensitive data stored in corporate applications and databases. The new XML-based programming language called Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language (EPAL) allows developers to build policy enforcement directly into enterprise applications. http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0709ibmprivacy.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#FontanaEPAL
"New OpenOffice on the Threshold." By David Becker. In CNET News.com (July 15, 2003). The first major upgrade of OpenOffice moved a step closer with the introduction of a near-final version of the revamped open-source software. http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-1025908.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#BeckerOpenOffice
"Startup Unveils New Web-Services Language." By Charles Babcock. In InformationWeek (July 15, 2003). A startup called Clear Methods has produced Water, an XML programming language, and a run-time environment for Water code, called Steam Engine, which it's offering as part of a pure Web-services platform. http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=12800605 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#BabcockWater
"Microsoft Previews Upgraded Web Services Pack. Security to Get Boost." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (July 15, 2003). Microsoft has released a preview of an upcoming update to its Web Services Enhancements (WSE) kit, focusing on security. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/15/HNwse20_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#WSE20
"Microsoft Bolsters Web Services Security." By Martin LaMonica. In CNET News.com (July 15, 2003). Microsoft has released a toolkit designed to help software programmers tighten security in Web services applications. The toolkit, called Web Services Enhancements (WSE) version 2, will let companies use the latest security capabilities from Microsoft and other software giants. http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-1025441.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#LaMonicaWSE
"Computer Associates Tackles Web Services Management. Tool Released for Discovery, Monitoring." By Brian Fonseca. In InfoWorld (July 14, 2003). In an effort to overcome complexities associated with Web services management, Computer Associates on Monday introduced Unicenter Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) 1.0, a tool designed to automatically discover and monitor Web services. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/14/HNcawsdm_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#FonsecaCA
"CA Unveils Web Services Management Technology." By Steven Burke and Heather Clancy. In InternetWeek (July 15, 2003). Computer Associates International has announced several new products for facilitating Web services, including Unicenter WSDM, a new management product designed to monitor and track Web services. http://www.internetwk.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=12800546 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#BurkeCA
"Adobe Expands E-Forms Push." By David Becker. In CNET News.com (July 15, 2003). Publishing software giant Adobe Systems on Tuesday announced a new electronic forms application that appears to be aimed at Microsoft's upcoming InfoPath product. http://news.com.com/2100-1012_3-1025731.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#BeckerAdobe
"Adobe Outlines XML Forms Plans." [Edited] By Patricia Evans. In The Bulletin: Seybold News and Views on Electronic Publishing Volume 8, Number 41 (July 16, 2003). Seeking to counter the rumors that Microsoft's forthcoming XML forms product (now called InfoPath) means the death of PDF, Adobe this week departed from typical practice and discussed a product that's at least six months away from delivery. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#SeyboldAdobe
"Liberty Alliance Offers Advice on External ID Federation. The Guidelines Explain How Companies Should Work Together on the ID Effort." By Scarlet Pruitt. In Computerworld (July 10, 2003). The Liberty Alliance Project released Liberty Alliance Business Guidelines guidelines describing how companies should include business partners and customers in their networks, saying it's crucial for the advancement of Web services. http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/development/webservices/story/0,10801,82945,00.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#PruittLiberty
"Microsoft Shifts TrustBridge Towards WS- Roadmap." By Gavin Clarke. In Computer Business Review Online (July 15, 2003). Microsoft Corp is changing the direction of TrustBridge for Active Directory to fit the WS- roadmap jointly authored with IBM Corp, and is targeting a 2005 release date for the technology. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#GClarkeTrustBridge
"Serialize XML Data. Saving XML Data Using DOMWriter in XML for the C++ Parser." By Tinny Ng (System House Business Scenarios Designer, IBM Toronto Laboratory). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. July 15, 2003. ['IBM developer Tinny Ng uses examples to show how to serialize XML data into different types of output streams with different encodings. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-serial.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#NgSerialize
"XML for Data: Reuse it or Lose it, Part 3. Realize the Benefits of Reuse." By Kevin Williams (CEO, Blue Oxide Technologies, LLC). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. July 08, 2003. In the final installment of this three-part column, the author looks at some of the ways you can take advantage of the reusable XML components. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-xdbenefit.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#WilliamsReuse
"Tip: Send and Receive SOAP Messages with SAAJ. Java API Automates Many of the Steps Required in Generating and Sending Messages Manually." By Nicholas Chase (President, Chase & Chase, Inc). From IBM developerWorks, XML zone. July 10, 2003. The author shows you how to use the SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) to simplify the process of creating and sending SOAP messages. SAAJ is an offshoot of the Java API for XML Messaging (JAXM) and automates many of the required steps, such as creating connections or creating and sending the actual messages. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-jaxmsoap/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#ChaseSAAJ
"Use RosettaNet Based Web services, Part 1: BPEL4WS and RosettaNet. How to Instantly Add Years of E-Business Experience and Expertise to Your Web Services." By Suhayl Masud (Founder and Lead Architect, Different Thinking). From IBM developerWorks, Web services (July 15, 2003). This series of articles demonstrates the creation of a real e- business dialogue by leveraging the industry leading e-business process specifications from RosettaNet, and translating them to Web services using the expressive and flexible BPEL4WS. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/webservices/library/ws-rose1/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#MasudBPEL4WS
"Sleepycat Boosts Database." By Lisa Vaas. In eWEEK (July 14, 2003). Sleepycat Software Inc. has tossed its open-source database into the XML ring with the release of code for Berkeley DB XML, a native XML database that's built on top of the open-source embedded database, Berkeley DB. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1191757,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#VaasSleepycat
"Using WSDL in a UDDI Registry, Version 2.0." By John Colgrave (IBM) and Karsten Januszewski (Microsoft). Edited by Anne Thomas Manes and Tony Rogers (Computer Associates). Technical Note produced and approved by the OASIS UDDI Specification Technical Committee. Document Identifier: uddi-spec-tc-tn-wsdl-v2. 42 pages. This document is an OASIS UDDI Technical Note that defines a new approach to using WSDL in a UDDI Registry; its purpose is to clarify the relationship between WSDL and UDDI and to describe a recommended approach to mapping WSDL descriptions to the UDDI data structures. http://xml.coverpages.org/UDDI-WSDLTNv200.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#WSDL-UDDI
"The Politics of Open-Source Software." By Declan McCullagh. In CNET News.com (July 14, 2003). "Mike Wendy, spokesman and policy counsel for the Initiative for Software Choice (ISC), says he just wants to make sure government agencies don't unduly favor open-source or free programs over proprietary software. Bruce Perens says the ISC is going beyond its 'neutrality' claim and is lobbying against open-source software; he's created a rival organization, Sincere Choice, to oppose it. http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-1025268.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#McCullaghOS
"Novell and Microsoft Embrace IDs." By Dennis Fisher. In eWEEK (July 07, 2003). Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. are jockeying for position in a market that rapidly is becoming one of the key battlegrounds for winning and keeping customers: identity management. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1179198,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#FisherIDManag
"Open-Source Groupware Aims at Exchange." By Mark Hachman. In eWEEK (July 11, 2003). In the spirit of the OpenOffice assault on Microsoft Office, a group of independent developers has begun an open-source groupware project intended to provide an alternative to Microsoft's Exchange Server. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1190334,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Hachman
"WS-I Discusses Interoperable Web Services." By Allison Taylor. In ComputerWorld Australia (July 14, 2003). The speed and extent of Web services adoption depends on the success of making them interoperable, the president and chairman of the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) said at a roundtable discussion on Web services in Toronto. http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1617106420 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#TaylorWSI
"Creating Email Templates with XML." By Rafe Colburn. From O'Reilly ONJava.com (July 09, 2003). Web applications typically need the ability to send email. This article and the accompanying code attempt to take as much pain as possible out of the process for you by providing a generic framework (Jakarta Commons Digester package) that enables you to create email templates using XML files and send them. http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2003/07/09/email_templates.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Colburn
"BEA Strong on WS-Security, Supports Liberty." By Gavin Clarke. In (July 10, 2003). Scott Dietzen, BEA Systems Inc's chief technology officer is steering a middle course on a jointly authored web services roadmap with IBM Corp and Microsoft Corp; he urged customers to critically examine whether suppliers are committed to IBM and Microsoft's WS-Security specification. http://www.cbronline.com/news http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#GClarke-BEA
"Thailand Links Up With Singapore Over ebXML." By Pongpen Sutharoj, Suchalee Pongprasert. In The Nation (July 14, 2003). Thailand and Singapore are collaborating to set the standard of information interchange using ebXML to allow the two countries to do business by paperless processes. The move aims to encourage the exchange of data using ebXML in the areas of international trading and tourism. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/page.news.php3?id=17161 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Thailand-ebXML
"Burton Group Speakers Debate Web Services. Security Remains a Concern." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (July 11, 2003). Speakers at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference 2003 debated the pros and cons of Web services-based application integration, illustrating the diversity of opinions still surrounding the technology. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/11/HNburtonws_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#KrillBurtonSec
"Microsoft Pitches Voice Specification. SALT Support Trumps Voice XML as Speech Server Sounds Return of Enterprise Voice." By Ephraim Schwartz. In InfoWorld (July 11, 2003). Due for manufacturing release before mid-2004, the Microsoft Speech Server product will include a text-to-speech engine from SpeechWorks -- Microsoft's own speech- recognition engine -- and a telephony interface manager. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/11/27NNvoice_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Schwartz
"Microsoft Plans Web Services Spec Meeting. WS-ReliableMessaging to be Scrutinized." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (July 11, 2003). On July 15, 2003 Microsoft plans to hold a summit meeting at its Redmond campus to seek input on the Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS- ReliableMessaging) specification for Web services-based integration. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/11/HNrmmessaging_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#KrillWSRM
"Provisioning the Future at the Catalyst Conference." By Anne Chen. In eWEEK (July 11, 2003). While identity management was the headliner at this week's Burton Group Catalyst Conference, the demonstration of the OASIS Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML) could have a larger impact on enterprises in the near future. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1190553,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#ChenProvisioning
"Security This Week: Identity, Privacy, And Spam 'Sucker' Lines. IBM, BMC Bring Security Technologies to the Fore." By Paul Roberts. In InfoWorld (July 11, 2003). The Burton Group Catalyst Conference in San Francisco brought a spate of announcements from companies operating in the hot area of identity management and data privacy. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/11/HNsecurityweek_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#RobertsBMC
"Microsoft Releases Speech Server Beta. Company Looks to Integrate Call Centers With Web." By Stephen Lawson. In InfoWorld (July 10, 2003). Microsoft is moving moved toward the integration of call centers and the Web with the release of the Microsoft Speech Server beta. The software platform is designed to host voice-based services similarly to the way Web servers host a company's Web site, as well as supporting multimodal applications. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/10/HNspeechserver_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#LawsonSpeech
"Meeting the Challenge: Web Services Technologies and Business Value." By Bob Sutor (IBM, Director of WebSphere Infrastructure Software). From WSReview.com (July 10, 2003). Focus: XML. Web services can be defined without mentioning specific operating systems, programming languages, tools, databases or CRM systems. This article describes the business requirements that Web services are being designed to meet, and it may uncover places in your business where Web services are now or will soon be applicable. http://www.wsreview.com/focus/xml/default.cfm?ArticleId=3219 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Sutor
"Computer Associates to Hand Off Open Security Exchange to IEEE. Move Makes Organization More Public, Company Says." By Paul Roberts. In InfoWorld (July 10, 2003). Three months after launching a cross- industry group to develop standards for integrating physical and information technology (IT) security, Computer Associates International is handing off management of that group to the Industry Standards and Technology Organization (ISTO). IEEE will assume administrative control of the Open Security Exchange (OSE). http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/10/hncaose_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#RobertsISTO
"New Group Releases Open Source Groupware. Project Called a Microsoft Exchange Replacement." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (July 10, 2003). "OpenGroupware.org (OGo) has announced its formation and release of groupware server software under an open source format. An official at OpenOffice.org, a complementary project for building an open source office suite, calls the OGo project a replacement for Microsoft Exchange. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/10/HNogo_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#KrilloGo
"Identity Management Front and Center At Catalyst." By Gregg Keizer. In TechWeb News (July 10, 2003). Identity management got a series of shots in the arm on Tuesday as several companies made announcements at the Burton Group's Catalyst conference in San Francisco. Novell, Microsoft, IBM, Liberty Alliance, Sun, and others released updated information about their identity management solutions. http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20030708S0013 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Keizer
"A Survey of APIs and Techniques for Processing XML." By Dare Obasanjo. From XML.com (July 09, 2003). In recent times the landscape of APIs and techniques for processing XML has been reinvented as developers and designers learn from their experiences and some past mistakes. This article provides an overview of the current landscape of techniques for processing XML and runs the gamut from discussing old mainstays, such as push model APIs and tree model APIs as exemplified by SAX and DOM, to newer participants in the XML world such as cursor APIs and pull model parsers. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/07/09/xmlapis.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#ObasanjoAPI
"Liberty Alliance Cites Business Issues in Network Identity. Group Publishes Guidelines." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (July 10, 2003). The Liberty Alliance has publisged a document emphasizing that business issues, not just technology, affect federated network identity. Released at the Catalyst conference in San Francisco, the Business Guidelines document cites four business requirements to consider in the context of identity federation. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/07/10/HNlibertydoc_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Krill
"IBM, Microsoft Publish Web Services Identity Specification." By John Fontana. In Network World (July 08, 2003). IBM and Microsoft on Tuesday published the fifth of an eventual seven specifications that will work in unison to help corporations deploy secure and interoperable Web services. The new WS-Federation specification is designed to standardize the way companies share user and machine identities among disparate authentication and authorization systems spread across corporate boundaries. http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0708ibmmsspec.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#FontanaWSFederation
"Liberty Answers Microsoft Evangelism." By Gavin Clarke. In Computer Business Review Online (July 10, 2003). The Liberty Alliance Project has insisted its specifications for federated network identity are modular and flexible, contrary to the claims of Microsoft Corp. http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#ClarkeLiberty
"Transclusion with XSLT 2.0." By Bob DuCharme. From XML.com (July 09, 2003). Transclusion is a hypertext concept that began in the work of Ted Nelson, who coined the term 'hypertext'. Roughly speaking, transclusion is the inclusion of a resource, or part of a resource, potentially from anywhere in the world, within a new one. XSLT 2.0 lets you embed an XSLT template rule in a document to effectively include a remote document. http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/07/09/xslt.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Transclusion
"O'Reilly Gazes Into the Future of Open Source." By Peter Galli. In eWEEK (July 09, 2003). There has been an enormous paradigm shift around open source, according to Tim O'Reilly, president of O'Reilly & Associates Inc. He said that the shift started when IBM introduced the first PC, with change in the PC industry now driven by low-cost hardware and the commodity model. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1187612,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#GalliOS
"OASIS Takes the Wraps Off SPML." By Michael Singer. In InternetNews.com (July 09, 2003). At the Burton Group's Catalyst conference, members of OASIS demonstrated the interoperability of service provisioning using its latest specification: Service Provisioning Markup Language (SPML). The technology was designed to work with the World Wide Web Consortium's SOAP, the OASIS Standard SAML, the OASIS WS-Security specification, and other open standards. http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2232881 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#Singer
"Microsoft Revives TrustBridge for Web Services Role." By John Fontana. In Network World (July 09, 2003). Microsoft is dusting off its year-old and mostly forgotten TrustBridge technology and recasting it as middleware to support federation of identities across disparate platforms. TrustBridge will become a security server capable of producing a user authentication and authorization token in a variety of formats. http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/0709msws.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200307.html#FontanaTrustBridge
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Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html
"Corel Smart Graphics Studio 1.1 Update Now Available." http://xml.coverpages.org/SmartGraphicsStudioV11.html
"Adobe Advances Intelligent Documents with New XML/PDF Form Design Software. New Software Takes Advantage of Adobe's XML Architecture to Enable Easy Creation and Deployment of Intelligent Electronic Documents in PDF and XDP." http://xml.coverpages.org/AdobeXDP.html
"Microsoft Releases Technology Preview of Web Services Enhancements Version 2.0. Company Adds New Security Capabilities for Developers Building Advanced Web Services." http://xml.coverpages.org/MS-WSEv20TechPreview.html
"CA Ensures Performance, Reliability and Security of Web Services With New Unicenter and eTrust Solutions. Five Advanced Management and Security Offerings Enable IT Organizations To Optimize Service Levels for Enterprise and Customer- Facing Systems." http://xml.coverpages.org/CA-WSDM.html
"Sleepycat Software Launches Native XML Data Manager Built on the Proven Berkeley DB Engine. 'No-compromises' Native XML Database Attracts Thousands to Beta Program, Including BEA Systems, Boeing, EDS, Leadscope and TELOS." http://xml.coverpages.org/SleepycatBerkeleyDBXML.html
"New Project Formed: OpenGroupware.org. SKYRIX Open Sources its Groupware Server." http://xml.coverpages.org/OpenGroupware-SKYRiX.html
"BEA Co-Authors WS-Federation, Demonstrating Continued Standards Leadership." http://xml.coverpages.org/BEA-WSFederation.html
"Report Finds Liberty Alliance Standard Helps Financial Institutions Extend Trusted Relationships and Enable New Online Businesses. Independent Study Sponsored by Leading Banks and Industry Vendors Demonstrate SAML and Liberty Alliance Ready to Meet Banks' Business Needs." http://xml.coverpages.org/FSTC-LibertySAMLReport.html
"BMC Software Enhances Provisioning Solution. Marked By Industry First, Enhancements Ease Provisioning Management Challenges." http://xml.coverpages.org/BMC-SPML.html
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Events --------------------------------------------------------------------
Selected references from the events calendar at: http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html
XML Database Symposium (XSym 2003). September 8, 2003. The Humboldt- Universitaet zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany. http://www.lirmm.fr/~bella/XSym/ http://www.lirmm.fr/~bella/XSym/program.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/XSym2003-CFP.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#XSym2003
The Fourth Open Archives Forum Workshop. "In Practice, Good Practice: the Future of Open Archives." September 4 - 5, 2003. UKOLN, University of Bath, UK. http://www.oaforum.org/ http://www.oaforum.org/workshops/bath_invitation.php http://www.openarchives.org/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#oaf4
XML Web Services One Boston. "Solutions for Practical XML Web Services Development." August 12 - 15, 2003. World Trade Center, Boston, MA, USA. http://www.xmlconference.com/boston/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#wsOneBoston2003
Extreme Markup Languages 2003. August 4 - 8, 2003. Hilton Hotel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. http://www.extrememarkup.com/extreme/2003/program.asp http://www.mulberrytech.com/Extreme/At-A-Glance.html http://www.mulberrytech.com/Extreme http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#Extreme2003
2003 LinuxWorld Conference & Expo. August 4 - 7, 2003. The Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA. http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/ http://www.linuxworldexpo.com/linuxworldny03/V40/index.cvn?ID=10177 http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#LinuxWorld2003
Open Publish 2003. Third Annual Conference for Standards and Process in Publishing. July 28 -31, 2003. Star City Casino, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia. http://www.openpublish.com.au/ http://www.openpublish.com.au/program2003.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#OpenPublish2003
First European Workshop on Object Orientation and Web Service (EOOWS). July 21 - 25, 2003. Darmstadt, Germany. http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/g.piccinelli/eoows.htm http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/g.piccinelli/eoows/eoows-programme.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#eoows2003
SVG Open 2003. July 13 - 18, 2003. Second Annual Conference on Scalable Vector Graphics. Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver, BC, Canada. http://www.w3.org/News/2003#item109 http://www.svgopen.org/ http://www.svgopen.org/2003/proceedings.do http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#SVG-Open2003
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