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Cover Pages Newsletter
December 16, 2003
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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 [Full abstract] http://xml.coverpages.org/covernewsTOP.html [Brief summary] http://xml.coverpages.org/covernews.xml [RSS]
New DMTF Server Management Working Group to Evolve CIM Specification.
The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) has announced the formation of a Server Management Working Group chartered to define a platform independent, industry standard management architecture instantiated through wire level protocols built upon IP based technologies. The architecture will extend the Common Information Model (CIM) schema to represent new server system topologies, defining new profiles for the management of server system hardware.
http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-12-16-b.html
RIXML.org Releases Investment Research Standard RIXML Version 2.1.
The RIXML.org consortium of buy- and sell-side financial industry leaders has announced the Version 2.1 release of its RIXML specification, including the XML Schema and "RIXML Users Guide: Data Dictionary Report." This investment research standard was designed by asset managers and investment banks as an open protocol that will improve the process of categorizing, aggregating, comparing, sorting, searching, and distributing global financial research.
http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-12-16-a.html
RELAX NG XML Schema Language Published as an ISO Standard (DSDL Part 2).
James Clark announced the publication of the RELAX NG specification as an ISO standard, being Part 2 'Regular-Grammar-Based Validation' of the multi-part ISO 19575 Document Schema Definition Language (DSDL). In Clark's vision, the RELAX NG schema language is "based firmly on the labelled-tree abstraction," distinguished from other XML schema languages by what it leaves out. RELAX NG is supported by a growing collection of software tools.
http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-12-15-a.html
Metadata Envelope for IETF MMUSIC Internet Media Guides (IMG).
A draft document "Metadata Framework for Internet Media Guides: Metadata Envelope" has been submitted to the IETF MMUSIC Working Group, together with an XML Schema for the IMG transfer envelope. Using SDP, IMG metadata is encapsulated into an IMG transfer envelope before it is passed to an IMG transport protocol such as MUPPET. It provides information describing resources and multimedia programs for streaming or downloading via multicast or unicast.
http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-12-12-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
"Introducing WS-CAF: More Than Just Transactions." By Mark Little and Jim Webber (Arjuna Technologies). In Web Services Journal Volume 03, Issue 12 (December 2003). This article provides a high-level view of Web Services Composite Application Framework (WS-CAF) starting from the bottom up, explaining the layered architecture of the trio of specifications that comprise WS-CAF, and demonstrating how each of the specifications can be used in its own right or as a whole to provide a rich framework for building reliable composite applications. http://www.sys-con.com/webservices/article.cfm?id=737 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#wsj-WSCAF
"Sun Sets Up European RFID Test Center." By Andy McCue. In CNET News.com (December 05, 2003). Demonstrating confidence in a lucrative RFID market, Sun's Chief Executive Scott McNealy checked out a shopping basket of RFID-tagged goods. Sun Microsystems announced that it will open a facility in Europe where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems. http://news.com.com/2100-1006_3-5113755.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#SunRFIDEU
"New Storage Management Specification Key to Managing Multi-Vendor SANs." By Shankar Subramanian. In CNET Asia (December 09, 2003). The Storage Management Interface Specification (SMI-S) is a specification for a standardized interface for storage management applications. The use of the CIM-XML over HTTP standard allows vendors to dynamically extend the features and functions of their products without redesign of the management transport. http://asia.cnet.com/itmanager/tech/0,39006407,39160252,00.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#SNIA-SMIS
"Reusable Asset Specification Advances at OMG." By David Rubinstein. In Software Development Times (December 15, 2003). The OMG architecture board has given its approval to the Reusable Asset Specification (RAS), basing it on the XML Metadata Interchange to facilitate the growth of what the group is calling asset-based development. http://sdtimes.com/news/092/story4.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#Rubinstein
"Draft RFC Submitted to OMG: Reusable Asset Specification (RAS)." An OMG Draft. Version 2.1. August 2003. Copyright (c) 2003 IBM, Flashline, LogicLibrary, ComponentSource, and Adaptive. 84 pages. The Reusable Asset Specification (RAS) defines a standard way to package reusable software assets. A reusable software asset is, broadly speaking, any cohesive collection of artifacts that solve a specific problem, created with the intent of reuse. http://www.rational.com/media/products/Resuable_Asset_Specification_draft.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#RAS
"BEA Thinks Simple With Weblogic Revamp." By Martin LaMonica. In CNET News.com (December 16, 2003). BEA Systems is hoping to simplify the management of Java software with an upcoming release of its WebLogic product, underscoring a broader industry push to lower the cost of managing applications. BEA WebLogic 9.0 application server software is being designed to help businesses see how well their Java business applications are performing. http://news.com.com/2100-7345_3-5125602.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#BEAManage
"Optimizing Web Services Using Java, Part I: Generic Java and Web
Services." By Jordan Anastasiade. In Web Services Journal Volume 03,
Issue 12 (December 2003). The author describes some proposed changes
to Java ("generics") and shows how they work together to make Java
technology a more expressive language for Web services development. A
second article uses the Java Web Services Developer Pack (JWSDP 1.3),
JAX-RPC 1.1 with its improved schema binding, and the architecture for
Basic Profile 1.0, to demonstrate how to design Web services that
perform well.
http://www.sys-con.com/webservices/article.cfm?id=736
http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#Anastasiade
"Screen XML Documents Efficiently With StAX." By Berthold Daum (BDaum Industrial Communications). From IBM developerWorks. December 11, 2003. This article shows you how to retrieve specific information from XML documents and how to stop the parsing process once this information is collected. With StAX you retrieve the information you want, then stop the parsing process. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-tipstx3/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#stax
"Longhorn for Developers: Controls and XAML." By Brent Rector. In Microsoft MSDN Library (December 16, 2003). From Introducing "Longhorn" for Developers. Longhorn platform applications typically consist of an Application object and a set of user interface pages that you write in a declarative markup language called XAML. A XAML page describes the classes that the runtime should create, the property values and event handlers for the instances of the classes, and an object model hierarchy. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnintlong/html/longhornch03.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#RectorXAML
"BitTorrent and RSS Create Disruptive Revolution. XML Syndication and Peer-To-Peer Meet to Extend the Power and Efficiency of Web-based Information Distribution." By Steve Gillmor. In eWEEK (December 14, 2003). RSS feeds are XML text files generated by blogs, websites and other web servers that desktop clients download on a set schedule, usually once an hour. As RSS gains momentum, it begins to strain the boundaries of its current infrastructure. Feeds are increasingly containing full text, graphics, and even multimedia files. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1413403,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#GillmorBT
"Sun Bolsters Services Efforts. Company Emphasizing Technologies Involving Managed Services and Utility Computing to Solve Services- Related Problems." By Ed Scannell. In InfoWorld (December 16, 2003). Sun Microsystems has underlined its commitment to driving cost and complexity out of corporate IT shops with a hard focus on technology- based solutions through its professional services group, combining its utility computing and managed services groups under one roof. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/12/16/HNsunservices_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#SunUtility
"Server Vendors Launch Management Initiative. Intel, IBM, HP, Dell to Work in Conjunction with DMTF to Standardize the Way Servers are Managed." By Robert McMillan. In InfoWorld (December 16, 2003). Intel Corp., Dell Inc., IBM Corp., and Hewlett-Packard Co., and others have announced a new industry organization to standardize the way servers are managed. The new Server Management Working Group being formed within the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standards organization will enhance the CIM specification. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/12/16/HNsmwg_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#McMillanDMTF
"Atom in Depth." By Sam Ruby. Presentation at the XML 2003 News Standards Summit. December 08, 2003. Sam Ruby (Senior Technical Staff Member in IBM Emerging Technologies Group, also VP, Apache Software Foundation) provided a state-of-affairs overview of the Atom news syndication format at the recent News Standards Summit. The presentation summarized in 59 slides covers: Background to Atom, Core model, Syndication, 'API', and the Web Accessible Archive. http://intertwingly.net/slides/2003/xmlconf/ http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#RubyAtom
"XML 2003 Session Report: News from the World of DSDL." By Uche Ogbuji. From XMLhack.com (December 15, 2003). On 10-December-2003 at the XML 2003 Conference in Philadelphia, Eric van der Vlist kicked off a block of presentations opening up the world of ISO Document Schema Definition Languages (DSDL), a project of ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 34 WG 1. The multi-part DSDL uses RELAX NG and Schematron. http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2120 http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#OgbujiDSDL
"BEA Pushing XML Document Effort. Company Also Eyeing Notification Technology for Browsers." By Paul Krill. In InfoWorld (December 15, 2003). BEA Systems is offering up to the Apache open source community its XML Beans technology for XML document management; the company is submitting XML Beans as an Apache Project to ensure its interoperability and support of a broad spectrum of XML and schema types. http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/12/15/HNbeabeans_1.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#BEA-PortKit
"The Atom Syndication Format 0.3 (PRE-DRAFT)." By Mark Nottingham [WWW]. With contributions from Tim Bray, Mark Pilgrim, and Sam Ruby; the content and concepts within are a product of the Atom community. APE (Atom/Pie/Echo) Working Group. December [12] 2003 [or later]. Reference: 'draft-nottingham-atom-format-01'. Supersedes: The Atom Syndication Format (PRE-DRAFT), 'draft-nottingham-atom-format-00a', August 2003. "Atom is an XML-based file format intended to allow lists of information, known as 'feeds', to be synchronised between publishers and consumers. Feeds are composed of a number of items, known as 'entries', each with an extensible set of attached metadata. http://www.mnot.net/drafts/draft-nottingham-atom-format-01.html http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#Atom03
"A 'Suite' Deal for Adobe Developers." By Jim Rapoza. In eWEEK (December 08, 2003). The newly released Adobe Creative Suite Premium is the first package that includes all Adobe Systems Inc.'s popular design development tools. It offers users the opportunity to effectively and affordably use these products to create and edit images, print content, and generate online content in an integrated and collaborative work environment. http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1405029,00.asp http://xml.coverpages.org/xmlPapers200312.html#RapozaAdobe
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Selected references for abstracted and annotated industry news at: http://xml.coverpages.org/press.html
"BEA Systems Delivers New Innovations, Standards Contributions to Help Developers Reduce Coding Complexity for Dramatically Increased Productivity. New Portability Kit, Open Source Project and Web Site Further Drive Investment Protection and Faster Time to Value for Customers." http://xml.coverpages.org/BEA-PortabilityKit.html
"OASIS Interoperability Demos Showcase ebXML, SAML, UBL, WS- Reliability, and XACML at XML 2003. Adobe, BEA, Citrix, Cyclone Commerce, Drake Certivo, Fujitsu, Hitachi, IBM, Korean National Computerization Agency (NCA), NEC, US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Vignette, and Others Demonstrate Interoperability of Standards." http://xml.coverpages.org/OASIS-InteropXML2003.html
"WS-I Delivers Sample Applications for Basic Profile. Sample Applications Provide Real-World Business Requirements to Web Services." http://xml.coverpages.org/WSI-SampleApps.html
"IDEAlliance Issues ICE 2.0 RFC at Industry News Standards Summit. Industry Strength, Web-Services Compliant Syndication Protocol Nears Final Approval." http://xml.coverpages.org/ICEv20RFC.html
"XML Cup 2003 Awards Presented to Michael Sperberg-McQueen of W3C, Adam Bosworth of BEA. Annual Awards Honor Achievements, Contributions to XML Standard." http://xml.coverpages.org/XMLCup2003.html
"OMG Announces Workshop on Deploying Service Oriented Architectures." http://xml.coverpages.org/OMG-SOAWorkshop.html
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Selected references from the events calendar at: http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html
WWW2004. The Thirteenth International World Wide Web Conference. May 17-22, 2004. New York Sheraton, New York, NY, USA. http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-09-05-a.html http://www2004.org/ http://www2004.org/cfp/refereed.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#www2004
ODRL International Workshop 2004. April 21 - 23, 2004. Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria. http://odrl.net/workshop2004/ http://xml.coverpages.org/ODRL-Workshop2004.html http://odrl.net/workshop2004/cfp.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#odrl2004 http://xml.coverpages.org/drm.html
The Gilbane Conference on Content Management. March 24 - 26, 2004. Los Angeles, CA, USA. http://www.gilbane.com/CM_conference_LA_04.html http://sales.lighthouseseminars.com/lighthouse/conference-grid.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#gilbaneCM200403
AIIM 2004 Conference. March 8 - 10, 2004. Javits Convention Center, New York, NY, USA. http://www.aiim2004.com/ http://www.aiim.org/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#aiim2004
Web Services Edge 2004 East International Conference & Expo. February 24 - 26, 2004. Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA. http://www.sys-con.com/webservicesedge2004east http://www.sys-con.com/webservicesedge2004east/papers.cfm http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#wsEdge2004East
OMG Workshop on Deploying Service Oriented Architectures. February 23 - 26, 2004. San Jose, CA, USA. http://xml.coverpages.org/OMG-SOAWorkshop.html http://www.omg.org/news/releases/pr2003/11-10-03.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#omgSOA
Third Annual O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. February 9 - 12, 2004. Westin Horton Plaza San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA. http://conferences.oreilly.com/etech/ http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/28/etech04_grid.html http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#etech2004
First International Conference on Service Oriented Computing (ICSOC 2003). "The New Computing Paradigm for the Networked World." December 15 - 18, 2003. Trento, Italy. http://www.unitn.it/convegni/icsoc03.htm http://www.unitn.it/convegni/icsoc03_program.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#icsoc2003
IASTED Special Session on Architectures and Languages for Digital Rights Management and Access Control. December 11, 2003. New York City, NY, USA. http://www.iasted.com/conferences/2003/NewYork/cnis-specsess1.htm http://www.iasted.com/conferences/2003/NewYork/cnis.htm http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#cnisDRM
19th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference. "Practical Solutions to Real Security Problems." December 8 - 12, 2003. Aladdin Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. http://www.acsac.org/2003/glance.html http://www.acsac.org/2003/adv_pgm.pdf http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#acsa2003
XML 2003 Conference and Exhibition. "Now We're Cooking". December 7 - 12, 2003. Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2003/ http://xml.coverpages.org/conf.html#xml2003
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