OASIS News
2 Oct 2007
Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements,
accomplishments,
and activities for the international open standards
consortium.
In this issue:
* ebXML Messaging Services 3.0 becomes an OASIS Standard
* Consortium solicits feedback on proposed SDO TC charter
* OASIS Standard ballots on SAML Metadata open soon
* CGM Open seeks candidates for Steering Committee
* Register now for Open Standards Forum
* OASIS IDtrust hosts free security workshop in Barcelona
* OASIS ODF Adoption Committee completes successful ODF
Camp
* Sangwon Lim of KIEC translates OASIS News into Korean
* Welcome new OASIS Sponsors--AtHoc, Juniper, KITS
* OASIS ODF Adoption Committee hosts successful ODF Camp
* Important dates
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ebXML Messaging Services 3.0 becomes an OASIS Standard
Members have approved version 3.0 of ebXML Messaging
Services: Part 1, Core
Features as an OASIS Standard. ebXML Messaging defines the
transport, routing
and packaging of e-business transactions. Congratulations to
ebXML Messaging
Services TC chair, Ian Jones, and to all TC participants for
this
accomplishment.
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200710/msg00000.html
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Consortium solicits feedback on proposed SDO TC charter
Members are asked to review and comment on a draft charter
to establish the
OASIS Service Data Objects (SDO) TC. The group plans to
evolve and standardize
specifications defining the SDO architecture and API.
Proposers include
representatives of BEA, IBM, Oracle, SAP, and Xcalia. The
comment period for
the charter closes 9 Oct.
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200709/msg00004.html
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OASIS Standard ballots on SAML Metadata open soon
The OASIS Security Services TC has submitted two
specification sets to be
considered as OASIS Standards: 1) the Metadata Profile for
the Security
Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V1.x and 2) the Metadata
Extension for SAML
V2.0 and V1.x Query Requesters. SAML defines an XML-based
framework for
creating and exchanging security information between online
partners. On 16
Oct, Calls for Vote will be issued to all OASIS member
organizations. Members
who wish to discuss these ballots may do so through
member-discuss lists.oasis-open.org.
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200710/msg00001.html
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200710/msg00002.html
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CGM Open seeks candidates for Steering Committee
Nominations remain open until 3 Oct for the OASIS CGM Open
Member Section
Steering Committee. CGM Open developed and currently
maintains WebCGM, an
application of the ISO-standard Computer Graphics Metafile
for electronic
documents. One seat on the three-person Steering Committee
is up for election,
and any member of CGM Open may nominate a candidate for this
two-year
commitment.
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200709
/msg00006.html
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Register now for Open Standards Forum
Members and non-members are strongly encouraged to reserve
seats now for the
Open Standards Forum, "Enabling Transformational
Government through Web
Services and SOA", which will be held on 29-30 Oct near
bond. Produced by
OASIS and the Butler Group, this event will examine the role
standards play in
the interoperability of services in public sector IT
environments. The
international conference will feature speakers from Asia,
Central Europe, North
America, and Western Europe. Keynotes will be presented by
Jagdip Grewal of the
NHS Connecting for Health; John Wailing of the UK Home
Office; and David Keene
of SAP UK. Delegates will participate in a mock election,
demonstrating
interoperability of the Election Markup Language (EML). Pim
van der Eijk of
OASIS discusses the benefits of attending the Forum in a new
webinar.
http://
events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2007/
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/
webinars/2007-10-01-Open-Standards-Forum-Previ
ew.wmv
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OASIS IDtrust hosts free security workshop in Barcelona
Presentations at the 22 Oct event will focus on the critical
need for strong
identity management initiatives, protocols, and standards.
International
experts will explore innovative approaches, successful use
cases, and potential
opportunities directly relevant to your identity management
challenges.
Speakers include Abbie Barbir of Nortel, Eve Maler of Sun
Microsystems, John
Sabo of CA, Ann Terwilliger of VISA International, and
others. Attendees are
eligible for a discount at the Burton Group Catalyst
conference.
http:/
/events.oasis-open.org/home/idtrust/2007
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OASIS ODF Adoption Committee completes successful ODF Camp
Thirty participants tested OpenDocument interoperability at
the ODF Camp in
Barcelona on 20 Sept. Held in conjunction with the
OpenOffice.org 2007
conference, the event tested documents generated in
StarOffice/OpenOffice.org,
IBM Symphony, Google Docs, KOffice, MS Office 2003 + Sun
plug-in, MS Office
2003 + odf-converter and SEPT-solutions Mobile Office. An
online discussion of
interoperability issues will be initiated, and future ODF
Camps are planned.
h
ttp://opendocument.xml.org/odf-camp-barcelona-2007
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Sangwon Lim of KIEC translates OASIS News into Korean
The consortium gratefully acknowledges Sangwon Lim of the
Korea Institute for
Electronic Commerce (KIEC) for agreeing to translate OASIS
News into Korean as
a voluntary service to the community. Everyone is invited to
subscribe to the
Korean translation by sending email to
oasisnewskr-subscribelists.oasis-open.org. The archives will be
publicly
accessible.
http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_archive.php
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Welcome new OASIS Sponsors
* AtHoc provides enterprise-class, network-centric alerting
systems for
emergency notifications and mission-critical communications.
http://athoc.com/
* Juniper Networks helps businesses create a responsive and
trusted environment
for accelerating the deployment of services and applications
over a single
network. http://www.juniper.net/
* KITS provides comprehensive solutions, including hardware
and software needed
for IT and integration challenges for small and large
commercial enterprises,
the military, and government agencies. http://www.kits-inc.com/
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Important dates
3 Oct:
Nominations for CGM Open Steering Committee close
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200709
/msg00006.html
9 Oct:
Last day for comments on proposed SDO TC charter
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200709/msg00004.html
16 Oct:
OASIS Standard ballot opens for SAML Metadata
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200710/msg00001.html
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200710/msg00002.html
21 Oct:
Production Planning and Scheduling (PPS) 1.0 public review
ends
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announc
e/200708/msg00005.html
22 Oct:
IDtrust holds free Catalyst workshop in Barcelona
http:/
/events.oasis-open.org/home/idtrust/2007
29-30 Oct:
OASIS and Butler Group host Open Standards Forum in bond
http://
events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2007/
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