OASIS ADVISES NATO

["Carol Geyer" <geyer@icubed.com>]

This press release will be distributed to the press tomorrow:

OASIS Addresses NATO on XML Adoption

Boston, MA, November 30, 1999--OASIS, the Organization for the
Advancement of Structured Information Standards, recently advised NATO, 
the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization, on the impact of XML on information
technology development and its potential for NATO's information systems. 
Dr. Robert
S. Sutor (IBM), chief strategy officer of OASIS, addressed participants in
the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) XML Workshop in 
The
Hague, The Netherlands.

The NC3A XML Workshop analyzed potential application areas for XML in
NATO and assessed (in global terms) the benefits which adoption offers. 
The
Workshop reviewed the development status of XML and took stock of
defense-related XML activities within NATO and its member countries.
OASIS contributed to the development of recommendations for a way ahead 
for
NATO regarding XML (bodies to be involved, potential exploratory 
prototyping
or pilot activities, and participation in the international XML
standardization effort).

"NATO and its member nations recognize the need to encode agreements on
information exchange in XML before a plethora of uncoordinated,
non-interoperable encodings get developed in defense systems projects,"
explained Dr. Klaus G. Muller of the NC3A. "We welcome input from OASIS
on where and how it can help on NATO's path towards XML adoption, both
between NATO systems and between NATO and its member nations. The vendor
independence of OASIS is crucial for us."

"OASIS is the operator of the XML.org industry portal for XML
applications and is the only non-profit, vendor-neutral international 
consortium
wholly dedicated to the advancement of structured information standards 
such as
XML. OASIS is thus well-positioned to offer NATO important insights into
the rapid adoption of XML in many industries around the globe," added 
Sutor.

About OASIS
OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is a non-profit, international
consortium dedicated solely to product-independent data and content 
interchange.
Focusing on product interoperability, OASIS embraces the complete
spectrum of structured information standards including XML, SGML and CGM. 
OASIS
sponsors include Adobe Systems, AND-USA, Arbortext, Bentley Systems,
Boeing, Chrystal Software, Commerce One, Corel, DataChannel, DMSi, 
Documentum,
Dun & Bradstreet, Enigma, Excelergy, Extricity Software, GCA, IBM, Inso,
InterCAP, Interleaf, Interwoven, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Keyfile, Larson Software,
Microsoft, NextPage, NIST, Object Design, Oracle, POET Software, Reed 
Technology,
Reuters, Sabre, Sequoia Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, STEP, Sun
Microsystems, Synthbank, System Development, Wavo, Xerox, XMLSolutions,
XyEnterprise and Zeh Graphics Systems.

About XML.org
XML.org (http://xml.org) is a self-supporting community resource
designed to provide a credible source of accurate, timely information 
about the
application of XML in industrial and commercial settings. Hosted by
OASIS,the world's leading independent organization for the standardization 
of
XML applications in electronic commerce, XML.org serves as a reference for
XML DTDs, schemas and related information. Sponsors of XML.org include:
Commerce One, DataChannel, Documentum, GCA, IBM, Oracle, SAP, SoftQuad and 
Sun
Microsystems.

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| OASIS
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