OASIS News - 8 December 2004

["Matt Davids" <oasis-news@oasis-open.org>]

OASIS NEWS
8 December 2004

Welcome to OASIS News, a weekly update of announcements, accomplishments,
and activities for the international standards consortium.

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Members Approve REL and SAML Token Profiles for WSS as OASIS Standards

Two new profiles developed by the OASIS Web Services Security (WSS) TC have
been approved as OASIS Standards. The SAML Token Profile establishes rules
regarding the use of SAML v1.1 assertions with the Web Services Security
(WSS): SOAP Message Security specification. Similarly, the REL Token Profile
sets guidelines for using ISO/IEC 21000-5 Rights Expressions with WSS: SOAP
Message Security. TC participants and co-chairs, Kelvin Lawrence of IBM and
Chris Kaler of Microsoft, are to be congratulated on their work in
developing these specifications.

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=wss

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TC Submits UBL NDR for Consideration as OASIS Standard

The OASIS Universal Business Language (UBL) TC has completed the public
review period of the UBL Naming and Design Rules (NDR) specification, and
has recommended its advancement for approval to become an OASIS Standard.
Members will have until 15 Dec to familiarize themselves with the
submission. Voting will begin on 16 Dec and close on 31 Dec.

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/10323/cd-UBL-NDR-1.0Rev1c.pdf

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Election Markup Language Approved as Committee Draft

The OASIS Election and Voter Services TC, which aims to enable the exchange
of data for public and private election services, has approved the Election
Markup Language v4 specification as a Committee Draft.

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=election

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OASIS Symposium Call for Participation Closes Soon

The OASIS Technical Advisory Board continues to invite proposals for
presentations, panel sessions, and tutorials on topics related to the
development or use of business vocabularies for next year's OASIS Symposium.
Proposals can be submitted through the event web site until 13 Dec.

http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2005/

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OASIS TCs Update Charters

The OASIS Digital Signature Services TC has updated its charter to reflect
the team's current goals. In addition, the OASIS Topic Maps Published
Subjects TC has clarified its charter, and in the process changed its name
to the OASIS Published Subjects TC, emphasizing that the TC's mission
extends beyond Topic Maps.

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tm-pubsubj/charter.php
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/dss/charter.php

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OASIS Seeks Sponsors for 2005 Events

Next year, the Consortium will host two official events: the OASIS Symposium
in North America in the spring and OASIS Adoption Forum in Europe in the
fall. OASIS relies on Event Sponsorship to provide funding necessary to
maintain affordable meeting fees for these events, ensuring the widest
possible level of participation. OASIS Event Sponsors also underwrite the
cost of OASIS Committee meetings, allowing members to collaborate
face-to-face and Committees to interact with one another. The cost to
sponsor both events is 5,000 USD. Contact dee.schur@oasis-open.org or
complete the online sponsorship form for more information.

http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2005/sponsorship.php

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Join OASIS Public Relations Group to Post to Announce List

Members of the OASIS PR Group now have the ability to post company releases
directly to the announce@lists.oasis-open.org mailing list, a news vehicle
for OASIS members to communicate with one another and the public. Press
releases from Sponsor members posted to announce@ will be automatically
published on the XML.org homepage. All Sponsors and Contributors are
encouraged to subscribe one or more media relations representatives to the
OASIS PR Group.

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=pubrel

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OASIS Co-Sponsored Events

8-9 Dec -- Information Security Manager's Forum, Amsterdam. OASIS
members receive a 10% discount on registration.

Contact barbara.erbes@oasis-open.org for specific information on taking
advantage of OASIS member discounts.

http://www.oasis-open.org/events/

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