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Subject: OASIS News 12 August 2005
OASIS News 12 August 2005 Welcome to OASIS News, a weekly update of announcements, accomplishments, and activities for the international standards community. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Review of DocBook Specification Commences The OASIS DocBook TC recently approved DocBook v4.5 and submitted the package for public review. DocBook provides a system for writing structured documents using SGML or XML. The eight-week review ends 3 Oct. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200508/msg00001.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ LegalXML Elects New Member Section Steering Committee The OASIS LegalXML Member Section Steering Committee presented its new members. The Committee is comprised of Dave Marvit of Fujitsu, Debi Miller-Moore of ODR Technical, Donald Bergeron of Reed Elsevier, James Cabral of MTG Management Consultants, LLC, John Greacen, John Messing of eNotary, Robin Gibson of the Missouri Office of State Courts Administration, Roger Winters of the Washington State Courts Administration, Rolly Chambers of the American Bar Association. http://www.legalxml.org/governance/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OASIS Announces Open Position in Business Development and Adoption Services OASIS is seeking a full-time Director of Business Development and Adoption Services. The primary responsibilities of this individual include overseeing sales of memberships and sponsorships, providing marketing support, creating potential partnerships and mergers, adding new technical committees, and participating in the development, planning and implementation of a broad range of strategies and tactics to help the organization fulfill its mission. Successful candidates will possess at least 5+ years experience in Technical Sales and/or Business Development activities, 5+ years experience working with various International e-Business Standards organizations, and senior management experience. http://www.oasis-open.org/jobs/biz_dev_consult2.php ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OASIS Welcomes New Sponsor Level Members * Cap Gemini (http://www.capgemini.com) is a provider of consulting, technology, outsourcing, and local professional services. * Raining Data (http://www.rainingdata.com) offers data management and application development products for the creation of Web-centric business software. * Satyam Computer Services (http://www.satyam.com) is a global consulting and IT services company, providing a variety of customized services for key verticals and horizontals. * Software AG (http://www.softwareag.com) provides systems and applications integration, as well as modernization of main frame and open system IT environments. * AmberPoint (http://www.amberpoint.com) is a SOA management software company whose solutions transform Web services initiatives into trustworthy, enterprise-class business assets. OASIS also welcomes new contributor members IT&e, Patni, and Wipro. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ebMS 2.0 Deployment Profile Template Is Now Available The OASIS ebXML Implementation, Interoperability and Conformance (IIC) TC published the Deployment Profile Template for ebMS 2.0. The template is intended to be filled or extended by user communities with material that is industry-specific. Instances will provide community deployment profiles, to be used as guides in deploying the ebXML Messaging OASIS Standard. The OASIS ebXML IIC TC intends to release template documents to facilitate the definition of deployment profiles for other ebXML specifications by user communities. http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/documents.php?wg_abbrev=ebxml-iic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OASIS Announces TCs to Participate in Adoption Forum The OASIS Adoption Forum is an event that brings together users, vendors, governments, and researchers from around the world to discuss advances in open standards. The following OASIS TCs will be participating in the program: OASIS Tax XML TC, OASIS DITA TC, OASIS Election and Voter Services TC, OASIS e-Government TC, and OASIS WSBPEL TC. http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Events 29 August - 1 September 2005 AutoTech 2005 Detroit, MI USA http://www.aiag.org/autotech/index2005.cfm 12-14 September 2005 Enterprise World Management Bethesda, MD USA http://www.emwusa.com/index.html 13-14 September 2005 LRC-X Conference Limerick, Ireland http://www.localisation.ie OASIS President and CEO, Patrick Gannon will be a Keynote speaker at this event. 17 October 2005 OASIS Adoption Forum London, United Kingdom http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/index.php This event is hosted by OASIS and there is a discount for early-bird registration.
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