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Subject: OASIS News: 4 Jun 2008
OASIS News 4 Jun 2008 Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements, accomplishments, and activities for the international open standards consortium. ------------------------------------------------------------------- In this issue: * OASIS issues Call for Participation in new SET TC * Members propose charters for DITA Adoption and SOA-EERP TCs * COSL Member Section launches * Public review begins for ebMS Transport Binding for DSS v1.0 * TC approves UBL 2.0 Errata 01 * OASIS creates ODF IIC discussion list * SOA-RM is now available in Russian * OASIS forms LinkedIn and Plaxo groups * Open Text becomes newest Sponsor member ------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS issues Call for Participation in new SET TC All interested parties are invited to participate in the new OASIS Semantic Support for Electronic Business Document Interoperability (SET) TC. This group will specify semantic mechanisms to achieve interoperability among document standards based on UN/CEFACT Core Component Technical Specification used in B2B, B2G and G2G applications by continuing work initiated by the iSURF Project. The SET TC will operate under the RF on Limited Terms Mode under the OASIS IPR Policy. Asuman Dogac of METU serves an convenor; a TC chair will be elected at the first meeting, which will be held by teleconference on 11 July. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200806/msg00002.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Members propose charters for DITA Adoption and SOA-EERP TCs All interested parties are asked to review and comment on a draft charter to establish the OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Adoption TC. The group intends to raise awareness of the benefits offered by DITA, increase the demand for, and availability of, DITA-conforming products and services, and expand the DITA community of users, suppliers, and consultants. Proposers include representatives of OASIS Foundational Sponsor, IBM, and Sponsor members, Comtech Services, Oracle, and others. JoAnn Hackos, Ph.D., of Comtech serves as the convenor. The comment period closes 17 Jun. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200806/msg00004.html Members are also asked to review and comment on a draft charter to establish the OASIS Service-Oriented Architecture End-to-End Resource Planning (SOA-EERP) TC. The group intends to focus on maximizing business value by enabling improved real-life eBusiness process and resource planning at both design and run times. The comment period closes 13 Jun. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200805/msg00012.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- COSL Member Section launches The new OASIS Changfeng Open Standards Lab (COSL) Member Section will serve as a focal point in Asia for discussions of SOA-related open standards technology and implementation, End-to-End Resource Planning (EERP), and other relevant issues. All interested parties are invited to join this new Member Section. http://oasis-cosl.org http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200805/msg00008.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- Public review begins for ebMS Transport Binding for DSS v1.0 The specification defines an alternative transport binding for the Digital Signature Services (DSS) Core standard that uses the ebXML Messaging Service (ebMS). This profile is compatible with ebMS 2.0 and 3.0. The OASIS DSS eXtended TC seeks feedback from potential users, developers and all other interested parties. This public review ends 29 Aug. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200805/msg00013.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- TC approves UBL 2.0 Errata 01 The Universal Business Language (UBL) 2.0 Errata 01 was approved by members of the OASIS UBL TC after completing a public review. UBL is the product of an international effort to define a royalty-free library of standard electronic XML business documents such as purchase orders and invoices. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200805/msg00011.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS creates ODF IIC discussion list OASIS has created a new mailing list for members and non-members to explore a proposal to form an ODF Implementation, Interoperability and Conformance (IIC) Technical Committee. The new TC would provide a means for software implementers and service providers to create applications that adhere to the ODF specification and are able to interoperate. Proposers include representatives from IBM, Novell, and others; Rob Weir of IBM is designated as the discussion leader. http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200806/msg00003.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS forms LinkedIn and Plaxo groups Members that participate in the LinkedIn or Plaxo social networking sites may opt to connect with others and/or designate their affiliation with the consortium by displaying the OASIS logo on their profile pages. http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/113131/55BF691163CC http://pulse.plaxo.com/pulse/groups/profile/219043511041 ------------------------------------------------------------------- SOA-RM is now available in Russian Andrey Skatin of the Saint Petersburg State University has translated the Service Oriented Architecture Reference Model (SOA-RM) OASIS Standard 1.0 into Russian. SOA-RM defines a core reference model to guide and foster the creation of specific SOAs. http://soa.skatin.ru/soa-rm-csru.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------- Open Text becomes newest Sponsor member Open Text provides Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions that bring together people, processes and information. Members who would like to invite OpenText to participate in specific Committees should contact member-services@oasis-open.org. www.opentext.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Important dates: 13 Jun Deadline to comment on proposed SOA-EERP TC charter http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200805/msg00012.html 17 Jun Deadline to comment on proposed DITA Adoption TC charter http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200806/msg00004.html 19 Jun Ballot to elect OASIS Board and TAB closes http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200805/msg00007.html 21 Jun PLCS DEX R1 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200804/msg00002.html 23 Jun DocBook 5.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200804/msg00004.html 8 Jul Reference Architecture for SOA 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200805/msg00003.html 11 Jul First meeting of the OASIS SET TC (teleconference) http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200806/msg00002.html 29 Aug ebMS Transport Binding for DSS v1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200805/msg00013.html 1-3 Oct OASIS hosts London Forum: Security Challenges for the Info Society http://events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS News is published in English, Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Russian. Volunteers to translate the newsletter into other languages are welcome; contact communications@oasis-open.org. Archives: http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_archive.php
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