Re: FW: Dial-in info for: Thursday, 06/8/2000, 11:00 AM (PT)

[Anne Hendry <Anne.Hendry@eng.sun.com>]

Yes, that's fine.


-A

    > X-Sent: 8 Jun 2000 16:21:10 GMT
    > From: "Laura Walker" <laura.walker@oasis-open.org>
    > To: "Karl Best" <karl.best@oasis-open.org>, "ACXO" 
<xmlorg@lists.oasis-open.org>
    > Cc: "Michael Weiner" <mweiner@us.ibm.com>, "anne hendry" 
<anne.hendry@eng.sun.com>, "Una Kearns" <ukearns@documentum.com>, 
<walter.parton@documentum.com>, "Carol Geyer - Direct" <cgeyer7@home.com>
    > Subject: FW: Dial-in info for: Thursday, 06/8/2000, 11:00 AM (PT)
    > Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 12:17:07 -0400
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    > Michael,
    > 
    > Thanks for arranging this. And for alerting us to the Infoworld piece.
    > (Carol, we'll need to follow up on that one.)
    > 
    > Karl, since Michael has arranged for this call, interested parties from 
the
    > previous call (at 10, I think) can just dial into this number.
    > 
    > Does that work for everyone?
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-xmlorg@lists.oasis-open.org
    > [mailto:owner-xmlorg@lists.oasis-open.org]On Behalf Of
    > mweiner@us.ibm.com
    > Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 3:57 AM
    > To: xmlorg@lists.oasis-open.org
    > Cc: carol.geyer@oasis-open.org; cgeyer7@home.com;
    > karl.best@oasis-open.org; anne.hendry@eng.sun.com
    > Subject: Dial-in info for: Thursday, 06/8/2000, 11:00 AM (PT)
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > Hi All,
    > 
    > It's been suggested that we have a checkpoint call to discuss decisions
    > made, scheduling and any critical activities that need to take place
    > between now and launch date.  The dial-in info is below.  It looks like
    > Brad Shewmake of InfoWorld decided to scoop everyone and ran his piece
    > already.  Speak to you Thursday at 11:00am Pacific.
    > 
    > Toll Free - 888-469-1053
    > 
    > Passcode: 45519
    > 
    > 
    > http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/06/000606hnoasis.xml
    > 
    > XML INTEROPERABILITY CONSORTIUM
    > 
    >  Oasis is slated to announce next Tuesday public access to the first phase
    > of XML.org Registry,
    > an open registry and repository for XML specifications and vocabularies,
    > according to group officials.
    > The registry will allow companies from numerous industries to submit their
    > XML schemas online in a
    > secure environment that will foster collaboration and communication within
    > industries, said Laura Walker,
    > executive director at Oasis. She added that this ability addresses a core
    > problem in today's
    > business-to-business marketplace. "Oasis is good at bringing competitors
    > together and getting them
    >  to cooperate," Walker said. "There is a need for agreement, and we have 
to
    > get together
    >  and figure this stuff out. It is a crucial part of the e-business
    > framework."
    > 
    > Sun Microsystems and Documentum have both co-sponsored the initiative,
    > contributing
    > more than $500,000 to the registry. "This addresses a big part of the
    > problem today,
    > this sort of 'Tower of Babylon,' " said Howard Shao, CTO of Documentum.
    > "How can we make the market more efficient? It's a community where people
    > can come to and share information, a necessary booster to b-to-b."
    > 
    > Sun officials gave the common example of how a shoe business might use
    >  XML.org Registry to help it deal with suppliers and partners in different
    > countries.
    >  Whereas a shoe may be a size 9 in the United States, it would be a size 8
    > in the
    > United Kingdom and a size 42 in other countries. If a foreign business
    > partner
    > went to the registry and knew which schema the shoemaker was using, he
    > could figure out the corresponding sizes and make the appropriate order.
    > XML will allow the shoe supplier to transcend many linguistic and cultural
    > obstacles, said Bill Smith, an engineering manager at Sun.
    > "Translation is not enough, you also need to let it be know what type of
    > information
    >  I need to know as a business partner," Smith said.
    > Smith also predicted that XML will not be a passing fad but rather a
    > necessary
    > business language that will adjust to meet business and technology needs
    > for years to come.
    > 
    > This is not for the next six months or five years; this is for the next
    > century," Smith said.
    > 
    > The registry will be available on June 13 at www.xml.org.
    > 
    > 
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