Re: ABOUT XML.ORG REGISTRY PAGE

[mweiner@us.ibm.com]

looks great.

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"Carol Geyer" <cgeyer7@home.com>@lists.oasis-open.org on 06/08/2000
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ACXO,
Please review and comment on the following draft copy for an About XML.ORG
Registry web page.
Thanks,
Carol


About the XML.ORG Registry

The XML.ORG Registry is a community resource for accessing the fast-growing
body of XML specifications being developed for vertical industries and
horizontal applications. The XML.ORG Registry offers a central
clearinghouse
for developers and standards bodies to publicly submit, publish and
exchange
XML schemas, vocabularies and related documents. Operated by OASIS--the
non-profit XML interoperability consortium--the XML.ORG Registry is a
self-supporting resource created by and for the community at large.

Industry groups and other organizations that have developed XML schemas or
vocabularies can freely register their work at the XML.ORG Registry. The
OASIS ?no strings attached? submission policy ensures that developers
receive the benefits and recognition they deserve while retaining all the
rights to their work and control over its use.

Today, the XML.ORG Registry is in its first phase of development. It is
offered as a call for participation, an opportunity to experience the
potential of an open XML registry and an invitation to the community to
help
shape its evolving functionality.

Built by Industry Leaders
The XML.ORG Registry application was jointly developed by Documentum and
Sun
Microsystems using software components from Documentum, iPlanet and Oracle.
The Documentum 4i eBusiness Edition drives the entire process, from the
submission of a schema to its availability for public access via Documentum
Site Delivery Services. The serving of stored resources to users is
achieved
through the iPlanet Web Server from Sun Microsystems, integrated with the
Oracle 8i? e database. The implementation is deployed on hardware servers
from Sun Microsystems.

The XML.ORG Registry was made possible by the donation of resources from
Documentum, Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation, IBM and DataChannel and
demonstrates their commitment to providing the community with an open,
independent resource for publicly available XML specifications.

Model for a Global Network of Repositories
The XML.ORG Registry is designed to serve as a model for an extensible
network of XML registries and repositories distributed across the Internet.
Developers of the XML.ORG Registry continue to work with the OASIS Registry
& Repository Technical Committee <LINK TO OASIS REGREP TC PAGE> to define a
specification for a global network of repositories. This specification is
intended to allow interoperable registries to be created for use within
industry organizations, communities and corporations. Ultimately, the
XML.ORG Registry will link to standards-compliant repositories as they
become available, as well as provide resources on its own site. #