RE: XML.ORG REGISTRY SUBMISSION PRESS RELEASE--DRAFT

["Laura Walker" <laura.walker@oasis-open.org>]

Did this go to announce yet?

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> From: owner-xmlorg@lists.oasis-open.org
> [mailto:owner-xmlorg@lists.oasis-open.org]On Behalf Of Carol Geyer
> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 11:59 AM
> To: xmlorg@lists.oasis-open.org
> Cc: Susan Struble; linda.christensen@documentum.com; Claire Dessaux
> Subject: XML.ORG REGISTRY SUBMISSION PRESS RELEASE--DRAFT
>
>
> ACXO,
> The following is a draft press release that we plan to distribute at XML
> DevCon, on the Business Wire and to our press contacts on Monday,
> June 26. I
> apologize for the short notice, but we needed to wait as long as
> possible so
> that we could include information on the submissions we've
> received to date.
> Please return your comments to me today.
> Thanks,
> Carol
>
>
>
>
> XML Community Rallies Behind XML.ORG Registry
> Public Clearinghouse for XML Schemas and Vocabularies Takes Off
>
> New York, NY; June 26, 2000--OASIS, the non-profit XML interoperability
> consortium, today announced it has received overwhelming community support
> for the first phase of its XML.ORG Registry (http://xml.org/registry), a
> public clearinghouse for XML industry schemas, specifications and
> vocabularies. In less than a week since the XML.ORG Registry
> began accepting
> submissions, industry groups and developers from around the world have
> registered to submit their XML schemas and vocabularies at the site. New
> content at the XML.ORG Registry will include XML schemas for industries as
> varied as human resources, petrochemicals, finance, mining, education,
> scientific research and e-commerce.
>
> “Response to our call for participation in the XML.ORG Registry has been
> tremendous,” said Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “The
> community
> clearly appreciates the need for an unbiased forum where developers and
> standards bodies can publicly submit, publish and exchange XML
> specifications—with no strings attached.”
>
> Jon Bosak (Sun Microsystems), organizer of the working group that created
> XML, explained the need for the XML.ORG Registry. “To effectively exchange
> information over the Internet, industries must agree on specific
> ways to use
> XML for their applications. New schemas, vocabularies, namespaces and
> stylesheets for XML are being developed at such a fast pace that overlap,
> duplication and confusion are concerns. By providing the community with a
> non-commercial resource for accessing these XML specifications,
> the XML.ORG
> Registry serves as an essential piece of the XML infrastructure.”
>
> Initial response to the XML.ORG Registry’s call for submissions has been
> global. Karl Best, director of technical operations for OASIS
> noted, “In the
> five days since we began accepting registrations, OASIS has had
> organizations and companies from Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Japan,
> Korea, Pakistan, the Ukraine and the United States--all wanting
> to register
> as submitters. We are working now to validate their submissions and will
> soon be inviting users to access the XML.ORG Registry to find schemas for
> their particular needs.”
>
> The XML.ORG Registry was developed by Documentum and Sun
> Microsystems using
> software components from Documentum, iPlanet, and Oracle. Documentum 4i
> eBusiness Edition, the content management platform powering the registry
> application, drives the entire process from the submission of a schema to
> its availability for public access via Documentum Site Delivery Services.
> The application runs on the Oracle 8i™ database, while the serving of
> resources to users is achieved through the iPlanet Web Server
> from Sun. The
> implementation is deployed on Sun Microsystems Servers.
>
> 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.
> Funding for
> the XML.ORG Registry was provided by DataChannel, Documentum,
> Commerce One,
> GCA, IBM, Mercator Software, Oracle Corporation, SAP, SoftQuad and Sun
> Microsystems.
>
> About OASIS
> OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the world’s largest independent,
> non-profit organization dedicated to the standardization of XML
> applications. OASIS engenders participation from across the industry,
> bringing together competitors and overlapping standards bodies.
> Through open
> discussion and debate, OASIS reconciles conflicting perspectives
> in order to
> create specifications that are representative of the industry as a whole.
>
> OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Aerospatiale, AND-USA,
> Arbortext, BEA
> Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, BroadVision, Chrystal
> Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, CommerceNet, CompTIA, Corel, DataChannel,
> DMSi, Documentum, Dun & Bradstreet, eCredit.com, Enigma, eXcelon,
> Extricity
> Software, GCA, Health Level Seven, IBM, InformIT, Informix, InterCAP,
> Interwoven, ISOGEN, ITEDO, JetForm, Keyfile, Logistics Management
> Institute,
> Mercator Software, Microsoft, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion
> Association, Nimble.com, NIST, Object Management Group (OMG), Open
> Applications Group, Oracle Corporation, Pick Systems, POET
> Software, ProNet
> Technology Partners, Reed Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP,
> Sequoia Software,
> SoftQuad, Software AG, STEP, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems,
> Synthbank, Visa,
> Wavo, Webb Interactive Services, webMethods, Whitehill
> Technologies, Xerox,
> XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise.
>
> About XML.ORG
> XML.ORG (http://xml.org) is a vendor-neutral resource for advancing XML
> industry standardization. Sponsors of XML.ORG include DataChannel,
> Documentum, Commerce One, GCA, IBM, Mercator Software, Oracle Corporation,
> SAP, SoftQuad and Sun Microsystems.
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> For more information:
> Carol Geyer
> Media Relations Consultant
> OASIS
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> carol.geyer@oasis-open.org
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