XML.org Adds Detailed Listings for 400+ XML Specifications

[Carol Geyer <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>]

XML.org Adds Detailed Listings for 400+ XML Specifications

ZapThink to Provide Quarterly Updates

Boston, MA, USA; 13 June 2001 — OASIS, the XML interoperability
consortium, today announced that its recently expanded XML.org industry
portal has been enhanced to include an online, categorized listing of
the ZapThink XML Standards Report and Analysis. This new data features
key details about more than 400 XML specifications from 300
organizations worldwide.

“Finally, developers have one place online where they can go to find out
how XML is being used in specific industries,” said Leo Kraunelis,
general manager of XML.org at OASIS. "The addition of this content
expands the XML.org clearinghouse on XML in industry, providing a
comprehensive, easy-to-navigate body of information on initiatives and
specifications."

XML.ORG offers detailed summaries from ZapThink's quarterly Standards
Reports. Developers who require an in-depth analysis of a particular
specification are able to purchase the full report through ZapThink, an
analyst and consulting firm focused on XML and associated technologies.

"Through XML.org, OASIS provides free access to ZapThink’s high-quality
information regarding the current status of XML specifications,"
explains Ronald Schmelzer, Senior Analyst at ZapThink. "XML.org serves
as a valuable, non-commercial resource for bringing XML communities
together."

About XML.ORG
XML.ORG (http://xml.org) is an open community resource for advancing XML
industry standardization. Hosted by OASIS, XML.ORG operates as a
centralized portal that provides valuable information to technologists
and business people developing purpose-built XML languages. XML.org is
funded by corporate sponsors that include IBM, Sun Microsystems, SAP,
Oracle, Altova, Softquad Software, Documentum and XML Journal.

About ZapThink, LLC
ZapThink, LLC (www.zapthink.com) is a research and analysis firm focused
on helping businesses and individuals understand rapidly changing
technologies, with a specific emphasis on XML standards. ZapThink
produces and sells the XML.org Standards Report, a quarterly report of
over 400 XML standards, as well as a number of other technology and
industry-specific reports. Founded in 2000, ZapThink, LLC is
headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit
www.zapthink.com

About OASIS
OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is an international, not-for-profit
consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open,
collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the
United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic
business data exchange. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups
interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work
embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and
other interoperability issues.

For more information:
Carol Geyer
Director of Communications
OASIS
carol.geyer@oasis-open.org
+1.941.284.0403