[announce] OASIS Member News-Industry roundtable at Quality Week 2002to debate Web Services

[Scott McGrath <scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org>]

Industry roundtable at Quality Week 2002 to debate Web Services
Reliability and Security
Lineup includes Cyclone Commerce, InfoLead, Intel(r) Corporation,
TIBCO, and Vordel

3 September, 2002 - Boston, MA - A team of leading security and
integration authorities from Vordel, TIBCO Software, and Cyclone
Commerce will join Intel(r) Corporation in an industry panel to
debate the reliability and security issues that are crucial to the
future of Web Services.

The event will be held at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel on
September 5 as part of the 20th International Internet & Software
Quality Week 2002 conference. Dr. Selim Aissi, a Senior Security
Architect in Intel's Corporate Technology Group, will chair the panel.

Web Services are now being adopted, but doubts persist about their
reliability and security. The panel will discuss the quality of
service and security aspects of Web Services technologies.

"This is a strong line-up of industry experts from security and
integration backgrounds," said Norbert Mikula, Intel's director
of Web Services Technology and co-chair of WS-I. "I am sure that
the debate will be lively and useful."

Mark O'Neill, CTO of Web Services security company Vordel continued,
saying that "2002 has seen a growing realization of the challenges
which Web Services present for security and reliability. A flurry
of industry initiatives is meeting these challenges and the discussion
group will put these initiatives into focus."

Fred Meyer, chief strategy officer with TIBCO Software, described
the event as, "A unique opportunity to learn from key industry
practitioners about the quality of service metrics and security
measures essential for enterprise Web Services."

"We're looking forward to being involved with other industry leaders
to articulate and drive a common industry vision for Web Services,"
added David Bennett, CTO at Cyclone Commerce. "The event will give
valuable insight into alleviating the roadblocks traditionally
associated with securely connecting partners via the Internet."

Intel's Selim Aissi said, "We cannot address Web Services' security
without addressing quality of service. Too many security
vulnerabilities emanate from often-ignored software and hardware bugs.
That's why we're combining security and quality of service in this
session."

The Panel Discussion will be centered on the following Web Services
Reliability Indicators:
·	Security (authentication, authorization, privacy, integrity)
·	Functional, Regression, Stress, and Monitoring testing techniques
·	XML Validity
·	Messaging Validity (SOAP validity) and security
·	Service Discovery Architecture and Performance
·	Web Services Availability
·	Web Services Load-Balancing and Workload-Partitioning

The event is part of the 20th International Internet & Software
Quality Week Conference which focuses on advances in software quality
processes, quality control, risk management, software safety and
reliability. Further information about the event and how to register
to attend the panel discussion.

About Cyclone Commerce, Inc.
Cyclone Commerce (www.cyclonecommerce.com) is the leading provider
of collaborative community management solutions for the enterprise.
Cyclone's suite of products enables "Open Business Connections" that
simply connect trading partners over the Internet. Open Business
Connections are up and running in hours and allow any business to
rapidly and securely exchange business critical information across
their entire value chain without asking partners to change their
existing IT infrastructure. Cyclone's solutions are being utilized
by some of the most prestigious corporations and largest online exchanges
in the world, including AmerisourceBergen, Gillette, Pfizer, UCCnet,
Unilever, Carrefour, Compaq and Procter & Gamble. Additionally, a long
list of strategic technology and service provider partners including IBM,
Oracle, BEA, SAP, Sterling Commerce, QRS, Transora and Viacore have
integrated Cyclone Outside functionality in order to offer Open Business
Connections to their customers.


About TIBCO Software Inc.
TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ:TIBX) is a leading provider of total
business integration solutions delivering infrastructure software that
enables businesses to seamlessly integrate business systems in real-time.
TIBCO technology was first used to digitize Wall Street and has since
been adopted in diverse industries including financial services,
telecommunications, electronic commerce, transportation, logistics,
manufacturing and energy. TIBCO's global customer base includes more
than 1,700 customers such as NEC, Dynegy, BP, eBay, US Bank, The Limited,
Delta Air Lines, Philips, AT&T, Pirelli, Yahoo! and Cisco Systems.
Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, TIBCO can be reached at
650-846-1000 or on the web at www.tibco.com.

About Vordel
Vordel is the Web Services security company. VordelSecure provides the
required link between Web Services and security, providing authentication,
authorization, accounting and content validation for XML based
communications. Vordel is a privately held company headquartered in
Dublin, Ireland with offices in Boston, USA and London, UK. Institutional
investors in Vordel include Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Elderstreet VC,
ICC Venture Capital, the Intel 64 fund, and the Powerscourt Capital
Technology Fund. Additional information on Vordel is available at
www.vordel.com