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Subject: OASIS News: 12 March 2007
OASIS News 12 March 2007 Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements, accomplishments, and activities for the international standards consortium. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- HEADLINES: * TCs submit WS-BPEL, DSS, WS-Context, WS-Transaction for vote as OASIS Standards * DITA 1.1 public review begins * New case study on T-Mobile's ebXML implementation is published * OASIS introduces Members Choice Awards * Burton moderates "Five Years of Web Services & SOA: You Are Here" * Changfeng translates OASIS News into Chinese * Board and TAB candidates build support at Symposium * OASIS welcomes new Sponsors: Xcalia and Primeton ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TCs submit WS-BPEL, DSS, WS-Context, and WS-Transaction for Vote as OASIS Standards Four specification sets have been submitted for balloting as OASIS Standards in March: WS-Business Process Execution Language (BPEL) 2.0; Digital Signature Services (DSS) 1.0; WS-Context 1.0; and WS-Transaction 1.1. WS-BPEL enables users to specify business processes that are both composed of, and exposed as, Web services. DSS describes signing and verifying request/response protocols. WS-Context defines a generic context model for Web services, providing support for session management. WS-Transaction defines protocols for coordinating the outcome of distributed application actions. Members who wish to discuss any of these specifications may do so through member-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org. On 16 March, Calls for Vote on these specifications will be issued to all OASIS member organizations. WS-BPEL: http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200703/msg00002.html DSS: http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200703/msg00003.html WS-Context: http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200703/msg00004.html WS-Transaction: http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200703/msg00005.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DITA 1.1 public review begins The OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) TC has approved DITA 1.1 as a Committee Draft and submitted the package for public review. DITA 1.1 advances a document creation and management specification that builds content reuse into the authoring process. The review ends 4 May. http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200703/msg00007.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- New case study on T-Mobile's ebXML implementation is published An ebXML-based B2B gateway that processes approximately one thousand B2B messages per hour is the subject of a new case study from OASIS. Sponsored by Axway, the case study describes how international communications carrier, T-Mobile, came to select the ebXML Message Service and the ebXML Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement OASIS Standards for its gateway. http://www.oasis-open.org/casestudies/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS introduces Members Choice Awards Symposium 2007 attendees will have the opportunity to vote in the first annual OASIS Members Choice Awards. Categories will include "Best OASIS Standard Approved in 2006-2007", "Most Promising New TC", "Most Valuable Chair", "Most Enlightening Performance in a TC Lightning Round", "Favorite Staff Person", and more. Awards will be presented at the Tuesday reception. http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/2007/index.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Burton VP moderates "Five Years of Web Services & SOA: You Are Here" At next month's OASIS Symposium, Burton Group vice president and research director, Anne Thomas Manes, will lead a lively discussion on the current and future state of Web services and SOA. This special closing panel will feature executives from BEA, EDS, IBM, SAP, and Sun Microsystems. http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/2007/program.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Changfeng translates OASIS News into Chinese Wang Jing of Changfeng Open Standards Platform Software Alliance is translating OASIS News into Chinese as a service to the community. OASIS News is now available in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, and Russian. The public is invited to subscribe to the newsletter at http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/main.php. The Chinese archives are posted at http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/oasisnewscn/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Board and TAB candidates build support at Symposium Nominees for the OASIS Board and TAB 2007 elections who attend the Symposium will be identified with special badges and recognized during the opening session and AGM. Candidates are also encouraged to host luncheon BoFs in San Diego to discuss topics of interest to members and build support for the elections. Contact member-services@oasis-open.org for more details. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS welcomes new Sponsors: Xcalia and Primeton * Xcalia (www.xcalia.com) provides dynamic integration software that makes it easier for enterprises to build composite applications in SOAs while reusing valuable information resources, optimizing IT investments, and reducing operating costs. * Primeton Technologies (http://www.primeton.com) develops component-oriented middleware that transforms traditional application software structure and developing mode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- **MEMBERSHIP TIP #33** Display the OASIS member logo on your web site, collateral, and exhibit stand. http://www.oasis-open.org/private/logos.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming deadlines 14 Mar: Symposium hotel room discount at San Diego Marriott http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/2007/venue.php 19 Mar: Symposium early-bird registration discount (save $100) http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/2007/registration.php 27 Mar: eContracts v1.0 public review http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200701/msg00013.html 4 May: DITA v1.1 public review http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200703/msg00007.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS News is published in English, Japanese, Korean, and Russian. Volunteers to translate the newsletter into other languages are welcome; contact communications@oasis-open.org. Archives: http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_archive.php
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