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Subject: OASIS News: 2 Oct 2007
OASIS News 2 Oct 2007 Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements, accomplishments, and activities for the international open standards consortium. In this issue: * ebXML Messaging Services 3.0 becomes an OASIS Standard * Consortium solicits feedback on proposed SDO TC charter * OASIS Standard ballots on SAML Metadata open soon * CGM Open seeks candidates for Steering Committee * Register now for Open Standards Forum * OASIS IDtrust hosts free security workshop in Barcelona * OASIS ODF Adoption Committee completes successful ODF Camp * Sangwon Lim of KIEC translates OASIS News into Korean * Welcome new OASIS Sponsors--AtHoc, Juniper, KITS * OASIS ODF Adoption Committee hosts successful ODF Camp * Important dates ------------------------------------------------------------------- ebXML Messaging Services 3.0 becomes an OASIS Standard Members have approved version 3.0 of ebXML Messaging Services: Part 1, Core Features as an OASIS Standard. ebXML Messaging defines the transport, routing and packaging of e-business transactions. Congratulations to ebXML Messaging Services TC chair, Ian Jones, and to all TC participants for this accomplishment. http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00000.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Consortium solicits feedback on proposed SDO TC charter Members are asked to review and comment on a draft charter to establish the OASIS Service Data Objects (SDO) TC. The group plans to evolve and standardize specifications defining the SDO architecture and API. Proposers include representatives of BEA, IBM, Oracle, SAP, and Xcalia. The comment period for the charter closes 9 Oct. http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200709/msg00004.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS Standard ballots on SAML Metadata open soon The OASIS Security Services TC has submitted two specification sets to be considered as OASIS Standards: 1) the Metadata Profile for the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V1.x and 2) the Metadata Extension for SAML V2.0 and V1.x Query Requesters. SAML defines an XML-based framework for creating and exchanging security information between online partners. On 16 Oct, Calls for Vote will be issued to all OASIS member organizations. Members who wish to discuss these ballots may do so through member-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org. http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00001.html http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00002.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CGM Open seeks candidates for Steering Committee Nominations remain open until 3 Oct for the OASIS CGM Open Member Section Steering Committee. CGM Open developed and currently maintains WebCGM, an application of the ISO-standard Computer Graphics Metafile for electronic documents. One seat on the three-person Steering Committee is up for election, and any member of CGM Open may nominate a candidate for this two-year commitment. http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200709/msg00006.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Register now for Open Standards Forum Members and non-members are strongly encouraged to reserve seats now for the Open Standards Forum, "Enabling Transformational Government through Web Services and SOA", which will be held on 29-30 Oct near London. Produced by OASIS and the Butler Group, this event will examine the role standards play in the interoperability of services in public sector IT environments. The international conference will feature speakers from Asia, Central Europe, North America, and Western Europe. Keynotes will be presented by Jagdip Grewal of the NHS Connecting for Health; John Wailing of the UK Home Office; and David Keene of SAP UK. Delegates will participate in a mock election, demonstrating interoperability of the Election Markup Language (EML). Pim van der Eijk of OASIS discusses the benefits of attending the Forum in a new webinar. http://events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2007/ http://www.oasis-open.org/events/webinars/2007-10-01-Open-Standards-Forum-Previ ew.wmv ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS IDtrust hosts free security workshop in Barcelona Presentations at the 22 Oct event will focus on the critical need for strong identity management initiatives, protocols, and standards. International experts will explore innovative approaches, successful use cases, and potential opportunities directly relevant to your identity management challenges. Speakers include Abbie Barbir of Nortel, Eve Maler of Sun Microsystems, John Sabo of CA, Ann Terwilliger of VISA International, and others. Attendees are eligible for a discount at the Burton Group Catalyst conference. http://events.oasis-open.org/home/idtrust/2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS ODF Adoption Committee completes successful ODF Camp Thirty participants tested OpenDocument interoperability at the ODF Camp in Barcelona on 20 Sept. Held in conjunction with the OpenOffice.org 2007 conference, the event tested documents generated in StarOffice/OpenOffice.org, IBM Symphony, Google Docs, KOffice, MS Office 2003 + Sun plug-in, MS Office 2003 + odf-converter and SEPT-solutions Mobile Office. An online discussion of interoperability issues will be initiated, and future ODF Camps are planned. http://opendocument.xml.org/odf-camp-barcelona-2007 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sangwon Lim of KIEC translates OASIS News into Korean The consortium gratefully acknowledges Sangwon Lim of the Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce (KIEC) for agreeing to translate OASIS News into Korean as a voluntary service to the community. Everyone is invited to subscribe to the Korean translation by sending email to oasisnewskr-subscribe@lists.oasis-open.org. The archives will be publicly accessible. http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_archive.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome new OASIS Sponsors * AtHoc provides enterprise-class, network-centric alerting systems for emergency notifications and mission-critical communications. http://athoc.com/ * Juniper Networks helps businesses create a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. http://www.juniper.net/ * KITS provides comprehensive solutions, including hardware and software needed for IT and integration challenges for small and large commercial enterprises, the military, and government agencies. http://www.kits-inc.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Important dates 3 Oct: Nominations for CGM Open Steering Committee close http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200709/msg00006.html 9 Oct: Last day for comments on proposed SDO TC charter http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200709/msg00004.html 16 Oct: OASIS Standard ballot opens for SAML Metadata http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00001.html http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00002.html 21 Oct: Production Planning and Scheduling (PPS) 1.0 public review ends http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200708/msg00005.html 22 Oct: IDtrust holds free Catalyst workshop in Barcelona http://events.oasis-open.org/home/idtrust/2007 29-30 Oct: OASIS and Butler Group host Open Standards Forum in London http://events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2007/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- **Membership Tip** Present on OASIS work at conferences http://www.oasis-open.org/private/presenting.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS News is published in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Russian. 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