OASIS News - 1 March 2004

["Dee Schur" <dee.schur@oasis-open.org>]

OASIS News
1 March 2004

Welcome to OASIS News, a weekly update of announcements, accomplishments,
and activities for the international standards consortium.

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CAP v1.0 Approved by OASIS Emergency Management TC

Members of the OASIS Emergency Management TC have
approved a Committee Draft specification for the "Common Alerting
Protocol Version 1.0" and have recommended its advancement for approval
by OASIS as an OASIS standard. The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is a
simple but general format for exchanging all-hazard emergency alerts and
public warnings
over all kinds of networks.
Members of OASIS are requested to familiarize themselves with the
specifications and give their input to their organization's voting
representative. On 16 March a Call For Vote will be sent to the voting
representatives of the OASIS member organizations; balloting will close
on 31 March.

http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2004-02-26-a.html

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200403/msg00001.html

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Services Security v1.0 Approved by OASIS WSS TC

Members of the OASIS Web Services Security (WSS) TC have approved the
Committee Draft specification "Web Services Security v1.0" and have
recommended its advancement for approval
by OASIS as an OASIS Standard.  The WSS 1.0 specification describes
enhancements to SOAP messaging to provide message integrity and
confidentiality. The specified mechanisms can be used to accommodate a wide
variety of security models and encryption technologies.
Members of OASIS are requested to familiarize themselves with the
specifications and give their input to their organization's voting
representative. On 16 March a Call For Vote will be sent to the voting
representatives of the OASIS member organizations; balloting will close
on 31 March.

http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2004-01-26-a.html

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200403/msg00000.html

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Symposium Updates

Adobe has joined Sun and IBM as Symposium sponsors. A variety of Symposium
sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Contact dee.schur@oasis-open.org for details.

The keynotes have been selected. On Monday, a major user perspective will be
offered by William Stangel, Sr.
VP and Enterprise Architect for Fidelity Investments Systems Company. On
Tuesday, Thomas Koulopoulos, President and Co-founder of the Delphi Group
will speak on 'Standards and the
Business of Uncertainty.'

Registration is required for both the Symposium and OASIS TC meetings. For
the Symposium only, a meeting fee of 465 USD (265 USD for OASIS members)
will be charged to cover the cost of facilities and meals.
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium/registration.php

If you have not already done so, please make hotel reservations promptly.
The city of New Orleans expects a city-wide sellout during this time period.
Please make reservations by going to
<http://www.stayatmarriott.com/2004OASISSymposium/>. Anyone experiencing
difficulty reserving under the OASIS room block should contact
dee.schur@oasis-open.org immediately.

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OASIS' XML.org and ebXML Websites Recognized by Readers' Choice Awards

The OASIS XML.org website was selected as the Second Runner-up in the Best
Web Services or XML Site category and OASIS ebXML was recognized
as the Second Runner-up in the Best Service-Oriented Architecture category.
The SYS-CON Media Readers' Choice Awards Program recognizes excellence in
software,
solutions, and services.

http://www.sys-con.com/2002/PR/02252004.cfm

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OASIS on the Agenda

16 Mar--Patrick Gannon will present 'Open Standards and Open Source
Software' at the Open Source in Government Conference, Washington, DC.
http://www.egovos.org/Conferences/

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OASIS Member Discounts

24-26 March, Gilbane Content Management, Los Angeles, California.
OASIS members receive a $100 discount.

29-31 March, Enterprise On Demand, San Francisco, California.
Ten free passes are available for OASIS members, please contact
dee.schur@oasis-open.org. Ten additional passes are available at a flat rate
of $500. Please register with Delphi directly at 617-247-1511.