Re: [regrep-semantic] Semantic ebXML Registry Proposal: The Two Bindings Solution

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

Zachary Alexander wrote:
> 
> Semantic Content Management Team:
> 
> Here are some brief ideas I have for adding semantic capability called,
> "The Two Bindings Solution."
> 
> Problems:
> • How to support Semantic capabilities and limit the number of changes
> to the ebXML Registry Standard?

First I think we should ask the question of why the numer of changes
should be limited - not to say that they shouldn't be of course, but to
first step back and assess the current environment.

> • How to reduce the impact of supporting semantic capabilities by
> current ebXML Registry vendors?

Along the same lines, I think we should first ask how many current
vendors are there (I know that we know this), and then assess what the
impact of supporting semantic capabilities might be to them, before we
determine that the impact needs to be reduced.

Joe
> Solutions:
> • Create a Knowledge Interchange Format Binding.
>         o Normative solution
> • Create an Open Knowledge Base Connectivity Binding.
>         o Non-Normative solution
> • Make registry applications responsible for inference and query
> formatting.
> 
> Technical Benefits:
> • The Two Bindings Solution will remove the semantic computation
> overhead from the ebXML Registry.
> • The Two Bindings Solution increases the modularity of the ebXML
> Registry Specification.
> • The Two Bindings Solution reduces the potential for standards bloat.
> 
> Market Considerations:
> • Knowledge Interchange Format (KIF) has a long history in the knowledge
> community.
> • KIF is in the process of becoming an International Standards
> Organization (ISO) standard.
> • ISO standards should be built on other ISO standards.
> • The work of the Semantic Content Management Sub-committee will become
> a part of the overall ebXML Registry Standard, which by the time of the
> completion of the Semantic Content Management Sub-committee work, will
> be an ISO standard.
> • OWL is becoming a major force in the knowledge community.
> • Tools like Protιgι use OKBC to transfer knowledge representations
> (i.e., OWL Models, RDF Models).
> • Making the binding provide the translation between the knowledge
> interchange protocols and the internal storage structures of the ebXML
> Registry will enhance reusability of current registry code while
> maintaining the current level of complexity in the ebXML Registry
> Standard.
> • The Knowledge Interchange Format Binding will be used to support the
> UBL ontology work and the PSL work. The Open Knowledge Base Connectivity
> Binding will be support the OWL and RDF based ontologies.
> 
> Zachary Alexander
> The IT Investment Architect
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