Re: [regrep-semantic] MetaMatrix and ebXML Registry

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

Revisiting this Feb 2004 e-mail where TopQuadrant was mentioned:

I will see Ralph Hodgson Wed. eve at the DC XML Users Group, where he is
presenting. If there's anything anyone would like me to mention/give to
Ralph, please let me know.

Joe

David RR Webber wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> TopQuadrant have also looked at the OASIS BCM
> work and how that potential fits.
> 
> All this work is definately in the frame for our use
> cases.  I'm comfortable that we will be enabling
> vendors to use ebXML registry to support their
> technology offerings here.
> 
> Has anyone from TopQuadrant expressed an
> interest in our SCM work already?
> 
> Thanks, DW
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Gillerman" <john.gillerman@sisconet.com>
> To: "Registry TC - SCM SC" <regrep-semantic@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 1:21 PM
> Subject: RE: [regrep-semantic] MetaMatrix and ebXML Registry
> 
> > Don't know if people have seen this already, but it seems relevant to the
> > discussion of integration of EII tools.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chiusano Joseph [mailto:chiusano_joseph@bah.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2004 3:41 PM
> > To: carlmattocks@checkmi.com
> > Cc: Registry TC - SCM SC
> > Subject: Re: [regrep-semantic] MetaMatrix and ebXML Registry
> >
> >
> > Carl Mattocks wrote:
> > >
> > > We at CHECKMi call the semantic structure that supports the interaction
> of
> > > many different  registries / repositories / etc. a 'Compendium'.
> > >
> > > Lat time I took an in depth look at MetaMatrix it did not have an XML
> > > interface
> >
> > [JMC] That has since changed. See p.2, top right of [1]: "SOAP API. Web
> > services can submit queries to the MetaMatrix Server through the SOAP
> > API. The result is returned as an XML document compliant to the XML
> > Schema chosen for the requesting service."
> >
> > [1] http://www.metamatrix.com/datasheets/MetaMatrixServer.pdf
> >
> > > and its Metabase Schema /RIM was not public.
> >
> > [JMC] It appears that that is still the case. I'm attributing this to
> > intel prop.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > > <quote who="Chiusano Joseph">
> > > > Q: How can our SCM-enabled ebXML Registry interact with an Enterprise
> > > > Information Integration (EII) product such as MetaMatrix MetaBase [1]?
> > > >
> > > > A: I believe that such a product could interface with SCM-enabled
> ebXML
> > > > Registry by treating the Registry as an "extension" of its native
> > > > metadata repository (see p.4 of[1], top left, just above header
> > > > "Information Integration Through Metadata"). Operations (such as
> > > > queries) that interact with its own native metadata repository can
> then
> > > > virtually include an SCM-enabled ebXML Registry, for an overarching
> > > > "virtual operation" that spans repositories.
> > > >
> > > > And the best part - the product could use its own EII capabilities to
> > > > achieve this seamless integration.
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > Joe
> > > >
> > > > [1] http://www.metamatrix.com/whitepapers/eiiwhitepaper.pdf
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Carl Mattocks
> > >
> > > co-Chair OASIS ebXMLRegistry Semantic Content SC
> > > CEO CHECKMi
> > > v/f (usa) 908 322 8715
> > > www.CHECKMi.com
> > > Semantically Smart Compendiums
> > > (AOL) IM CarlCHECKMi
> >

-- 
Kind Regards,
Joseph Chiusano
Associate
Booz | Allen | Hamilton