[Ann] freebXML Registry version 3.0-final1 release

["Farrukh S. Najmi" <farrukh@wellfleetsoftware.com>]

The freebXML Registry [OMAR] team is pleased to announce the release of
version 3.0-final1 of our royalty-free open source implementation of the
ebXML Registry standard [OVERVIEW].

This release culminates more than a year of work and incorporates
experience gained from a diverse community of users of freebXML Registry
[USAGE].

*Release Contents*

Our latest release provides numerous new features and bug fixes. For a
detailed list see [RELNOTES].

The new version provides a near, feature complete implementation of
Registry Full conformance profile for the OASIS ebXML Registry 3.0
standard [ebRR]. The only missing feature is support for Single Sign On
(SSO) based on the Registry SAML Profile. This implementation therefor
currently only claims conformance to the Registry Lite profile for the
OASIS ebXML Registry 3.0 standard.

The freebXML Registry also provides a feature complete implementation of
level 1 conformance profile of the Java API for XML Registries API [JAXR].

Also included are implementation of two profiles [PROF] of ebXML Registry:

-ebXML Registry Profile for Web Services
-ebXML Registry Profile for WSRP Remote Portlets

*Latest Release Notes*

See [RELNOTES] for details.

*Downloading Software*

Download instructions are available at:
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Install#Download_Latest_Packaged_Release>

*Documentation*

The documentation for the release is available at:
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/3.0>

Additional information is available in the project's wiki at:
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki>

A good place to start is the installation and setup guide:
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/Install>

*Reporting Bugs and Requests For Enhancements (RFEs)*

See instructions at:
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Install#How_To_Ask_for_Help>

*Getting Support*

Support and consulting services are available from several companies for
our project. See [SUPPORT] for details.

*Related Resources*

[OVERVIEW] Overview of ebXML Registry and freebXML Registry
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Overview>

[ebRR] OASIS ebXML Registry Standard
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/Overview#OASIS_ebXML_Registry_Standard_.28ISO_15000.2C_part_3_and_4.29>

[OMAR] freebXML Registry Project
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/Overview#What_is_freebXML_Registry>

[JAXR] Java API for XML Registries
<http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=93>

[PROF] Profile of ebXML Registry Standard
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/Overview#Profiles_of_ebXML_Registry_Standard>

[RELNOTES] Release Notes for freebXML Registry 3.0-final1
<http://ebxmlrr.cvs.sourceforge.net/ebxmlrr/omar/readme.txt?revision=1.21&view=markup>

[USAGE] freebXML Registry Usage
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/Showcase>

[SUPPORT] Support for freebXML Registry
<http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/wiki/Support>

Thank you for using the freebXML Registry. We look forward to working
with you to build the next major version of freebXML Registry based on
our open, collaborative development process.

-- 
Regards,
Farrukh Najmi

(on behalf of the freebXML Registry team:
http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/contributors.html )