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Subject: Re: Brooks [wsrp-wsia] 10/15/2002: Internationalization andLocalization


Thanks, Monica,

At 8:56 AM -0700 10/15/02, Monica Martin wrote:
>A couple of points, Rex.  See inline.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rex Brooks [mailto:rexb@starbourne.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 5:55 AM
>To: wsrp-wsia@lists.oasis-open.org
>Subject: [wsrp-wsia] Internationalization, localization
>
>
>Due to a thread on  the tm-published subjects list, it came to my
>attention that there is another fairly significant standards
>organization in this unfortunately burgeoning field, which has
>promulgated yet another new e-commerce catalog of Products and Services,
>the Universal Standard Products and Services Classification  (UNSPSC)
>which has had a Topic Map rendered for it. The url below is to the
>standard, not the XTM.
>
>
>http://www.eccma.org/download/11UNSPSC.zip
>
>
>However, it turns out that this spec is legally owned by the UN:
>[Monica Martin] The UN/SPSC is a broad product categorization mechanism
>such as for Information Technology and Electronic Components.  There has
>been a close collaboration between the UN/SPSC folks, RosettaNet and
>UNDP. I believe that the 'home' for the UN/SPSC, as you indicated, will
>reside with UNDP and be closely coordinated (at least for EC and IT
>inputs) with RosettaNet. The RosettaNet Technical Dictionary team has
>been working very closely with this effort.
>
>
>
>   _____ 
>
>
>
>
>Just a word of warning as you have obviously not been reading the
>Diffuse
>newsletters recently :-(
>
>There has been a lot of argument about who controls the UNSPCS over the
>last
>few months, and since the beginning of this month the standard has
>clearly
>been under the control of the United Nations Development Programme
>(UNDP)
>rather than ECCMA. A new body is being set up to manage the list. All
>references to the list should now be made through their website at
>www.un-spsc.net
>
>Martin Bryan
>
>Technical Manager, The Diffuse Project
>   _____ 
>
>Do you know anything about this Monica?
>
>
>However, on a more useful and less contentious note, all this led me to
>an actually International Guide to Internationalization / Localization
>
>
>http://www.diffuse.org/IntLocGuide.html
>[Monica Martin] I can get you some more details for you on this effort
>that you referenced below.  Will do so and try to get some feedback
>before Thursday meeting, although I am not certain what if any focus is
>on Web Services (not saying there isn't but I do not have specific
>details).
>
>
>I can't vouch for either ECCMA, (which includes H-P, SAP, Lucent, Oracle
>and a gazillion others but does not include on their current list of
>members IBM, Sun, Microsoft, and a number of other notables I won't
>bother listing), or diffuse.org, though it looks at a completely cursory
>level as if diffuse is a bit more unbiased, but in any event, it is best
>to keep apprised of such things, especially those who have some interest
>in promoting UDDI as the de facto look up list for web services.
>
>
>Since diffuse is connected to IST. and this appears to be the European
>Community's equivalent to OASIS, I am including their url below:
>
>
>http://www.cordis.lu/ist/home.html
>
>
>
>[Monica Martin] As an additional input, I have forwarded herein the
>input I sent to Rich Thompson in this regard yesterday. See below within
>**** in red.
>
>Ciao,
>Rex
>--
>Rex Brooks
>Starbourne Communications Design
>1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA 94702 *510-849-2309
>http://www.starbourne.com * rexb@starbourne.com
>[Monica Martin]
>************************************************************************
>************************************************************************
>*************************
>-----Original Message-----
>
>From: Monica Martin
>
>Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:45 PM
>
>To: 'richt2@us.ibm.com'
>
>Cc: Monica Martin
>
>Subject: Thompson 10/14/2002: [xliff] Presentation
>
>Rich,
>
>This is a good brief on XLIFF and its functions, which could serve as an
>input to any discussion on internationalization and localization. Note
>the sections on:
>
>1. Localized objects
>
>2. <group> element
>
>3. Translatable content in a web browser
>
>4. Case study from DGW+Berlitz-It that uses a web service.
>
>Regards.
>
>Monica
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>From: Yves Savourel [mailto:ysavourel@translate.com]
>
>Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:12 PM
>
>To: XLIFF list
>
>Subject: [xliff] Presentation
>
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>Attached: the final version of the slides that has been sent to LISA.
>
>Cheers,
>
>-yves
>
>
>  [Monica Martin]
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>
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-- 
Rex Brooks
Starbourne Communications Design
1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA 94702 *510-849-2309
http://www.starbourne.com * rexb@starbourne.com



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