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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] >************************************************************************ >************************************************************************ >************************* > > >Content-Type: application/x-zip-compressed; > name="Introduction to XLIFF.zip" >Content-Description: Introduction to XLIFF.zip >Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="Introduction to XLIFF.zip" > >Attachment converted: Enterprise:Introduction to XLIFF.zip >(pZIP/pZIP) (001F9762) -- 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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