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1 of 37 | AlotSoft showcases customized XML Processors for industry standard - AlotSoft (http://www.alotsoft.com), a web service integration solution provider, is the first company that provides customized XML parser/generator/validator/editor that conform to specific industry XML schema standards.Historically, an application that uses XML data normally needs a GENERIC XML parser. Apache, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, etc. have developed a few generic XML parsers that can parse any XML documents. XML parsing typically use DOM or SAX methods....

2 of 37 | DataDirect Technologies Announces Top 10 XQuery and XML Predictions for 2005 - BEDFORD, MA - 01/05/2005 - DataDirect Technologies, the leading provider of components for connecting software to data, today announced its top 10 XML and XQuery predictions for 2005. The coming year will bring many new developments to XQuery, the highly anticipated language for querying and creating XML documents, that will ultimately lead to a complete overhaul in the way software applications are built."The momentum has been growing, and the database community is anxiously awaiting 2005 because it is destined to be the year for XQuery," said Jerry King, general manager for XML products at DataDirect Technologies. "The promise XQuery brings to dramatically simplifying and accelerating dat......

3 of 37 | WPC Releases XML Schemas for HIPAA Transactions - Washington Publishing Company (WPC), publisher of electronic data interchange (EDI) transaction implementation guides adopted under HIPAA, has announced the release of W3C compliant XSD, Open Source Schemas, under the GNU license. Created directly from the same database as the federally mandated implementation guides, WPC schemas provide a single source for an XML representation of the HIPAA transaction standards.The Administrative Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA, Title II) required the Department of Health and Human Services to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions. WPC`s Open Source schemas ......

4 of 37 | W3C Issues XInclude 1.0 as a W3C Recommendation; XInclude Makes It Easier to Create Reusable Content - http://www.w3.org--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2004--Strengthening the XML family, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0 as a W3C Recommendation. XInclude 1.0 provides a method for merging multiple XML documents into a single composite document.XInclude Brings Standard Program Functionality to XMLMany programming languages provide an inclusion mechanism to support the use of modular content. Once an inclusion mechanism is established, programmers can then write applications that are more powerful. Markup languages, of course, often have need of such a mechanism....

5 of 37 | W3C Launches Graphics Activity - W3C is pleased to announce the relaunch of the Graphics Activity. The Scalable Vector Graphics Working Group is chaired by Chris Lilley (W3C) and is chartered through 30 September 2006. The SVG Working Group develops the SVG language for describing two-dimensional graphics and graphical applications in XML, including profiles for desktops, mobile devices and printers. Participation is open to W3C Members. Visit the SVG home page....

6 of 37 | AlotSoft - John Zhang, a partner at AlotSoft LLC (http://www.alotsoft.com), recently emphasizes the importance of using a object model approach in the adoption of industry standard XML schema process."Industry standard XML schema, like TXLife/XMLife, P&C, and reinsurance from Acord, and FIXML, FpML, MDDL, RIXML from different individual industry/trade associations are meant to create a standard message format that serves as the common language between different applications within or across enterprise boundaries." John said....

7 of 37 | The Stylus Scoop Interviews XQuery and XML Schema Expert Priscilla Walmsley - Bedford, Mass. -- December 15, 2004 -- Stylus Studio, the leading provider of powerful development tools for XML data integration, today published an interview with Ms. Priscilla Walmsley, on emerging XQuery and XQuery API for Java (XQJ) technologies, as well as a round-up of the recent XML 2004 Conference & Exposition in Washington DC, where Ms. Walmsley recently gave a presentation entitled "Introduction to XQuery". The technical interview is featured in the December 2004 issue of "The Stylus Scoop," the official Stylus Studio developer newsletter. XQuery enthusiasts can read the complete text of the interview at: http://www.stylusstudio.com/priscilla_walmsley.htmlIn the interview, conduc......

8 of 37 | Working Draft: Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.1 - The XSL Working Group has released an updated Working Draft of the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) Version 1.1. Version 1.1 updates the XSL 1.0 Recommendation for change marks, indexes, multiple flows, and bookmarks, and extends support for graphics scaling, markers, and page numbers. Comments are invited. Read about the XML Activity....

9 of 37 | CMP Media`s Independent Testing Services Validate Sarvega`s XML Guardian Gateway and XML Speedway Accelerator Performance Claims - MANHASSET, N.Y., Dec. 14 -- Independent Testing Services powered by Network Computing Labs(TM) (ITS) recently completed an independent validation testing report for the Sarvega XML Guardian Gateway and XML Speedway Accelerator products. During September and October 2004, ITS tested and verified that the XML Guardian Gateway can sustain XML Signatures or Encryption at over 1,700 transactions per second on small 2KB documents and support very large documents up to 50MB. For XML transformation and validation, the XML Speedway demonstrated performance exceeding 6,000 transactions per second, 800 Mbps throughput, and capable of processing 300MB XML documents."Using real world test cases, we test......

10 of 37 | DocSoft Releases CGM-to-SVG Conversion Software - OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 15 -- DocSoft, a leader in XML technology, announces today the release of Quick.SVG 2005, a CGM-to-SVG conversion tool. This software quickly and easily converts Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) images from WebCGM, CGM4, and ATA profile formats to pure, Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).Quick.SVG 2005 is the first CGM-to-SVG conversion software that converts CGM binary elements into similar or equal SVG elements. This means that it does not just convert all the CGM data into a series of small, straight polylines; it converts the binary elements into the closest available SVG element, which decreases file size and improves usability after conversion. This allows for full u......

11 of 37 | InfoTrends/CAP Ventures Articulates Business Benefits of XSLT 2.0 - Development Productivity, Data Reusability, Interoperability, and Application Versatility Highlighted as Key Advantages for Developers and CorporationsWEYMOUTH, Mass.--Dec. 14, 2004--According to a new analysis report from InfoTrends/CAP Ventures, the World Wide Web Consortium`s (W3C`s) XSLT 2.0 (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) specification demonstrates the tangible benefits of a corporate and IT investment in XML (Extensible Markup Language). Titled "A Focus on XSLT 2.0: Understanding the Development and Business Benefits," the report discusses XSLT 2.0`s ability to substantially reduce code complexity and streamline development while simultaneously allowing developers to ......

12 of 37 | Sleepycat Software Releases Berkeley DB XML 2.0 - Major upgrade of native XML database adds new support for emerging XML data access standard and up to 10x performance increaseEMERYVILLE, Calif., Dec. 14 -- Sleepycat Software, makers of Berkeley DB XML, the leading open source, native XML database, today announced the general availability of Berkeley DB XML 2.0. The major new release includes support for XQuery 1.0, the emerging standard for XML data access, as well as significant performance and usability enhancements....

13 of 37 | DMTF and OMG Announce Alliance Partnership; Collaboration Will Help Unify Toolsets for Users of DMTF`s CIM and OMG`s XMI/UML - PORTLAND, Ore.--Dec. 13, 2004--The Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF(R)), the organization leading the development and adoption of management standards for enterprise and Internet environments, and the Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)), which develops standards covering multiple operating systems, programming languages, middleware and networking infrastructures and software development environments, today announced that they have entered into an Alliance Partnership. Under the agreement, the two organizations will work to represent and exchange the DMTF`s Common Information Model (CIM) in OMG`s Unified Modeling Language(R) (UML(R)) and XML Metadata Interchange(R) (XMI(R)), e......

14 of 37 | Forum Systems Announces Integration With IBM Tivoli Access Manager Software to Simplify SOA Security - Integrated Identity Management and XML Web Services Security Enables Centralized Policy-Driven Trust Models for Service Oriented ArchitecturesSALT LAKE CITY, Utah--Dec. 13, 2004--Forum Systems, a leading provider of trust management, threat protection and information assurance Web services security solutions today announced that it has completed integration of Forum XWall Web Services Firewall and Forum Sentry Web Services Security Gateway with IBM Tivoli Access Manager. The technology integration has been validated by IBM under the Ready for Tivoli software program. IBM Tivoli Access Manager provides policy-driven security and access management for Fortune 1000 and government customers dep......

15 of 37 | Industry Leaders Demonstrate WS-Context Interoperability; IONA, Arjuna and Oracle Showcase Viability of OASIS Committee Draft Specification - DUBLIN, Ireland & WALTHAM, Mass. & NEWCASTLE, England--Dec. 13, 2004--IONA(R) Technologies (NASDAQ: IONA), a world leader in high-performance integration solutions for mission-critical IT environments, along with Arjuna and Oracle, today announced the recent successful public demonstration of WS-Context, an important Web services specification that has been approved by the OASIS Web Services Composite Application Framework (WS-CAF) Technical Committee as a Committee Draft."Web services, and by extension SOA, are all about turning enterprise diversity into an asset. Key to that process is making certain that the services customers build and deploy are executed consistently, independent of ex......

16 of 37 | Working Drafts: Web Services Addressing - The Web Services Addressing Working Group has released three First Public Working Drafts. Web Services Addressing - Core enables message transmission through networks that include processing nodes such as endpoint managers, firewalls, and gateways in a transport-neutral manner. WSDL Binding defines how the core specification`s properties are described in the Web Services Description Language (WSDL). SOAP Binding defines their association to SOAP messages. Read about Web services....

17 of 37 | IXIASOFT named to EContent 100 list by EContent Magazine - Montreal, Canada - December 7th 2004 -- IXIASOFT, the native XML database and search engine market leader, announces today that it was selected in the 2004 EContent 100 list, in the Content Management category. The companies on the list were selected by EContent magazine`s editorial staff, contributing editors, and other members of the Information Today, Inc. team.EContent magazine, a widely read monthly publication, and EcontentMag.com, an online portal, deliver essential research, reporting, news, and analysis of content related issues. The magazine`s "100 list" provides a look at the stand-out companies that demonstrate the winning strategies and solutions that define the digital content......

18 of 37 | Parasoft BPEL Maestro 1.5 Simplifies Web Service Orchestration; Delivers a Better Way to Develop and Manage Persistent, Long-term Web Services Transactions - MONROVIA, Calif. -- Dec. 8, 2004 -- Parasoft, a leading provider of Web services solutions, announced the release of Parasoft BPEL Maestro 1.5. Designed to help enterprises develop, manage and orchestrate long-term, persistent Web Service business processes, Parasoft BPEL Maestro 1.5 delivers a comprehensive BPEL engine and development toolkit that strictly adheres to Web Services and BPEL standards....

19 of 37 | Altova Software Version 2005 Simplifies XML Application Development for Oracle Database Administrators and Developers - Altova to Demonstrate Latest Version of XML Development Suite at Oracle OpenWorld 2004SAN FRANCISCO--Dec. 6, 2004--Altova(R) (www.altova.com), creator of XMLSpy(R) and other leading software development tools, today announced that it will showcase the latest version of its product line this week at the Oracle(R) OpenWorld 2004 conference being held at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Altova engineers will demonstrate innovative new features within Altova software version 2005 that simplify XML-related projects for Oracle database administrators and developers. These capabilities are unrivaled and provide the best value for Oracle specialists working with XML....

20 of 37 | Forum Systems, nCipher and Oblix to Demo Blueprint for Secure Enterprise SOA Infrastructure at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco - Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2004Forum Systems: XML Web Services Business Scenario Leverages Identity and Access Management, Web Security Management and Hardened Cryptographic Processing for a Best Practices Infrastructure to Protect Service Oriented ArchitecturesSAN FRANCISCO----Dec. 6, 2004-- Forum Systems, nCipher plc (LSE:NCH) and Oblix today announced that they will demonstrate best practices for protecting enterprise Service Oriented Architectures (SOAs) at Oracle(R) OpenWorld San Francisco, running December 5-9, 2004 at the Moscone Center. Oracle has recognized these three companies for participation to highlight their technologies in the Protected Enterprise and Identity Managemen......

21 of 37 | NDS Licenses EXPWAY BinXML Software for Integration into Its Broadcast Solutions - Integration Will Offer Broadcasters Bandwidth Efficient Solution for Data Intensive ApplicationsLONDON--Dec. 6, 2004--NDS Group plc (NASDAQ/Euronext Brussels:NNDS), a News Corporation company and a leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay TV, today announced that it has licensed EXPWAY`s Binary XML solution, BinXML(TM), as part of its ongoing commitment to provide state of the art technology solutions to operators and broadcasters. NDS plans to integrate and deploy BinXML(TM) into its range of head-end systems and receiver middleware solutions....

22 of 37 | Sarvega Selected by the State of Wisconsin to Secure Department of Justice XML Web Services; Sarvega`s XML Guardian Gateway Selected to Provide High Performance XML Security - CHICAGO--Dec. 6, 2004--Sarvega, Inc., the leading provider of XML networking products, has been selected by the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) for its eTIME (Electronic Transaction Information for Management of Enforcement) project. The Wisconsin DOJ`s innovative program will leverage internet resources, existing systems, and the new US Department of Justice Global Justice XML Data Model (Global JXDM) to provide the cost-effective exchange of justice information across local, state and federal agencies."States are faced with a tremendous challenge-- providing the real-time exchange of justice information in a secure, cost-effective manner across multiple local, state, and fe......

23 of 37 | Tarari XML RAX Content Processor Wins UCSD CONNECT Most Innovative New Product Award; Tarari Honored for Second Year in a Row - 17th Annual MIP Awards LuncheonSAN DIEGO--Dec. 6, 2004--Tarari Inc., the award-winning acceleration company, today announced that its Tarari XML RAX Content Processor (RAX-CP) received a prestigious UCSD CONNECT Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Award in the hardware category. UCSD CONNECT made the award presentation at the 17th Annual MIP Awards Luncheon held on December 2, 2004 at the San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina. Tarari, which won the coveted award for the second year in a row, had two of the three finalist products in the hardware category, the first time in the 17-year history of the UCSD CONNECT MIP Award that a company was so honored. Winners were based on the ability to demonst......

24 of 37 | Adeptia Releases the XML Mapper for Easy and Rapid Data Integration - Allows graphical data mapping and auto-generation of programming codeChicago, IL November 23, 2004 -- Adeptia Inc., an innovative provider of business process management technologies, announced today the release of Adeptia XML Mapper version 1.0, a data mapping software with comprehensive functionality to make easier the task of enterprise-wide data integration....

25 of 37 | Boeing Australia Expands XyEnterprise XML Content Management and Publishing Solution - XyEnterprise Technology Drives Content Management, Standards Support, and Automated High-Volume Publishing for Aerospace Technical Support OperationsREADING, Mass.--Nov. 30, 2004--XyEnterprise, the leading developer of XML content management and enterprise publishing solutions, announced today that Boeing Australia has expanded its use of the XyEnterprise Content@ content manager application for the structured content required to support a wide variety of Boeing military aircraft and systems. The solution, in production for several years, provides content management and publishing services for Airline Transport Association (ATA) and Continuous Acquisition and Lifecycle Support (CALS) standa......

26 of 37 | Book Announcement - Developing Semantic Web Services - Developing Semantic Web ServicesH. Peter Alesso and Craig F. SmithISBN: 1-56881-212-4REVIEW:Developing Semantic Web Services is "well-informed about work on WS [Web Services] and the SemWeb [Semantic Web], and in particular ... understand[s] OWL-S ... very well .... Also, the book ... fill[s] a need that, to my knowledge, hasn`t been met at all." -David Martin, editor OWL-S Coalition...

27 of 37 | Forum Systems Enables Adaptive Migration Towards Secure Event-Driven Web Services - Version 4.1 of Award-Winning Forum Sentry Web Services Security Gateway Defines the Service-Oriented Security IntermediarySALT LAKE CITY--Nov. 30, 2004--Forum Systems, a leading provider of trust management, threat protection and information assurance Web services security solutions has today announced the availability of Version 4.1 for its award-winning Forum Sentry(TM) Web Services Security Gateway. Forum Sentry 4.1 has evolved from securing Web services within service-oriented architectures to protecting event-driven applications, allowing for the reliability and robustness enterprises are looking for to deal with exceptions and fluctuations in complex asynchronous software services suc......

28 of 37 | Fox Sports Interactive Media Selects Sarvega`s XML Speedway Accelerator for FOXSports.com on MSN - Sarvega`s XML Speedway Accelerator Provides Wire Speed XSL Transformation (XSLT) Performance for Dynamic Delivery of Real-Time InformationCHICAGO--Nov. 29, 2004--Sarvega announced today that Fox Sports Interactive Media, the leader in interactive sports programming, is using Sarvega`s XML accelerator, the XML Speedway, for FOXSports.com on MSN....

29 of 37 | IBM, Microsoft, and Sun Respond to TAC Recommendation on Open Document Exchange Format - The Telematics Between Administrations Committee (TAC) reports that it has received positive responses from Sun, Microsoft, and IBM relative to the IDA Expert Group recommendations on adoption of an Open Document Exchange Format.In May 2004 the Telematics Between Administrations Committee of the EC`s IDA Community Programme announced its approval of the Expert Group`s conclusions and recommendations on open document formats, with special focus upon XML formats in OpenOffice.Org and WordML....

30 of 37 | Insurance that SOA works - The Hartford Financial Services Group created an SOA-based reference architecture using a UDDI registry to simplify application component reuse.Insurance and security may be what The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. offers its customers worldwide. But it`s also what the investment and insurance provider`s application delivery group was looking for when it created an SOA-based reference architecture using a UDDI registry so that the company`s four lines of business could leverage the same applications....

31 of 37 | Intergraph Successful in GML Relay - HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 2, 2004 -- Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions Netherlands successfully participated in the third GML Relay at the "Standards in Action" event held at the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. The event demonstrates the easy, open exchange of spatial data using the Open Geospatial Consortium`s (OGC) Geographic Markup Language (GML) standard. The GML standard is an XML encoding for spatial data and related attributes used for storing and transporting geospatial information.At the GML Relay, Intergraph joined a record number of attendees including other geospatial vendors; attendees from leading Dutch Universities; national and regional government dep......

32 of 37 | IXIASOFT: Command Financial Press Launches CAPS, a Content Management Solution for Prospectus Automation, Based on TEXTML Server - MONTREAL -- Dec. 1, 2004 -- Exhibiting at Gilbane Conference on Content Management Technologies, Booth #136.New web-based editing tool cuts costs and improves accuracy of preparing complex financial documentsIXIASOFT, the native XML database and search engine market leader, announced today that Command Financial Press, an industry leading full service financial printer, is launching a new content management solution for prospectus automation called CAPS. Aimed at financial institutions, law firms and large corporations, CAPS (Command Automated Publishing System) has integrated IXIASOFT`s flagship product TEXTML Server to manage XML content....

33 of 37 | PeopleSoft Demonstrates WSRP Portal Interoperability at XML 2004; First Enterprise Application Vendor to Support the OASIS Standard for Application Content - XML 2004 -- PLEASANTON, Calif.--Nov. 18, 2004--At the XML Conference and Exposition 2004, PeopleSoft Inc. (NASDAQ:PSFT) demonstrated that the PeopleSoft Community Portal and PeopleSoft applications seamlessly interoperate with other leading portal vendors by leveraging the Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) standard. As part of the demonstration, PeopleSoft portal content was displayed in IBM WebSphere, BEA, Sun Microsystems and other leading portal solutions. PeopleSoft will be the first enterprise applications software vendor to integrate content from core business applications with third party portals using the WSRP standard."Companies increasingly need to aggregate data across mult......

34 of 37 | Research and Markets : Achieving Interoperabilty With Emerging Technology Standards: 2004 to 2005 Outlook - DUBLIN, Ireland--Nov. 24, 2004--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10033) has announced the addition of Achieving Interoperabilty With Emerging Technology Standards: 2004 to 2005 Outlook to their offeringInteroperability--the seamless exchange of information both within a company`s internal systems and in conjunction with its external trading partners` systems--is critical to the advance of electronic commerce. Emerging technology standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI, and ebXML are driving interoperability, both internal and external. These standards are changing the economics of digital information exchange. By introducing a standard means of binding applic......

35 of 37 | Sarvega and the Center for Advanced Defense Studies Create XML Security Research Lab - Leading Organizations Team to Investigate XML Security Threats for Global 1000 Companies and GovernmentsCHICAGO--Nov. 24, 2004--Sarvega, Inc., the leading provider of XML networking products, and the Center for Advanced Defense Studies (CADS), a renowned think tank focusing on global information security and defense initiatives, today announced the creation of the Advanced XML Security Lab ("AXSL"). The two organizations will contribute resources and expertise to AXSL to conduct advanced research into XML Web Services security, XML vulnerabilities, and the secure exchange of information amongst trading partners. Sarvega and CADS will investigate technologies that will accelerate the adoptio......

36 of 37 | Systinet Unveils First Business Services Registry for SOA - Latest Version of Proven Systinet Registry Provides the Standards-Based Foundation for SOA Governance and Lifecycle ManagementCAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 15, 2004 ? Systinet, the provider of the leading foundation for SOA governance and lifecycle management, today announced the release of Systinet Registry 5.5, the industry`s most complete and proven Business Services Registry. The Business Services Registry is the centerpiece of Systinet`s foundation for governance and lifecycle management within a service-oriented architecture (SOA)....

37 of 37 | XTech 2005, Gilbane Conference to Co-locate in Amsterdam 24-27 May - Alexandria, VA - Nov. 17, 2004 - IDEAlliance, a leading trade association dedicated to fostering information technology standards, today announced that XTech 2005 (formerly XML Europe) will be held in conjunction with the Gilbane Conference on Content Management. Both conferences will take place 24-27 May, 2005, at the Amsterdam RAI Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands.XTech 2005 is the premier European conference for developers and managers working with XML and Web technologies, bringing together the worlds of Web development, open source, semantic Web, and open standards. Marion L. Elledge, Vice President of Information Technology Alliances and Conferences, IDEAlliance, says that co-locating th......