Extensibility Launches Breakthrough XML Schema Conversion and Authoring Tool.CHAPEL HILL, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1999-- XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Authority(TM) 1.0 Accelerates the Creation of XML-Based Industry, Corporate and Application Grammars for the Internet Extensibility(TM) today announced the release of XML Authority(TM) 1.0, a comprehensive XML schema authoring and conversion tool that enables Web developers to migrate existing data structures to the Internet via XML -- the new standard language for Web pages. This capability accelerates the creation of XML-based industry, corporate and application grammars for the Internet. "XML Authority 1.0 streamlines the process of importing and integrating data structures from disparate applications and networks to XML and facilitates e-commerce (EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. ) and data conversion," noted Reid Conrad, Extensibility's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . XML Authority 1.0's output support for all the major XML schema formats means that Web developers can move ahead with XML projects without risk of missing emerging Internet and corporate standards. "With support for the W3C's recently announced XSDL XSDL XML Schema Definition Language XSDL Xml Schema Description Language schema syntax -- in working draft phase -- XML Authority users enjoy a preview of the future standard," explained Lee Buck, Extensibility's CTO. How it works XML Authority 1.0 converts ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. data structures, Java classes, COM objects, LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. schemas, DTD's and XML documents to all major XML schema formats. XML schema syntax output support includes DTD's, XML-Data (IE5 level), the XML Schema Definition Language (XSDL), DCD's, and DDML An XML schema language developed by members of the XML-DEV mailing list. Formerly known as XSchema, it supports schema reuse. See XML schema and XML. . XML Authority 1.0 features a graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to that allows users to import or create XML schemas, and view document elements, attributes, entities and other objects in a hierarchical tree. This makes it easy to view data structures and relationships for a class of documents. Graphical representation of the document structure also is provided. With cut-and-paste support, modular schema development is easily achieved. Collaborative schema development, within and between organizations is enhanced with audience-specific notes and change logging support. XML Authority facilitates the convergence of diverse forms and sources of Internet content. Advanced XML schema features, such as data-typing, enable data-intensive applications to move to XML now. XML Authority provides the ability to adapt SGML SGML in full Standard Generalized Markup Language Markup language for organizing and tagging elements of a document, including headings, paragraphs, tables, and graphics. DTD's to those constructs available in XML. Accelerated adoption XML Authority has been publicly available for testing since April. Thousands of users from more than 1,000 organizations have been working with the XML Authority beta version. "The feedback during the beta test has been phenomenal," Conrad said. "XML Authority is quickly becoming the leading XML schema development platform. It speaks to the timeliness of XML and XML Authority's ability to meet emerging needs." Additionally Extensibility formally launched the Extensibility Affiliates program. More than 300 commercial Web development companies have signed up to join the Extensibility Affiliates program. As XML schemas are built and shared, these organizations will promote XML Authority 1.0 for schema lifecycle management. "We look forward to partnering with our affiliates to accelerate the implementation of XML," Conrad continued. The importance of XML schemas and XML Authority 1.0 Recent announcements of XML schema repository See XML repository. initiatives, such as Microsoft's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) BizTalk.org and OASIS' XML.ORG, illustrate the important role XML schemas will play in ecommerce and advanced Internet solutions. "XML schemas are becoming the backbone for Web based commerce," Buck said. "They are the contract for data interchange." Schemas define the components and rules for "vocabularies" to describe Internet content. Industry groups are using XML schemas to create common grammars that facilitate the expression of Internet-ready standards. Corporations are building XML vocabularies to describe components of ecommerce transactions. XML schemas will be shared to ensure trading partners properly engage in online transactions. The content represented by a vocabulary may be found in databases, Web Pages, middleware messages or XML-enabled applications. By describing content, metadata embedded within an XML schema provides information retrieval applications Areas where information retrieval techniques are employed include (the entries are in alphabetical order within each category): General applications of information retrieval
About XML Authority 1.0 XML Authority 1.0 is available for downloading now at http://www.extensibility.com. XML Authority is $99.95, multiple user x-Packs are available: 5-user, $449.95; 10-user, $849.95; 50-user, $3,995.00. A ten use trial version may also be downloaded from the Extensibility site. About Extensibility, Inc. Extensibility, Inc. provides cutting-edge XML schema development, conversion and management solutions. XML Authority, which enables users to build business and industry vocabularies for the Internet, is the first product in the company's portfolio. Extensibility's tools facilitate the transition of traditional applications to the next generation of Internet information systems. Based in Chapel Hill, N.C., the company was founded in 1998 and is a member of the W3C Schema Working Group and OASIS. Extensibility and XML Authority are trademarks of Extensibility, Inc. All others are properties of their respective holders. |
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