Leading Netherlands Firms, Industry Experts in Spotlight at XML Europe 2004.

Business Editors

XML Europe 2004

ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2004

XML Europe 2004, the premier European forum for the XML community, will feature presentations and product demonstrations from many of the Netherlands' leading XML experts and organizations. XML Europe 2004 is slated for 18-21 April, at the Amsterdam RAI Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The annual event is sponsored by IDEAlliance, a leading industry association dedicated to fostering XML and other information technology standards.

Presentations and presenters at XML Europe 2004 will include:

-- "On the Design of Notations" (Keynote Address), Steven

Pemberton, Senior Researcher, W3C/CWI, Netherlands; Mon., 19

April, 9:45 a.m.

-- "ebXML Today," David RR Webber, XML eBusiness Professional,

OASIS CAM TC Chair, United States, and Pim van der Eijk,

Independent Consultant, Sonnenglanz Consulting and OASIS,

Netherlands; Mon., 19 April, 11 a.m.

-- "Electronic Document Interchange in the Criminal Justice

System in the Netherlands," Pim van der Eijk, Independent

Consultant, Sonnenglanz Consulting and OASIS, Netherlands;

Mon., 19 April, 4 p.m.

-- "XML Pilot in the Dutch Temporary Staffing Industry," Ir.

Erwin E Folmer, Researcher & Consultant, TNO FEL E-business,

Netherlands; Mon., 19 April, 4:45 p.m.

-- "Using Topic Maps and XML to Implement a Closed-Loop Search

Service for the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration Website,"

Matthijs M. Breebaart, Information Architect, Dutch Tax and

Customs Administration, Netherlands; Wed., 21 April, 9 a.m.

-- "Medium Neutral Content Production: A Problem Analysis," Erik

E. Siegel, IT Architect, Erik Siegel ICT, Netherlands; Wed.,

21 April, 11:45 a.m.

Other organizations presenting at XML Europe 2004 include IBM Corporation (NYSE:IBM); Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW); Adobe Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADBE); Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT); Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ); and Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq:ORCL).

XML Europe 2004 will be co-located with Seybold Seminars Amsterdam 2004. In addition to the two conference programmes, the events will share a pavilion. The Pavilion floor will feature vendors from Europe, North America and Asia. More than 50 providers of software, systems and solutions are slated to showcase their latest innovations this April. Last year's event had more than 650 attendees and this year's event promises to draw an even greater crowd. For more information on the Seybold event, visit www.Seybold365.com/ams2004.

For the full XML Europe 2004 programme, visit http://www.xmleurope.com/2004/programme.asp.

Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities at XML Europe 2004 are still available. Contact Kurt Federow, [e-mail], 617-497-0931, for more information.

For general information and to register to attend XML Europe 2004, visit http://www.xmleurope.com/2004/registration.asp or call 703-837-1070.

About IDEAlliance

IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit membership organization. Its mission is to advance user-driven, cross-industry solutions for all publishing and content-related processes by developing standards, fostering business alliances and identifying best practices. IDEAlliance has been a leader in information technology since 1966 (founded as Graphic Communications Association), having fostered the development and adoption of standards such as ADIS, GRACoL, ICE, JIFFI, Mail.dat, papiNet, PRISM, PROSE XML, SPACE XML, SGML and XML. Learn more about IDEAlliance at www.idealliance.org.