webMethods Joins OASIS Members in Sponsoring the Robin Cover XML Web Pages.BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1999-- OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards, announced that webMethods will become the newest sponsor of the Robin Cover 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. Web Pages, (www.oasis-open.org/cover/) a comprehensive reference site for information about open document interchange standards. webMethods joins other OASIS sponsor members, the Graphic Communications Association (GCA GCA, ground-controlled approach: see instrument-landing system. ), Inso Corporation, ISOGEN International and Sun Microsystems, in funding the independent web page to provide long-term, free access to its library of information related to this important standard. OASIS also announced that for a limited time it is offering additional opportunities for sponsorship of the Cover site. The Robin Cover XML Web Pages is an industry-neutral, online reference collection of over 3,000 documents with information for the entire family of structured information standards, including XML, SGML SGML in full Standard Generalized Markup Language Markup language for organizing and tagging elements of a document, including headings, paragraphs, tables, and graphics. , HyTime and others. The site provides comprehensive and cumulative information resources, such as: online tutorials and introductions; descriptions of XML groups; case studies on the use of XML within industry, government and academic sectors; detailed conference and seminar listings; categorized descriptions of XML software; contact information for software developers and service providers; technical reference materials for XML implementers and programmers; information on standards related to XML; and answers to frequently-asked questions. "XML has been a critical component of webMethods' success in helping more than 100 companies integrate their business communities over the Internet," said Phillip Merrick, 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. of webMethods. "OASIS has played a critical role in educating the industry about how companies can use XML-based solutions to create new business opportunities through B2B e-commerce and integration. We are proud to support the Robin Cover XML Web Pages which has become a leading source of information, education and reference for the business-to-business marketplace." "As one of the earliest XML adopters, webMethods demonstrated its vision for the role of XML as an enabling technology. webMethods' sponsorship of the XML Web Pages represents yet another manifestation of its XML pioneering spirit and its commitment to interoperability through business-to-business software solutions," Robin Cover, editor of the XML Web Pages, commented. "We are grateful for webMethods' sponsorship, which will help provide continued public access to reference information on the XML/SGML family of standards." About webMethods webMethods, Inc. (http://www.webMethods.com) provides open solutions for business community integration. As one of the first products to deliver XML-based e-commerce solutions, the webMethods B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business (TM) product suite leverages a variety of open Internet standards to automatically link business processes with those of key partners--without the time or expense of altering existing legacy, proprietary or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. applications. About OASIS OASIS (www.oasis-open.org) is a non-profit, international consortium dedicated solely to product-independent data and content interchange. Focusing on product interoperability, OASIS embraces the complete spectrum of structured information standards including XML, SGML and CGM (1) (Computer Graphics Metafile) An ISO/IEC standard format for 2D graphics images introduced in 1987. Primarily a vector graphics format for technical illustrations and geophysical visualizations, CGM also supports raster graphics and text. . OASIS operates XML.org (www.xml.org), the first global XML industry portal featuring the XML.org Registry and Repository that offers automated public access to XML schemas for electronic commerce, business-to-business transactions, and tools and application interoperability. OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, AND-USA, Arbortext, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Chrystal Software, Compaq, DataChannel, DMSi, Documentum, Dun & Bradstreet, Enigma, Extricity Software, GCA, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Inso, InterCAP, Interleaf Desktop publishing software that was widely used for DOS, Windows 95/98, NT, and a variety of Unix-based computers from Interleaf, Inc., Waltham, MA. Interleaf's full-featured program supported a large number of document and image types, including its ability to handle extremely long , Interwoven in·ter·weave v. in·ter·wove , in·ter·wo·ven , inter·weav·ing, inter·weaves v.tr. 1. To weave together. 2. To blend together; intermix. v.intr. , ISOGEN, ITEDO ITEDO Ingenieurbüro Für Technische Dokumentation Und Illustration ITEDO Illustration Technique Echange de Données , Keyfile, Larson Software, Microsoft, NextPage, NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. , Object Design, POET Software, Reed Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SoftQuad, Software AG, STEP, Sun Microsystems, Synthbank, System Development, Wavo, Xerox, XyEnterprise and Zeh Graphics Systems. About XML.org (http://xml.org) XML.org is a self-supporting community resource designed to provide a credible source of accurate, timely information about the application of XML in industrial and commercial settings. Hosted by OASIS, the world's leading independent organization for the standardization of XML applications in electronic commerce, XML.org serves as a reference for XML vocabularies, DTDs, schemas, and namespaces. Sponsors of XML.org include: DataChannel, Documentum, Commerce One, GCA, IBM, Oracle, SAP, SoftQuad and Sun Microsystems. |
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