Welcome to OASIS News, a bi-weekly update of announcements, accomplishments,
and activities for the international open standards consortium.

In this issue:
* ebXML Messaging Services 3.0 becomes an OASIS Standard
* Consortium solicits feedback on proposed SDO TC charter
* OASIS Standard ballots on SAML Metadata open soon
* CGM Open seeks candidates for Steering Committee
* Register now for Open Standards Forum
* OASIS IDtrust hosts free security workshop in Barcelona
* OASIS ODF Adoption Committee completes successful ODF Camp
* Sangwon Lim of KIEC translates OASIS News into Korean
* Welcome new OASIS Sponsors--AtHoc, Juniper, KITS
* OASIS ODF Adoption Committee hosts successful ODF Camp
* Important dates

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ebXML Messaging Services 3.0 becomes an OASIS Standard

Members have approved version 3.0 of ebXML Messaging Services: Part 1, Core
Features as an OASIS Standard. ebXML Messaging defines the transport, routing
and packaging of e-business transactions. Congratulations to ebXML Messaging
Services TC chair, Ian Jones, and to all TC participants for this
accomplishment.

http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00000.html

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Consortium solicits feedback on proposed SDO TC charter

Members are asked to review and comment on a draft charter to establish the
OASIS Service Data Objects (SDO) TC. The group plans to evolve and standardize
specifications defining the SDO architecture and API. Proposers include
representatives of BEA, IBM, Oracle, SAP, and Xcalia. The comment period for
the charter closes 9 Oct.

http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200709/msg00004.html

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OASIS Standard ballots on SAML Metadata open soon

The OASIS Security Services TC has submitted two specification sets to be
considered as OASIS Standards: 1) the Metadata Profile for the Security
Assertion Markup Language (SAML) V1.x and 2) the Metadata Extension for SAML
V2.0 and V1.x Query Requesters. SAML defines an XML-based framework for
creating and exchanging security information between online partners. On 16
Oct, Calls for Vote will be issued to all OASIS member organizations. Members
who wish to discuss these ballots may do so through
member-discuss@lists.oasis-open.org.

http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00001.html
http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00002.html

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CGM Open seeks candidates for Steering Committee

Nominations remain open until 3 Oct for the OASIS CGM Open Member Section
Steering Committee. CGM Open developed and currently maintains WebCGM, an
application of the ISO-standard Computer Graphics Metafile for electronic
documents. One seat on the three-person Steering Committee is up for election,
and any member of CGM Open may nominate a candidate for this two-year
commitment.

http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200709/msg00006.html

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Register now for Open Standards Forum

Members and non-members are strongly encouraged to reserve seats now for the
Open Standards Forum, "Enabling Transformational Government through Web
Services and SOA", which will be held on 29-30 Oct near London. Produced by
OASIS and the Butler Group, this event will examine the role standards play in
the interoperability of services in public sector IT environments. The
international conference will feature speakers from Asia, Central Europe, North
America, and Western Europe. Keynotes will be presented by Jagdip Grewal of the
NHS Connecting for Health; John Wailing of the UK Home Office; and David Keene
of SAP UK. Delegates will participate in a mock election, demonstrating
interoperability of the Election Markup Language (EML). Pim van der Eijk of
OASIS discusses the benefits of attending the Forum in a new webinar.

http://events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2007/
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/webinars/2007-10-01-Open-Standards-Forum-Previ
ew.wmv

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OASIS IDtrust hosts free security workshop in Barcelona

Presentations at the 22 Oct event will focus on the critical need for strong
identity management initiatives, protocols, and standards. International
experts will explore innovative approaches, successful use cases, and potential
opportunities directly relevant to your identity management challenges.
Speakers include Abbie Barbir of Nortel, Eve Maler of Sun Microsystems, John
Sabo of CA, Ann Terwilliger of VISA International, and others. Attendees are
eligible for a discount at the Burton Group Catalyst conference.

http://events.oasis-open.org/home/idtrust/2007

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OASIS ODF Adoption Committee completes successful ODF Camp

Thirty participants tested OpenDocument interoperability at the ODF Camp in
Barcelona on 20 Sept. Held in conjunction with the OpenOffice.org 2007
conference, the event tested documents generated in StarOffice/OpenOffice.org,
IBM Symphony, Google Docs, KOffice, MS Office 2003 + Sun plug-in, MS Office
2003 + odf-converter and SEPT-solutions Mobile Office. An online discussion of
interoperability issues will be initiated, and future ODF Camps are planned.

http://opendocument.xml.org/odf-camp-barcelona-2007

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Sangwon Lim of KIEC translates OASIS News into Korean

The consortium gratefully acknowledges Sangwon Lim of the Korea Institute for
Electronic Commerce (KIEC) for agreeing to translate OASIS News into Korean as
a voluntary service to the community. Everyone is invited to subscribe to the
Korean translation by sending email to
oasisnewskr-subscribe@lists.oasis-open.org. The archives will be publicly
accessible.

http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_archive.php

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Welcome new OASIS Sponsors

* AtHoc provides enterprise-class, network-centric alerting systems for
emergency notifications and mission-critical communications. http://athoc.com/

* Juniper Networks helps businesses create a responsive and trusted environment
for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single
network. http://www.juniper.net/

* KITS provides comprehensive solutions, including hardware and software needed
for IT and integration challenges for small and large commercial enterprises,
the military, and government agencies.  http://www.kits-inc.com/

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Important dates

3 Oct:
  Nominations for CGM Open Steering Committee close
  http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200709/msg00006.html

9 Oct:
  Last day for comments on proposed SDO TC charter
  http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200709/msg00004.html

16 Oct:
  OASIS Standard ballot opens for SAML Metadata
  http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00001.html
  http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200710/msg00002.html

21 Oct:
  Production Planning and Scheduling (PPS) 1.0 public review ends
  http://www.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200708/msg00005.html

22 Oct:
  IDtrust holds free Catalyst workshop in Barcelona
  http://events.oasis-open.org/home/idtrust/2007

29-30 Oct:
  OASIS and Butler Group host Open Standards Forum in London
  http://events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2007/

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