XML News Desk

(Boston, MA) –The OASIS Customer Information Quality (CIQ) Technical Committee announced that it has accepted the submission of CRML, the XML vocabulary specification that defines customer relationships. Originally developed by MSI Business Solutions Pty. Ltd., CRML provides an open, application- and vendor-independent method for describing any type of customer relationship. The OASIS CIQ Technical Committee plans to adopt CRML into its family of customer information specifications including xCIL and xNAL, which define unique customer characteristics. "Up until now, the OASIS CI... (more)

Medical Publisher Opts For XyEnterprise

Lippincott Williams & Wilkin (LWW), a leading publisher of medical-related texts, has chosen XyEnterprise to automate its publishing operations. Lippincott will make use of the company's XML Professional Publisher (XPP) to deliver a broad range of content distributed throughout drug guides, medical journals, nursing journals, medical textbooks and medical PDA (personal digital assistant)... (more)

Interview With Gordan Van Huizin

XML-J: What's the focus of Progress Software? Gordon: Our primary focus is connectivity and standards - connectivity from the SonicMQ messaging infrastructure into other messaging infrastructures and support of nonmessaging Internet protocols. We're also very focused on standards initiatives that relate to XML messaging. XML-J: Do you work with messaging buses like TIBCO? Gordon: Yes, we've... (more)

DataPower Release 2.3 Delivers Enhanced XML Web Service Security, Manageability and Integration

(August 20, 2003) - DataPower Technology, Inc., has announced Release 2.3 of firmware for the DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway and the DataPower XA30 XML Accelerator, incorporating the first WebSphere MQ series protocol support in a network device, the first SOAP-based management interface for an XML-aware network device, as well as enhanced security features for non-repudiation and X... (more)