Boston, MA, USA; 2 October 2001 — OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, added support for the XML Topics Maps (XTM) specification to its technical agenda, as industry group, TopicMaps.Org, announced its decision to continue development within the OASIS Technical Process. XTM (ISO/IEC 13250:2000), which provides a model for organizing, retrieving and navigating information resources, will be advanced by a series of newly formed OASIS technical committees. Topic maps provide a ‘knowledge layer’–independent of the information resources themselves–to capture and manage corporate memory, improve indexing and enable the integration of information that spans multiple, disparate repositories. Applications include the semantic web, distributed ontologies, business processes, workflow, search and retrieval tools, knowledge management, diplomatic communication, cultural dialogue and various other disciplines and functions. “Topic maps help people find the information they need quickly and easily. They serve, in effect, as a GPS for the Web,” explained Charles F. Goldfarb, the father of markup languages and inventor of SGML. “By extending the power of XML to make information self-describing, topic maps offer the potential to create a new generation of search engines.” “As XTM moves to becoming part of the ISO standard, OASIS is the logical forum to advance its acceptance in the marketplace,” said Eric Freese of ISOGEN International, chair of TopicMaps.Org. “Participation and support from the OASIS membership will help XTM realize its enormous potential to improve the manageability of information.” Steven R. Newcomb, one of the three co-editors of the ISO Topic Maps standard, agreed, “Topic Maps offers a simple and extraordinarily scalable way to control ‘infoglut’ and amalgamate sets of knowledge-bearing assertions from disparate sources. To derive maximum benefit from Topic Maps, communities and industries should establish sets of ‘published subjects’ and other best practices. The combination of the OASIS technical development process and the vision and dedication of the TopicMaps.Org contributors should yield good results for participating communities and industries–and everyone else, too.” To advance XTM, the OASIS Topic Maps Published Subjects Technical Committee has been formed, and the consortium expects to announce additional OASIS topic maps technical committees over the next 30 days. “Many current OASIS technical committees advance development work that began outside the Consortium,” said Karl Best, director of technical operations at OASIS. “Increasingly, independent industry groups are realizing the benefits of working within the open OASIS technical process, where they gain access to OASIS infrastructure, resources and expertise. OASIS broadens participation and lets groups focus on their technical work, rather than the administrative details of running a member association. Topic Maps is an exciting addition to the OASIS technical agenda.” Organizations contributing to the OASIS Topic Maps Technical Committees include Boeing, DataChannel, empolis, Reuters, Sun Microsystems and other OASIS Contributors and Individual members. Information on joining OASIS can be found on http://www.oasis-open.org/join. OASIS will host an open mail list, topicmaps-comment@lists.oasis-open.org, for public comment on XTM. Completed work will be freely available to the public without licensing or other fees. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1.978.667.5115 x209

Boston, MA, USA; 21 August 2001 — OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, today announced its members have formed the OASIS HumanMarkup Technical Committee (TC) to develop and promote a specification for conveying human characteristics through XML. The Human Markup Language (HumanML) will embed contextual human characteristics (cultural, social, kinesic, psychological and intentional features) within information. Applications include artificial intelligence, virtual reality, conflict resolution, psychotherapy, art, workflow, advertising, cultural dialogue, agent systems, diplomacy and business negotiation. “HumanML offers the potential to reduce misinterpretation and allows people to express themselves more deeply,” explained Ranjeeth Kumar Thunga, chair of the OASIS HumanMarkup TC. “Employing the same infrastructure and technology used in business-to-business transactions, HumanML lets us define and elucidate the various subtle, complex human processes involved in communication. Using HumanML, we can substantially reduce interpersonal and intersocietal conflicts associated with the inadequate conveyance of human traits and expression.” Other efforts within the scope of the OASIS HumanMarkup TC will include messaging, style, alternate schemas, constraint mechanisms, object models, and repository systems, which address overall concerns of representing and amalgamating human information within data. “HumanML is an exciting example of the breadth of technical work being undertaken by OASIS members. Unlike standards bodies that dictate direction through a central authority, OASIS offers an open technical agenda that is set by our members themselves,” commented Karl Best, director of technical operations for OASIS. “HumanML extends the use of XML into totally new arenas and offers the potential to affect the way we communicate with one another.” Participation in the OASIS HumanMarkup TC is open to all employees of OASIS member companies and all OASIS individual members. Information on joining OASIS can be found on http://www.oasis-open.org/join. OASIS will host an open mail list, humanmarkup-comment@lists.oasis-open.org, for public comment on HumanML. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.org, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.org Registry provides an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209

Boston, MA, USA; 14 August 2001 — Standards groups and consortia from around the world will gather in Orlando, Florida, 6-7 December 2001 for the Interoperability Summit, the first in a series of inter-consortia meetings aimed at identifying common ground and coordinating development of electronic business specifications. Hosted by HR-XML, OASIS, Object Management Group (OMG), UN/CEFACT and XBRL.org, the Interoperability Summit Series will identify intersections between major horizontal and vertical groups in order to promote acceptance of common models and approaches. “Duplication of effort and overlap of specifications are major deterrents to interoperability,” said Patrick Gannon, president and chief executive officer of OASIS. “We believe that if everyone communicates and collaborates on common issues, we’ll all be more productive in achieving our own specific goals. The summit series will provide a forum to identify and coordinate the work that affects us all.” “Interoperability across platforms, languages and deployment technologies is of critical importance to CIOs today,” said Dr. Richard Soley, chairman and chief executive officer of the OMG. “OMG’s Model Driven Architecture™ is specifically designed to attain that goal, and lack of agreement on vertical-market models is the major roadblock to achieving the goal. OMG is proud to be one of the sponsors of the Interoperability Summit event and to act as one of the hosts for this first meeting.” Each Summit in the series will focus on a specific modeling topic or business domain. The first meeting will target Human Resources (HR) management, with future summits dedicated to other wide-reaching, horizontal business functions. A second Summit on Procurement is planned for 2002. “Human resources is an excellent starting point for the Interoperability Summit Series, since HR shares many common components and has many external interaction points and dependencies with other standards efforts,” said Chuck Allen, director of HR-XML Consortium. Allen cited an example of kind of overlap the Summit is targeting. “Recently, the National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM) decided to create an XML specification for the procurement of temporary staffing. That very same week, HR-XML announced a draft of our specification for temporary staffing. While it’s clear both groups need to create specifications based on the unique needs of their applications, it is also obvious some of the objects, processes and models involved could be common to both. The Interoperability Summit will help us all identify this kind of overlap, so we can devote our resources to solving domain-specific requirements.” Capt. Valerie Carpenter, USN program manager of the DIMHRS project (a Department of Defense-wide military personnel system) agreed. “The lack of cross domain standards has long been an obstacle to meaningful interoperability.” The Interoperability Summit is open to all industry groups, standards bodies and consortia that have a vested interest in the modeling topic. In addition to HR-XML, OASIS, OMG, UN/CEFACT and XBRL.org, the Orlando meeting is expected to attract representatives from ACORD, BASDA, Health Level Seven, IDEAlliance, IFX, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Open Applications Group and the NAPM XML Initiative. Other groups are welcome and may register at http://www.omg.org/interop/. “The opportunity to agree on cross-consortia models benefits everyone,” added Klaus-Dieter Naujok of IONA, member of the UN/CEFACT Steering Group. “Participants in the Interoperability Summit Series will learn and share information about modeling tools, methodologies and approaches to meta-data management. The Summit will give us all the opportunity to disseminate information about our own models and modeling goals and work proactively with other consortia representatives to ensure capability across industries and business functions.” “XBRL.org is about bringing together the stakeholders in areas of business reporting and helping bridge interoperability of business data between disparate systems and speed the flow of information to the capital markets. Supporting integration between other XML efforts and XBRL.org expertise in the accounting and investment fields can only help make this happen with far greater impact,” said Louis Matherne, co-chair of the XBRL.org steering committee. About HR-XML HR-XML (http://www.hr-xml.org) is a global, independent, non-profit consortium dedicated to enabling e-commerce and inter-company exchange of human resources (HR) data worldwide. The work of the Consortium centers on the development and promotion of standardized XML vocabularies for HR. HR-XML’s current efforts are focused on standards for staffing and recruiting, compensation and benefits, training and work force management. HR-XML is represented by its membership in 17 countries. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. About OMG With well-established standards covering software from design, through development, to deployment and maintenance, the Object Management Group (OMG) supports a full-lifecycle approach to enterprise integration. Based on the established Object Management Architecture (OMA) and emerging Model Driven Architecture (MDA), OMG’s standards cover application design and implementation. OMG’s Modeling standards include the UML (Unified Modeling Language) and CWM (Common Warehouse Metamodel). CORBA, the Common Object Request Broker Architecture, is OMG’s standard open platform. OMG also issues the CORBAservices and a rapidly-growing set of industry-specific standards in vertical markets including healthcare, telecommunications, biotechnology, transportation and a dozen other areas. The OMG is headquartered in Needham, MA, USA, with an office in Tokyo, Japan as well as international marketing offices in the UK and Germany, along with a U.S. government representative in Washington, DC. About UN/CEFACT UN/CEFACT (www.uncefact.org) is the United Nations body whose mandate covers worldwide policy and technical development in the area of trade facilitation and electronic business. Headquartered in Geneva, it has developed and promoted many tools for the facilitation of global business processes including UN/EDIFACT, the international EDI standard. Its current work programme includes such topics as Simpl-edi and Object Oriented EDI and it strongly supports the development and implementation of open, interoperable global standards and specifications for electronic business. About XBRL.org XBRL.org (www.xbrl.org) is an international group developing the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), an XML-based framework for the preparation and exchange of business reports and data. The initial goal of XBRL is to provide an XML-based framework that the global business information supply chain will use to create, exchange, and analyze financial reporting information including, but not limited to, regulatory filings such as annual and quarterly financial statements, general ledger information, and audit schedules. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209

Boston, MA, USA; 8 August 2001 — OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, today announced that it will host the XML OASIS Pavilion at the COMDEX Fall 2001 exhibition for information technology. The XML OASIS will feature demonstrations of XML solutions including ebXML, the recently approved specifications from the United Nations and OASIS that enable global electronic business through the exchange of XML-based messages. COMDEX Fall 2001 (http://www.key3media.com/comdex) is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, 12-16 November. The conference will feature keynote presentations by OASIS Sponsors including Bill Gates of Microsoft, John Chambers of CISCO and Larry Ellison of Oracle. “XML offers the potential for true interoperability between operating environments, languages and applications. It’s been called a panacea and the lingua franca for electronic business on the Web. ebXML makes the promise of XML a reality,” noted Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “The XML OASIS Pavilion gives us the opportunity to showcase XML-based solutions providers from around the world and to demonstrate the latest XML applications for electronic business–including ebXML.” Companies interested in exhibiting in the XML OASIS are encouraged to contact Scott McGrath, OASIS member services manager, at scott.mcgrath@oasis-open.org. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions and other interoperability issues. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209

Geneva, Switzerland and Boston, MA, USA; 1 August 2001 — Industry support for ebXML continues to build as the international travel consortium, OpenTravel Alliance (OTA), announced endorsement of ebXML in its new specification. ebXML, sponsored by UN/CEFACT and OASIS, provides a standard method to exchange messages, conduct trading relationships, communicate data in common terms and define and register business processes. OTA released for member review new specifications for requesting availability and booking reservations in the airline and car rental industries. These OTA specifications unite OTA and Hospitality Industry Technology Integration Standards (HITIS) respective customer profiles into one comprehensive profile. In conjunction with the Travel Technology Initiative, (TTI), based in the United Kingdom, OTA also released draft specifications that provide a message exchange between wholesalers and tour operators for booking holiday package tours. These specifications will utilize the ebXML secure messaging structure as a recommended reference envelope layer that provides OTA specification users with a unified, interoperable solution. OTA’s next publication, projected for November 2001, will map the OTA infrastructure to the ebXML Message Handling Service specification, v1.0. “Industry groups developing their own XML-based specifications can’t operate as islands. Cross-industry communication is as important as exchanging messages within a community,” explained OTA President Mike Kistner, Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Best Western International. “By recommending ebXML, we ensure that OTA messages adhere to the international standard and enable implementations of OTA specifications to meet the requirements of the global marketplace.” “Endorsement by OTA is a major milestone for ebXML. The travel industry joins other communities who have integrated ebXML, including automotive, information technology, electronic components and semiconductor manufacturing and retail,” noted Bill Smith of Sun Microsystems, president of OASIS and member of the ebXML Executive Committee. Smith referenced similar announcements of ebXML support from Covisint, the Global Commerce Initiative (GCI), Open Applications Group and RosettaNet. About OTA The OpenTravel Alliance (www.opentravel.org) develops communications specifications to allow for the efficient and effective exchange of travel industry information via the Internet. With over 150 members representing influential names in all sectors of the travel industry, OTA is comprised of representatives from the airlines, car rental agencies, hotels, leisure suppliers, non-suppliers, tour operators, and trade associations. These travel industries, together with an OTA interoperability committee to coordinate their efforts, are developing open Internet-compatible messages using XML data terms. About ebXML ebXML, sponsored by UN/CEFACT and OASIS, is a modular suite of specifications that enables enterprises of any size and in any geographical location to conduct business over the Internet. Using ebXML, companies now have a standard method to exchange business messages, conduct trading relationships, communicate data in common terms and define and register business processes. About UN/CEFACT UN/CEFACT (www.uncefact.org) is the United Nations body whose mandate covers worldwide policy and technical development in the area of trade facilitation and electronic business. Headquartered in Geneva, it has developed and promoted many tools for the facilitation of global business processes including UN/EDIFACT, the international EDI standard. Its current work programme includes such topics as Simpl-edi and Object Oriented EDI and it strongly supports the development and implementation of open, interoperable global standards and specifications for electronic business. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1.941.284.0403

Boston, MA, USA; 23 July 2001–OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, today announced the election of five new members to the organizations board of directors. Jim Hughes of Hewlett-Packard, Christopher Kurt of Microsoft Corporation, Simon Nicholson of Sun Microsystems and Michael Weiner of IBM will each serve two-year terms as OASIS directors, providing business leadership to advance the Consortium s technical work. In addition, Colin Evans of Intel was appointed to serve out the term of a former Board member, who vacated her seat earlier this year. The five new directors join current OASIS Board members, Patrick J. Gannon, Una Kearns of Documentum and Norbert H. Mikula of DataChannel. “The next few years will mark a critical point in the development of structured information standards to continue the growth of the Internet,” predicted Michael Weiner, e-business Industry Standards Liaison for IBM. “I believe that this growth will only continue through cooperation among vendors to achieve interoperability across various platforms. OASIS leads in fostering this cooperation.” In addition to his roles at IBM and OASIS, Weiner serves on the XML.org Advisory Committee and recently co-led the ebXML Marketing Awareness Project Team. “As the web expands to provide the core for business and communication, the need for open, global and independent standards organizations has never been greater. OASIS has a leadership position here, as we’ve demonstrated with our technical work in areas such as security, conformance, industry vocabularies and ebXML,” said Simon Nicholson, Industry Initiatives Manager for Sun Microsystems. Nicholson believes that the onward development of ebXML, with the United Nations (UN/CEFACT), is a top priority for OASIS. He also continues to serve OASIS and UN/CEFACT jointly as the ebXML Marketing Awareness Project Team leader. He returns to the OASIS Board of Directors, for which he previously served as Chair. “As the industry continues to evolve toward a rich portfolio of XML-based standards and protocols, innovation in all aspects of these solutions is a critical success factor. OASIS provides an appropriate combination of industry content and an appreciation of today’s business requirements; developed upon a foundation of core XML standards,” noted Christopher Kurt, Group Program Manager at Microsoft. Kurt was one of the founding members of the UDDI team and is currently acting as Program Manager for the project. He co-authored the BizTalk Framework and led XML adoption and schema development work for the Open Applications Group. “Interest in XML-based technologies is accelerating at a tremendous pace, spanning a large number of vertical and horizontal markets,” observed Jim Hughes, Director of Software Standards in Hewlett-Packard’s Software Organization. “Globalization in the standards world is a reality, and OASIS, with its proven technical process and international membership, provides the level of coordination that is absolutely necessary for successful standards development.” Hughes’ experience in software standards organizations also includes positions on boards and architecture committees for OSF, Object Management Group (OMG) and The Open Group. He actively participates in the OASIS ebXML Messaging Services Technical Committee. “The proliferation of electronic business standards has led to increasing confusion and overlap in the marketplace. OASIS can focus on bringing convergence and clarity to the standards arena, creating synergies that accelerate the use of the Internet for business,” said Colin Evans, Director of eBusiness Standards at Intel Corporation. In addition to his new position at OASIS, Evans also serves as Chairman of the Executive Board of RosettaNet. On behalf of the OASIS membership, Laura Walker, executive director of the Consortium, expressed thanks to Eric Garcia of Sabre, Alan Hestor of Xerox, Bill Smith of Sun Microsystems and Dr. Robert Sutor of IBM for their service on the OASIS Board as their terms conclude. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides as an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209

Amsterdam, 16 July 2001 — OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, enhanced support for its growing membership in Europe by opening a new office in the Netherlands, headed by Pim van der Eijk. As the OASIS European Representative, van der Eijk will support and expand OASIS membership in Europe by organizing activities and promoting involvement in the technical work of the Consortium. “OASIS already enjoys strong participation from the European community,” noted van der Eijk. “OASIS sponsorship includes many of Europe’s largest technology companies, such as EADS, Deutsche Post SAP and Software AG, European innovators such as empolis, Itedo, Republica and StreamServe, as well as Europe-based staff of international companies such as IBM, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. These members are actively involved in advancing OASIS projects that include ebXML and XML-based specifications for election and voter services and electronic business transactions.” According to van der Eijk, European organizations are drawn to OASIS because the Consortium encourages open collaboration on interoperability issues critical to European companies. The international focus of the Consortium facilitates global participation. Members of each technical committee specify which language they will use to conduct their work, and most discussions are held via email or conference calls to accommodate participants from multiple continents. When face-to-face meetings are held, a technical committee chooses a location convenient to its own members. “Having an office in the Netherlands will enable the Consortium to enhance the service our European members have enjoyed since OASIS was founded,” commented Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “With his extensive background in XML, SGML and electronic business, Pim will be a great asset to the growth of the Consortium.” Prior to joining OASIS, van der Eijk held technology positions at Excelon, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young and Digital Equipment Corporation. He is an active participant in the Dutch SGML/XML User Group. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides as an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues.

Geneva, Switzerland and Boston, MA, USA, 21 June, 2001 – UN/CEFACT and OASIS, sponsors of the ebXML electronic business specifications, today announced the formation of new technical committees (TC) within OASIS to carry forward the the infrastructure portions of the ebXML work. ebXML specifications, which provide a standard method for companies to exchange business messages, conduct trading relationships, communicate data and define and register business processes, were recently approved, marking a successful 18-month initial development phase. To continue ebXML maintenance and enhancements, OASIS has formed the ebXML Messaging TC, the ebXML Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement TC and the ebXML Implementation, Interoperability and Conformance TC. Members of the existing OASIS Registry/Repository TC have expanded their charter to embrace the ebXML Registry/Repository Specification. “As more companies and standards bodies begin implementing ebXML, these OASIS TCs will work to further the consistent adoption of the specifications,” said Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “The OASIS ebXML TCs will proactively engage with related activities in other forums, such as the W3C, and closely coordinate our efforts with UN/CEFACT.” UN/CEFACT plans to form a working group for ebXML business process and core components in the near future. Together, OASIS and UN/CEFACT will continue to manage ebXML Technical Architecture and Marketing Awareness functions. “UN/CEFACT and OASIS remain jointly committed to ebXML,” emphasized Ray Walker, chairman of the UN/CEFACT Steering Group. “Ongoing maintenance of the ebXML infrastructure continues under the OASIS technical process, because of the Consortium’s expertise in XML standards development, while maintenance of ebXML business content proceeds within UN/CEFACT.” Members of the OASIS ebXML Messaging TC will work to advance ebXML’s secure specification for exchanging electronic business transactions using the Internet. The OASIS ebXML Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement TC will continue its definition of how trading partners engage in electronic business and the technical agreements they use to collaborate. The OASIS ebXML Registry/Repository TC will advance interoperable XML registries, which list company capabilities in standard profiles allowing prospective business partners to find one another, as well as ebXML registries, which index an industry’s messages, vocabularies and other data objects. The OASIS ebXML Implementation, Interoperability and Conformance TC will focus on implementation issues surrounding ebXML and provide guidelines to industry groups, vendors and users seeking to adopt the specifications. OASIS ebXML TC members include OASIS Sponsors, BEA Systems, Commerce One, Cyclone Commerce, eXcelon, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Identrus, IPNet Solutions, Oracle, SAP, Sterling Commerce, Sun Microsystems, Tibco, webMethods and XMLSolutions, as well as other Contributor and Individual members of the Consortium. Organizations interested in furthering the work of ebXML are encouraged to join OASIS prior to the first TC meetings in July. About ebXML EbXML (www.ebxml.org), sponsored by UN/CEFACT and OASIS, is a modular suite of specifications that enables enterprises of any size and in any geographical location to conduct business over the Internet. Using ebXML, companies now have a standard method to exchange business messages, conduct trading relationships, communicate data in common terms and define and register business processes. About UN/CEFACT UN/CEFACT (www.uncefact.org) is the United Nations body whose mandate covers worldwide policy and technical development in the area of trade facilitation and electronic business. Headquartered in Geneva, it has developed and promoted many tools for the facilitation of global business processes including UN/EDIFACT, the international EDI standard. Its current work programme includes such topics as Simpl-edi and Object Oriented EDI and it strongly supports the development and implementation of open, interoperable global standards and specifications for electronic business. About OASIS OASIS (www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. OASIS sponsors include Accenture, Access360, Adobe Systems, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, The Boeing Company, Bowstreet, Business Logic Corporation, Chrystal Software, Cincom Systems, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, CrossLogix, Cyclone Commerce, DataChannel, Dataloom, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, election.com, empolis, Engage, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extricity Software, First Call Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Identrus, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Intel, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ITEDO Software, Ivis Group, Jamcracker, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Microsoft, Netegrity, NetFish Technologies, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, Novell, ObjectSpace, Oblix, OpenNetwork Technologies, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, Reuters Limited, SAA Consultants, Sabre, SAP, SeeBeyond, Sequoia Software, Silverstream Software, SoftQuad Software, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Synth-Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, The Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solution, Tibco, Unisys, US Defense Information Systems Agency, Virtual Access Networks, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and Xyvision Enterprise Solutions. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209

Boston, MA, USA; 13 June 2001 – OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, today announced that its recently expanded XML.org industry portal has been enhanced to include an online, categorized listing of the ZapThink XML Standards Report and Analysis. This new data features key details about more than 400 XML specifications from 300 organizations worldwide. “Finally, developers have one place online where they can go to find out how XML is being used in specific industries,” said Leo Kraunelis, general manager of XML.org at OASIS. “The addition of this content expands the XML.org clearinghouse on XML in industry, providing a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate body of information on initiatives and specifications.” XML.ORG offers detailed summaries from ZapThink’s quarterly Standards Reports. Developers who require an in-depth analysis of a particular specification are able to purchase the full report through ZapThink, an analyst and consulting firm focused on XML and associated technologies. “Through XML.org, OASIS provides free access to ZapThink’s high-quality information regarding the current status of XML specifications,” explains Ronald Schmelzer, Senior Analyst at ZapThink. “XML.org serves as a valuable, non-commercial resource for bringing XML communities together.” About XML.ORG XML.ORG (http://xml.org) is an open community resource for advancing XML industry standardization. Hosted by OASIS, XML.ORG operates as a centralized portal that provides valuable information to technologists and business people developing purpose-built XML languages. XML.org is funded by corporate sponsors that include IBM, Sun Microsystems, SAP, Oracle, Altova, Softquad Software, Documentum and XML Journal. About ZapThink, LLC ZapThink, LLC (www.zapthink.com) is a research and analysis firm focused on helping businesses and individuals understand rapidly changing technologies, with a specific emphasis on XML standards. ZapThink produces and sells the XML.org Standards Report, a quarterly report of over 400 XML standards, as well as a number of other technology and industry-specific reports. Founded in 2000, ZapThink, LLC is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.zapthink.com About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is an international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209.

Boston, MA, USA; 7 June 2001- OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, announced a major expansion of its XML.org web site as the clearinghouse for information on the use of XML in industry. In addition to providing a comprehensive, non-commercial body of XML initiatives and schema listings, XML.org now supports online collaboration and information exchange categorized for specific vertical industries. XML.org serves as an online XML content aggregator, repository and portal, created by and for the XML community at-large. “The very nature of XML-its extensibility-has resulted in much confusion for implementers and users seeking to apply the standard to their specific industries,” noted Leo Kraunelis, general manager of XML.org. “XML.org offers a non-commercial resource where visitors can cut through the overlap and confusion and view content categorized for their specific needs.” XML.org builds industry communities through specialized e-mail discussion forums, such as XML Dev, Internet messages boards, calendars, newsletters, repositories for schemas and marketplace information and links to other XML resources. XML.org also works in conjunction with a broad range of industry and trade associations to make their activities accessible to the public. “XML.org is one more example of how OASIS works to unite the XML community,” explained Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “By bringing people together in an online exchange of information, XML.org fosters involvement that may, in turn, lead to new OASIS technical work.” XML.org is funded by corporate sponsors that include IBM, Sun Microsystems, SAP, Oracle, Altova, Softquad Software, Documentum and XML Journal. Sponsorship opportunities, ranging from 2,000 to 100,000 USD, are available, and interested parties are encouraged to contact Leo Kraunelis, leo.kraunelis@xml.org for details. About XML.ORG XML.ORG (http://xml.org) is an open community resource for advancing XML industry standardization. Hosted by OASIS, XML.ORG operates as a centralized portal that provides valuable information to technologists and business people developing purpose-built XML languages. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is an international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209 Industry Support for XML.org “Altova has actively supported the XML community from the start; Altova recently sponsored ebXML in Vienna (Austria) and has now joined OASIS as a sponsor for the XML.org platform to foster growth in the industry and the application of XML technologies. XML.org’s online information exchange will enable a new generation of content and e-business applications and will encourage both the semantic web and B2B exchange efforts. I applaud the new design of the re-launched XML.org site, which makes this content even more accessible. Altova will continue to support XML.org with a direct web link from the upcoming 4.0 version of our award-winning XML Spy Development Environment (www.xmlspy.com).” Alexander Falk, President & CEO, Altova, Inc. “As a leading platform provider of XML content management, Documentum is seeing adoption of XML across all verticals. XML.org will serve as a valuable resource not only helping businesses understand how XML influences and can be applied to their industries, but also by continuing to provide a registry of schemas to support the interoperability goals and adoption of XML. Documentum fully supports the ongoing efforts of OASIS and XML.org in providing a clearinghouse for information on the use of XML in industry.” Una Kearns, XML Architect, Documentum “XML has convinced software developers and technologists, from its early begining, of being the most comprehensive way of providing interoperability across different vendors platforms. After its quick adoption by suppliers and tool providers in the software industry as the standard for structured information representation, XML is ready to be taken to the next stage: to become the standard for exchange of business information. SAP, as the worldwide leader in e-business application software, is fully supporting the OASIS initiative to position XML.org as the industry portal for XML-related material and information, offering a clear focus on XML by sectors and operating the XML-registry/repository as a valuable source for all kind of schemas and documents in industry.” Sinisa Zimek, Director Technology Architecture, SAP “The addition of vertical industry content to XML.org provides a valuable and credible resource for companies that are implementing XML content applications to solve real business problems. Technology alone is not enough. There is a very real need to share experiences and material related to the application of XML technology within one’s own industry. SoftQuad Software is pleased to support this important initiative to serve both technical and business members of the XML community.” Bruce Sharpe, CTO of SoftQuad Software, co-creators of XML and a founding member of OASIS “As the world’s leading XML print resource, XML-Journal applauds the new XML.org site as a major step forward in OASIS’s ongoing journey to contribute to the worldwide adoption of product-independent formats based on public standards.” Ajit Sagar, Editor-in-Chief, XML-Journal

Boston, MA, USA, 6 June, 2001 – OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, continues to attract major technology suppliers and users to support in its work. Thirteen organizations-including some of the largest high technology companies in Europe and North America-have joined the roster of OASIS members, contributing technical talent to advance XML specifications. These new sponsors coincide with the expansion of the OASIS technical agenda to include development of XML-based standards for elections and voter services, security, electronic business transactions and more. New sponsors, Accenture, Business Logic Corporation, Cincom Systems, election.com, Engage, Identrus LLC, Intel, Ivis Group, Novell, OpenNetwork Technologies, SAA Consultants, SeeBeyond and Unisys, as well as 9 new Contributors and 40 new Individual members, joined OASIS within the last three months. “It’s exciting to see participation from all facets of the industry-from major IT vendors to international consultancies to specialized service providers for vertical industries. They all come together to do work at OASIS. It’s important to note that OASIS support within the European community continues to grow,” observed Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “We welcome all these new members and look forward to their contributions.” The new sponsors join more than 170 OASIS member companies that collaborate to advance industry-standard specifications for interoperability. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides as an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. OASIS sponsors include Accenture, Access360, Adobe Systems, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, The Boeing Company, Bowstreet, Business Logic Corporation, Chrystal Software, Cincom Systems, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, CrossLogix, Cyclone Commerce, DataChannel, Dataloom, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, election.com, empolis, Engage, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extricity Software, First Call Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Identrus, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Intel, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ITEDO Software, Ivis Group, Jamcracker, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Microsoft, Netegrity, NetFish Technologies, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, Novell, ObjectSpace, Oblix, OpenNetwork Technologies, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, Reuters Limited, SAA Consultants, Sabre, SAP, SeeBeyond, Sequoia Software, Silverstream Software, SoftQuad Software, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Synth-Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, The Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solution, Tibco, Unisys, US Defense Information Systems Agency, Virtual Access Networks, Visa International, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and Xyvision Enterprise Solutions. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209 OASIS Sponsor Support election.com “election.com, Accenture and Microsoft founded the OASIS Election and Voter Services Committee to facilitate interoperability among election technology,” said Gregg McGilvray, Chief Technical Strategist, election.com (www.election.com) and chair of the new OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee. “The introduction of open standards for election solutions is intended to enable election officials around the world to build upon existing infrastructure investments, to evolve their systems as new technologies emerge and to simplify the election process.” IVIS “IVIS pioneered the business use of XML in designing and developing tesco.com, the world’s largest on-line grocery store. Two years on, we continue our leadership with solutions that allow enterprises to profit from all the information they generate, receive and collate from customers, suppliers, employees, other partners, products and processes,” said Qusai Sarraf, CEO of IVIS Group (www.ivisgroup.com). “Global enterprises are spending billions of dollars on technologies such as CRM, ERP, supply-chain management, content management and e flavours of these, yet are often dubious about their real worth. We sit above this confusion, so that you can profitably understand your customers and partner with suppliers through rich information. This is why we are passionate about standards and we look forward to contributing our international business perspective to the work of OASIS.” OpenNetwork Technologies “We’re pleased to support the important work of OASIS and contribute to a definition of the SAML standard that enables secure interaction within and between a diverse community of employers, employees, partners, and affiliates,” said Bob Worner, senior vice president of product engineering for OpenNetwork Technologies (www.opennetwork.com). “An open standard within a trusted framework supports our corporate vision and our goal to provide a solution that speeds deployment, reduces administrative complexity and cost, and offers the lowest total cost of operation in the market.” SeeBeyond “SeeBeyond product offerings enable Global 2000 businesses and B2B exchanges to rapidly connect, integrate and optimize business operations across extended enterprises,” said Alex Andrianopoulos, Director of Product Management for SeeBeyond (www.seebeyond.com) . “Together, SeeBeyond and OASIS can more readily promote and encourage the use of XML-based standards for B2B interoperability by making these core standards useable for our customers.” Unisys “While we are initially involved with the OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee, we will also contribute to many other committees because of our wide-ranging industry expertise,” said Susan Thomas, worldwide director, e-Business Services, Unisys (www.unisys.com). “We look forward to working closely with OASIS towards the development of key structured standards for a multitude of industries.”

Boston, MA, USA; 5 June 2001 – Members of the OASIS TREX Technical Committee announced their decision to integrate TREX (Tree Regular Expressions for XML) and RELAX (REgular LAnguage description for XML) in order to collaborate on a unified lightweight specification for validating XML-based languages. They renamed their work RELAX NG. RELAX was initially developed at the Information Technology Research and Standardization Centre (INSTAC) in Japan, which advances Japanese national standards for XML under the auspices of the Japanese Standard Association (JSA). TREX was created by James Clark, widely regarded as one of the most prolific contributors to the field of structured information standards. Clark decided to continue development of his schema language at the OASIS XML interoperability consortium in March 2001. “RELAX and TREX both focus on simplicity,” said James Clark, chair of what is now the OASIS RELAX NG Technical Committee. “RELAX NG will remain straightforward and easy to use, incorporating the best of TREX and RELAX.” “It’s important to note that RELAX NG isn’t intended to replace the W3C XML Schema Recommendation. Instead, it represents a lightweight alternative to Schema,” explained Murata Makoto, one of the original developers of RELAX. “We believe that users are likely to adopt multiple schema languages, and many will find RELAX NG fills a very important need.” According to the OASIS technical committee, the specification offers a middle ground that will make RELAX NG a useful tool for many developers. The team is interested in facilitating conversion among DTDs, XML Schema and RELAX NG. “RELAX NG fits in well with the W3C XML Schema Formal Description,” added Clark. “Our hope is that RELAX NG will be a constructive influence on the future development of XML Schema.” Karl Best, director of technical operations at OASIS, applauded the decision of the technical committee to unite TREX and RELAX. “The goal of OASIS is to bring together parallel standards development efforts whenever possible, to promote collaboration and prevent overlap, ” he said. “We welcome this decision by the TREX Technical Committee to unite their efforts with RELAX. ” Those interested in participating in the development of RELAX NG are encouraged to join the OASIS RELAX NG Technical Committee. More information is available on http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/relax-ng/index.shtml. About OASIS OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides as an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, security, business transactions, repositories and other interoperability issues. OASIS sponsors include Accenture, Access360, Adobe Systems, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, The Boeing Company, Bowstreet, Business Logic Corporation, Chrystal Software, Cincom Systems, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, CrossLogix, Cyclone Commerce, DataChannel, Dataloom, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, election.com, empolis, Engage, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extricity Software, First Call Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Identrus, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Intel, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ITEDO Software, Ivis Group, Jamcracker, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Microsoft, Netegrity, NetFish Technologies, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, Novell, ObjectSpace, Oblix, OpenNetwork Technologies, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, Reuters Limited, SAA Consultants, Sabre, SAP, SeeBeyond, Sequoia Software, Silverstream Software, SoftQuad Software, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Synth-Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, The Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solution, Tibco, Unisys, US Defense Information Systems Agency, Virtual Access Networks, Visa International, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and Xyvision Enterprise Solutions. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209