Boston, MA, USA, Geneva, Switzerland; February 27, 2001- Organizations from around the world came together in Vancouver, Canada to overwhelmingly approve the ebXML Technical Architecture Specification. Serving as a roadmap to ebXML, the Technical Architecture Specification provides the foundation for all other ebXML specifications. This announcement from the UN/CEFACT and OASIS marks the deliverable stage of ebXML, as the initiative nears its goal of delivering a complete suite of specifications in May 2001. “Interest in ebXML continues to build at a phenomenal rate,” said Robert S. Sutor, Ph.D., of IBM, vice chair of ebXML and member of the OASIS Board of Directors. “The ebXML Technical Architecture Specification gives implementers a clear understanding of the entire initiative and how the various ebXML specifications relate to one another.” The ebXML Technical Architecture Specification defines the relationships, interactions and basic functionality of ebXML specifications including those involving core components, business processes, registry & repository, messaging services, trading partner agreements and security. In addition, the Technical Architecture Specification provides an ebXML use case scenario and conformance guidelines. “In developing this specification, we concentrated on translating business needs into a functional specification covering all aspects of the ebXML initiative,” said Anders Grangard of EDI France, leader of the ebXML Technical Architecture Project Team. “We were careful to balance our definition of the ebXML architecture with the ongoing work of the other project teams.” More than 350 participants from Asia, Australia, Europe and North America approved the ebXML Technical Architecture Specification. The group, which gathered in Vancouver to advance the initiative, remains open to all interested organizations and individuals. “We congratulate the ebXML Technical Architecture Project Team for being able to deliver this important ebXML component ahead of schedule,” stated Klaus-Dieter Naujok of Netfish Technologies, chair of ebXML and member of the UN/CEFACT Steering Group. “They met the dual challenge to remain consistent with the ebXML Requirements document and to develop the Technical Architecture in parallel with the ongoing work of the other ebXML project teams.” Developers and all interested parties are encouraged to review the ebXML Technical Architecture Specification on http://www.ebxml.org/specdrafts/approved_specs.htm. About ebXML ebXML (www.ebXML.org) is an International Initiative established by UN/CEFACT and OASIS in late 1999 with a mandate to undertake an 18-month program of work to research and identify the technical basis upon which the global implementation of XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be standardized. The goal of ebXML is to facilitate open trade between organizations regardless of size by enabling XML to be used in a consistent manner to exchange electronic business data. 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 serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Access360, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity, First Call, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Securant Technologies, Sequoia Software, SilverStream Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1.941.284.0403

Boston, MA, USA, Geneva, Switzerland; February 22, 2001 – UN/CEFACT and OASIS announced efforts are now underway to integrate SOAP 1.1 and SOAP with Attachments specifications into the ebXML Messaging Specification. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) is designed to provide the underpinnings for messaging requirements. This development by ebXML will result in an open, widely adopted global standard for reliably transporting electronic business messages over the Internet. “The convergence of these two specifications marks a significant step forward for interoperability,” commented Klaus-Dieter Naujok, chair of ebXML and member of the UN/CEFACT Steering Group. “We’re committed – not only to integrating ebXML Messaging with SOAP – but also to completing this work in time to meet our original goal of delivering ebXML in May 2001.” “Having the messaging infrastructure of ebXML built on SOAP is a strong signal that standards convergence is both desired by the industry and doable,” said Dr. Robert S. Sutor of IBM, Vice-Chair of ebXML and a member of the OASIS Board of Directors. “As ebXML evolves, we will continue to explore how we can cooperate with others to help develop the foundational open standards for business on the Internet.” The ebXML Messaging Specification encompasses a set of services and protocols that allow an electronic business client to request services from electronic business servers over any application-level transport protocol, including SMTP, HTTP and others. ebXML defines a general-purpose message, with a header that supports multiple payloads, while allowing digital signatures within and among related messages. Although the header is XML, the body of the message may be XML, MIME or virtually anything digital. “By adopting SOAP in their messaging layer, ebXML puts to rest any worries about interoperability between SOAP and ebXML. This takes advantage of SOAP’s role as a key component of XML-based messaging,” said Andrew Layman, XML Architect of Microsoft. “The ebXML Messaging Services Specification retains all the secure, reliable messaging functionality that has been developed to date,” explained Rik Drummond of the Drummond Group, ebXML Messaging Services Project Team Leader. “By incorporating SOAP into ebXML, we streamline acceptance and reduce the cost of product implementation for all companies, regardless of their size.” About ebXML ebXML (www.ebXML.org) is an International Initiative established by UN/CEFACT and OASIS in late 1999 with a mandate to undertake an 18-month program of work to research and identify the technical basis upon which the global implementation of XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be standardized. The goal of ebXML is to facilitate open trade between organizations regardless of size by enabling XML to be used in a consistent manner to exchange electronic business data. 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 serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Access360, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity, First Call, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Securant Technologies, Sequoia Software, SilverStream Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1.941.284.0403

Boston, MA, USA; February 21, 2001– OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, today announced it is seeking nominations for four executives to serve on its Board of Directors. Unlike many traditional standards organizations, OASIS uses a fully democratic process for electing its Board of Directors. Nominations, which begin on April 2, 2001, are open to the entire industry. “It’s an exciting time to be part of XML industry standardization,” commented Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “As XML evolves into a mainstream business solution, OASIS will experience tremendous growth. We need top-level executives experienced in managing that kind of growth to charter our strategic direction. We’re looking for people who understand the big picture and who believe in interoperability.” By serving on the OASIS Board, directors exercise a major impact on XML developments within standards groups, as well as in the general technology arena. Recognized for their contributions by both the technology and investment communities, the Directors guide OASIS in its mission to promote open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. The OASIS Board is comprised of eight directors, each serving two-year terms. The terms are staggered annually to preserve management continuity. This year, terms will expire for current directors, Eric Garcia of Sabre, Alan Hestor of Xerox Corporation, Bill Smith of Sun Microsystems and Dr. Robert Sutor of IBM. Other members of the Board, Patrick Gannon of BEA Systems, Una Kearns of Documentum, Amy Krane of Enigma and Norbert Mikula of DataChannel, will continue their OASIS service until 2002. OASIS organizational members may nominate any individual for the Board of Directors. Nominees are not required to be members of the Consortium. Executives interested in serving on the OASIS Board of Directors are encouraged to contact the Executive Director of OASIS at ceo1@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 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 Adobe Systems, Access360, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity, First Call, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Securant Technologies, Sequoia Software, SilverStream Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209 ###

Boston, MA, USA, February 14, 2001 — Collaboration with the XML community soared as 19 companies from around the globe became the newest sponsors of OASIS, the international not-for-profit consortium dedicated to the application of XML. New sponsors include Aventail, Access360, Baltimore Technologies, Critical Path, Deutsche Post AG, Hewlett-Packard Company, Innodata, Jamcracker, Mediaplex, Netegrity, Netscape/AOL, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, Securant Technologies, SilverStream Software, Sterling Commerce, Tamalpais Group, U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency and Virtual Access Networks. The Consortium also announced 26 new Contributors and 29 new individual members. “These new OASIS members–small and large companies, users and vendors, partners and competitors, from the public and private sectors–all have one thing in common,” noted Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. “They share a strong commitment to enabling interoperability through the use of public, open standards such as XML. We look forward to the contributions these new members will make to the OASIS standards portfolio and applaud their commitment to interoperability.” “The open, inclusive OASIS technical process is driving this surge in membership,” added Karl Best, director of technical operations for OASIS. “Companies appreciate the advantage of influencing the development of XML vocabularies and schemas for critical applications such as security services and business transactions. These members come to OASIS to collaborate on new XML applications or to unify fragmented development efforts already underway.” The new sponsors join more than 140 OASIS member companies that collaborate to advance industry-standard specifications for interoperability. In addition to the new XML Security Services Technical Committee, OASIS members build and maintain XML schemas for Business Transactions, Customer Information Quality, Entity Resolution, Directory Services, DocBook, Registries and Repositories, XML Conformance and ebXML- the Electronic Business XML Initiative cosponsored by OASIS and the United Nations/CEFACT. 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 Adobe Systems, Access360, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity, First Call, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Securant Technologies, Sequoia Software, SilverStream Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209 New OASIS Sponsors Speak Out “Access360 is a big proponent of interoperability to allow e-business infrastructures to seamlessly operate within and outside the firewall. We support OASIS as a forum to establish business standards to help make this possible. Our enRole resource provisioning management (RPM) system allows an organization to automatically assign, change, suspend and delete user access based on their business policies. To do this, we must have interoperability across a vast array of enterprise resources and infrastructure technologies.” Jeff Drake, executive vice president of Access360 “OASIS is quickly becoming a critical standards organization that addresses the specific needs of B2B and security as it relates to XML. We hope to make a significant contribution in defining open standards such as S2ML, leveraging our many years of research and development expertise in authentication and authorization for large enterprise customers.” Chris Hopen, chief technology officer of Aventail Corporation “HP is actively investing in XML. We recognize that XML is a key enabling technology, and look forward to contributing our expertise to OASIS.” Eric Buatois, general manager of strategy and marketing, HP’s Software and Solutions Organization “OASIS provides a great forum for the development of standards-based XML initiatives. We have been working closely with OASIS over the past few months to create a single security standard that will be widely accepted in the industry. We brought S2ML to OASIS with that objective in mind, and we’re confident that the Consortium has the critical mass to achieve our goal.” Bill Bartow, vice president of marketing at Netegrity “Companies want to extend their systems for e-business, but a combination of proprietary technology and custom programming slows down deployment and inflates costs. To address this, Planet 7 provides the XML Network, e-business infrastructure software that allows customers to fully realize the benefits of XML across the enterprise, while maintaining their investment in existing systems. We’re sponsoring OASIS because it provides the ideal forum for allowing Planet 7 to help define advancements in XML that will spur its widespread adoption, translating into more efficient business processes and reduced IT costs for customers.” Kim Mackay, president and CEO of Planet 7 Technologies “OASIS has fast become known as a center of excellence for XML and related issues. It is very important for Popkin to be aware of the latest trends, requirements and developments in structured information standards, as we further develop the tools and practices for web application architecture and deployment. We have many years of experience of delivering solution for business architecture and technology and, therefore, we also believe in turn we can make a significant contribution to the OASIS community.” Jan Popkin, CEO of Popkin Software & Systems, Inc. “OASIS provides an open forum where representatives from every corner of the industry can join forces to address key interoperability roadblocks on the Web. Securant’s sponsor membership within OASIS will enable us to contribute to the development of a unified security standard that moves the market forward and enables seamless single sign-on and secure distributed transactions across multiple Web sites.” Eric Olden, chief technology officer, Securant Technologies “As the momentum for Internet commerce accelerates, enterprises need comprehensive standards and advanced technologies to support their electronic market strategies. The OASIS community embodies the breadth and depth of expertise necessary to steward important B2B standards. SilverStream’s eBusiness Platform complements OASIS by delivering the integration, connectivity and deployment infrastructures required for sophisticated B2B exchanges. We look forward to participating actively in the OASIS community process, and to promoting the acceptance of standards like ebXML by public and private trading exchanges.” Fred Holahan, vice president and general manager of SilverStream Software’s eBusiness Integration Products “The Tamalpais Group supports the emerging ebXML standard in our NEXUSe2e Server; an ebXML compliant messaging solution. We are excited to be a part of OASIS, and the adoption of the ebXML standard for B2B application integration.” Christian Franklin, vice president business development of the Tamalpais Group “The robust combination of open and pervasive services being offered to B2B, B2C and even C2C infrastructure through XML technologies is amazing. By sponsoring OASIS I believe we are helping to promote open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications, as well as making our own virtual access core technologies compliant with the standard and leading industry vendors.” Marcus Goncalves, CKO of Virtual Access Networks ###

Boston, MA, USA; January 31, 2001–OASIS, the interoperability consortium, has formed a new technical committee to develop an XML-based protocol for managing complex, business-to-business (B2B) transactions over the Internet. The OASIS Business Transactions Technical Committee plans to build an open specification for XML message interfaces that will support the coordination and processing of Web services from different organizations. “Long lasting transactions spanning multiple enterprises pose a unique challenge for B2B systems,” explained Rocky Stewart of BEA Systems, chair of the OASIS Business Transactions Technical Committee. “By establishing an open XML specification to coordinate the workflows that drive this process, the OASIS Business Transactions Technical Committee will work to ensure that the outcome of a B2B transaction is reliable–regardless of how many players are involved or how long it takes to execute.” The new OASIS committee initially plans to base its work on the Business Transaction Protocol (BTP) specification, submitted to the Consortium by BEA Systems. BTP allows complex XML message exchanges to be tracked and managed as loosely coupled ‘conversations’ between businesses. OASIS welcomes the submission of other suitable technologies for consideration in this work. Karl Best, director of technical operations for OASIS, noted, “The goal of this committee is to develop an XML protocol that works in conjunction with existing business messaging standards, particularly ebXML.” The Electronic Business XML (ebXML) Initiative, sponsored by the United Nations CEFACT and OASIS, is a set of specifications to enable global business. Best added, “Although the work of the OASIS Business Transactions Technical Committee will extend beyond the problem domain currently being addressed by ebXML, the development will be designed to complement the ebXML underlying transport mechanism.” Organizations and individuals interested in business transaction issues are invited to join the OASIS Business Transactions Technical Committee and participate in this development. Information on Consortium membership can be found on http://www.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 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, repositories and other interoperability issues. OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Access360, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity, First Call, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Sequoia Software, SilverStream Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, Sterling Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209 ###

As ebXML nears completion of its 18-month mission, the initiative to establish a global framework for electronic business is gaining much attention. In upcoming months, presentations on ebXML will be featured at industry conferences in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. All OASIS ebXML presentations include a slide that displays the logos of OASIS sponsor members who support ebXML. No claims on product adoption or degree of participation are made. The slide simply features the headline, “OASIS Members Support ebXML” and logos. Space constraints require that this benefit be extended to OASIS sponsors only. Others are encouraged to upgrade their memberships to derive the maximum promotional benefit that opportunities like this bring. Please contact Carol Geyer if you have any questions or concerns: For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209 Fax: +1.941.328.0121 x3791 ###

A new OASIS technical committee is being formed. The Business Transactions Technical Committee has been proposed by Rocky Stewart, BEA Systems (chair); Pal Takacsi-Nagy, BEA Systems; Frederick Carter, Sun Microsystems; and Mark Hale, Interwoven. To become a member of this new TC you must notify Rocky Stewart (rocky.stewart@bea.com), the committee chair, of your interest at least 15 days prior to the first meeting and then you must participate in the first meeting on March 13, 2001. You should also subscribe to the TC’s discussion list. (For the procedure for joining after the first meeting see the TC process at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process.shtml.) The mail list business-transaction@lists.oasis-open.org is for committee discussions. TC members as well as any other interested OASIS members should subscribe to the list. Do this by sending a message to business-transaction-request@lists.oasis-open.org with the word “subscribe” as the body of the message. (Note that subscribing to the mail list does not make you a member of the TC; to become a member you must contact the TC chair as described in the preceding paragraph.) Business Transactions Committee Proposal BEA Systems, a member of OASIS, proposes to start a Technical Committee in OASIS to develop technology for business transactions on the Internet. Long lasting business transactions spanning multiple enterprises pose a unique challenge to B2B systems. The interdependent workflows managed among multiple trading partners, which drive business transactions, need to be coordinated to ensure that the outcome of the transaction is reliable. As an initial input, BEA intends to offer a specification for our Business Transaction Protocol (BTP), which provides this functionality and is implemented in our Weblogic Collaborate product. BTP is an eXtensible Markup Language (XML)-based protocol for representing and seamlessly managing complex, multi-step business-to-business (B2B) transactions over the Internet. The protocol allows complex XML message exchanges to be tracked and managed as loosely coupled “conversations” between and among businesses. BTP goes beyond the problem domain currently being addressed by ebXML and is independent of transport protocols and messaging frameworks. We believe that it can be layered on any underlying transport mechanism including ebXML Messaging, RosettaNet, or XML-PC (SOAP). The purpose of this committee is: * To develop an agreed to set of requirements for a business transaction protocol * To evaluate the BEA technology submission and other available technologies made available to the committee and determine their suitability to the requirements identified by the committee * To produce a final specification for a business transaction protocol which works in conjunction with existing business messaging standards, particularly those being developed in the ebXML initiative BEA will make its detailed submission available by the end of February 2001, before the first meeting, and will make a presentation describing the proposed BTP technology at the first meeting. An initial schedule for the committee is summarized below: * January 19, 2001 – OASIS issues Call for Participation * March 13, 2001 – First Meeting to be hosted by BEA Systems at our San Jose headquarters * April 30, 2001 – Initial Requirements Document ready for review * May 31, 2001 – First Specification Draft available for review * July 31, 2001 – Final Specification Draft available for Version 1.0 We propose to set the detailed schedule at the first meeting of the committee to accommodate the needs of the members, including dates for conference calls (most likely bi-weekly) and at most two additional face-to-face meetings (one in the middle of the schedule and the latter to review the final draft). BEA Systems will host the first meeting in San Jose, California on March 13, 2001. For those unable to travel to San Jose, a dial-in number will be provided. BEA will assume responsibility for the setup of conference calls as required. The TC will conduct its business in English. The initial committee membership will be as follows: * Rocky Stewart, BEA Systems (chair) – rocky.stewart@bea.com * Pal Takacsi-Nagy, BEA Systems – – pal.takacsi@bea.com * Frederick Carter, Sun Microsystems – frederick.carter@sun.com * Mark Hale, Interwoven – mark.hale@interwoven.com ###

Boston, MA, USA; January 17, 2001 – Organizations supporting divergent security standards united in an effort to develop a common XML specification through the OASIS Security Services Technical Committee. OASIS, the global XML interoperability consortium, hosted the first meeting of its new technical committee, which will define an XML framework for exchanging authentication and authorization information. Initially formed within OASIS to complete the S2ML security standard, the new committee agreed to accept submissions of other relevant technologies, including AuthXML. “Our goal is to work together to advance a common security standard,” said Eve Maler of Sun Microsystems, chair of the OASIS Security Services Technical Committee. “Everyone agrees that consensus is critical. Through its open technical process, OASIS provides the safe environment necessary for real collaboration.” “The result of our work at OASIS will be a single security services standard that will be widely accepted in the industry,” predicted Marc Chanliau of Netegrity. “We brought S2ML to OASIS with that objective in mind, and we’re confident that the technical committee has the critical mass to achieve our goal.” “Supporters of AuthXML welcome the opportunity to work within OASIS for the good of true interoperability and the XML community at large,” commented Eric Olden of Securant Technologies. “By channeling the momentum of AuthXML into the committee, we look forward to advancing the development of a common, unified standard.” The OASIS Security Services Technical Committee includes representatives from Baltimore Technologies, Cisco, Commerce One, DataChannel, Entegrity, Entrust, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Jamcracker, Netegrity, Oblix, OpenNetwork, Securant, SilverStream, Sun Microsytems, Tivoli, Verisign, Vordel and WebMethods. Membership is expected to increase in the coming months. “Interest in advancing this work is extremely high,” said Karl Best, director of technical operations for OASIS. He added that record numbers of companies and individuals have joined the Consortium specifically to participate in developing a common security standard. The technical committee plans to publish draft specifications by June 2001 and to submit a formal specification to the OASIS membership by September 2001. Norbert Mikula of DataChannel, member of the OASIS Board of Directors and chair of its technical advisory committee, characterized the development schedule as, “very aggressive.” He advised, “Any organization affected by the issue of security should get involved now.” 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 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 and organizations interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Access360, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity, First Call, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Sequoia Software, SilverStream Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209 ###

San Francisco, CA; December 12, 2000– The United Nations CEFACT and OASIS today announced that the core technical infrastructure of ebXML, the Electronic Business XML Initiative, nears completion and will be delivered in March 2001, two months ahead of schedule. The technical specifications for the transport, routing and packaging (TRP), trading partner agreements (TPA), and registry/repository (REG/REP) components of ebXML provide the required pieces to ensure interoperability based on XML standards for global business on the Internet. Enterprises are demanding a standards-based framework for global trading, and developers are demanding the availability of an open, business-quality architecture that they can begin evaluating and implementing now. Progress on the 18-month ebXML initiative has been so substantial, organizers agreed to move the delivery date forward to meet this demand. At a recent ebXML meeting in Tokyo, hundreds of organizations from Asia, Australia, Europe and North America gathered to advance the development of ebXML. As a highlight of this meeting and a ratification of this decision, sixteen companies collaborated in an interactive proof-of-concept demonstration of the ebXML technical infrastructure. “The ebXML specifications for transport, routing and packaging, trading partner agreements and registry/repository are stable and ready for evaluation and early adoption. This is great news for Web developers who want to get a jumpstart on creating electronic commerce applications built on global standards,” said Klaus-Dieter Naujok, chair of ebXML and member of the UN/CEFACT Steering Group. “We are very excited to report our progress is significantly ahead of schedule and that we are in a position to deliver the ebXML technical infrastructure in 90 days.” Strong Vendor Participation in ebXML Standard Development Means Success Cisco, Fujistu, IBM, Interwoven, IPNet, Netfish Technologies, NTT Communications, Savvion, Sterling Commerce, Sun Microsystems, TIE, Viquity and XMLSolutions collaborated to build an interactive implementation of ebXML interoperability. In addition, Extol, webMethods and XML Global tracked the POC event closely and indicated that they would be interested in participating in future ebXML events. The demonstration, which was presented in North America for the first time today at a media event in San Francisco, showed how businesses can use ebXML to dynamically formulate trading partnerships through a registry service and exchange electronic business transactions using a consistent XML-based messaging infrastructure. The ebXML demonstration showed dynamic business transactions using payloads from the Automotive Industry Action Group. “These vendors, many of whom are competitors, came together to prove that one of ebXML core strength’s is interoperability”, said Robert S. Sutor, Ph.D. of IBM, vice chair of ebXML and member of the OASIS Board of Directors. “Early completion of the ebXML technical infrastructure will pave the way for rapid availability of multiple commercial integrated ebXML-compliant solutions. These will reduce the costs of deployment and ensure the flexibility required for e-commerce success in the global market.” About ebXML ebXML (www.ebXML.org) is an International Initiative established by UN/CEFACT and OASIS in late 1999 with a mandate to undertake an 18-month program of work to research and identify the technical basis upon which the global implementation of XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be standardized. The goal of ebXML is to facilitate open trade between organizations regardless of size by enabling XML to be used in a consistent manner to exchange electronic business data. 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 sponsors include Adobe Systems, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Matra, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity Software, First Call, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Sequoia Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org +1 978.667.5115 x209

Washington, DC; December 6, 2000 — OASIS, the interoperability consortium, today announced that it has begun development of XML standards for security information and services on the Internet. The newly formed OASIS XML-Based Security Services Technical Committee (TC) will define a common language for sharing security information about transactions and end users between companies engaged in online B2B and B2B2C commerce. “Currently, it is difficult to ensure the absolute security of Internet transactions across companies. Businesses need a universal method to assure only users with proper authorization access and execute transactions,” explained Karl Best, director of technical operations at OASIS. “OASIS has taken on this development effort to produce a standard, open framework that will enable secure interoperability across company boundaries and heterogeneous platforms.” Christian Byrnes, vice president of security strategy at META Group, said, “Almost all e-commerce involves multiple business partners at some level. The lack of security standards has resulted in difficult, complex, and insecure implementations. A successful standard for integrating security across business partners will make e-commerce faster and less expensive to deploy and more secure at the same time.” The OASIS XML-Based Security Services TC initially plans to base its work on the Security Services Markup Language (S2ML), a joint development effort of Art Technology Group, Bowstreet, Commerce One, Jamcracker, Netegrity, Oracle, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sun Microsystems, VeriSign, TIBCO and webMethods. “We chose to develop XML security specifications within the OASIS, because we wanted to ensure that S2ML became an open industry standard in order to universally solve the problem of securing inter-site business transactions,” said Marc Chanliau of Netegrity, chair of the OASIS XML-Based Security Services TC. “Security is an issue that affects every business engaged in electronic commerce,” noted Norbert Mikula of DataChannel, chair of the technical advisory committee and member of the OASIS Board of Directors. “We encourage all organizations and individuals interested in security issues to participate in this OASIS development.” 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, repositories and other interoperability issues. OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Matra, eCredit.com, empolis, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity Software, First Call, IBM, Informix, Infoteria, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm, Keyfile, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software, Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace, Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Popkin Software, ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Sequoia Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. For more information: Carol Geyer Director of Communications OASIS carol.geyer@oasis-open.org Voice: +1 978.667.5115 x209 ###

The interested public is invited to attend a reception with OASIS members from around the world. This is a great opportunity to network with the leaders in the XML world and learn more about OASIS, its technical committees and how you and your organization can benefit from membership. You do not have to be a member to attend this informal event. However, anyone joining OASIS at XML World 2000 will receive a special gift. Wednesday, December 6 7 – 8pm Delaware B Room Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC ###

OASIS holds Public Information Meetings of Some of the Most Popular Technical Committees at XML 2000

OASIS is holding public informational meetings for several technical committees. You do not have to be a member of OASIS to attend these sessions, which are intended to be a public forum. We encourage everyone’s input to the Technical Committee to ensure the broadest possible spectrum of users’ input is considered in the TC process.

All meetings are at the XML World Conference Marriott Wardman Park Hotel Washington, DC.

DocBook Technical Committee

7-9pm

Tuesday December 4

Park Tower Suite 8228

Customer Information Quality Technical Committee

8-9pm

Wednesday December 5

Park Tower Suite 8212

XSLT Technical Committee

8-10pm

Wednesday December 5

Park Tower Suite 8228

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