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

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In this issue:
* EDXL-RM and EDXL-HAVE become OASIS Standards
* Members propose SOA for Telecom TC
* OpenDocument Format (ODF) 1.0 Errata public review begins
* Stuart Galt of Boeing joins CGM Open Steering Committee
* DITA for Technical Standards Subcommittee forms
* Alfresco, Saperion, Skyworth TTG, Vamosa become OASIS Sponsors
* OASIS co-hosts CAP Implementers Workshop in Geneva

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EDXL-RM and EDXL-HAVE become OASIS Standards

Members have approved the Emergency Data Exchange Language Resource Messaging (EDXL-RM) 1.0 and the EDXL Hospital AVailability Exchange (HAVE) 1.0 as OASIS Standards.  EDXL-RM describes a suite of standard messages for data sharing among emergency and other information systems that deal in requesting and providing emergency equipment, supplies, people, and teams. HAVE specifies an XML document format that allows the communication of the status of a hospital, its services, and resources, including bed capacity and availability, emergency department status, and available service coverage. Congratulations to the Emergency Management TC chair, Elysa Jones of Warning Systems Inc (WSI), and to all TC participants including representatives of AtHoc, EDS, ESI Acquisition, Sandia National Laboratories, and WSI for this accomplishment.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200811/msg00001.html

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Members propose SOA for Telecom TC

All interested parties are asked to review and comment on a draft charter to establish the OASIS SOA for Telecom (SOA-TEL) Technical Committee. SOA-TEL will work to identify gaps in standards coverage for using SOA techniques in a telecommunications environment, particularly for telecom operators/providers. SOA-TEL TC proposers include representatives of Microsoft, Avaya,  BT, HP,  NEC, Nortel, Telecom Italia, and others; Abbie Barbir of Nortel serves as convener. The comment period for this draft charter closes 5 Nov.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200810/msg00012.html

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OpenDocument Format (ODF) 1.0 Errata public review begins

ODF 1.0 defines a genuinely open XML file format for office productivity applications, including text, spreadsheets, charts, graphs, presentations, and databases. This public review ends 13 Nov.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200810/msg00013.html

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Stuart Galt of Boeing joins CGM Open Steering Committee

Stuart Galt, Associate Technical Fellow with the Boeing Company, has been elected to a two-year term on the OASIS CGM Open Member Section Steering Committee. He also serves as chair of the WebCGM TC. OASIS congratulates Stuart and expresses deep appreciation to departing CGM Open Steering Committee member, David Cruikshank, also of Boeing.

http://www.cgmopen.org/

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DITA for Technical Standards Subcommittee forms

The new subcommittee will work to define a DITA toolset for creating technical standards specifications. Robert Anderson of IBM serves as chair. All interested parties are invited to join (membership in the parent DITA TC is required).

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=dita-techstds

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Alfresco, Saperion, Skyworth TTG, Vamosa become OASIS Sponsors

Alfresco provides an open source alternative for enterprise content management that couples the innovation of open source with the stability of a true enterprise-class platform. http://www.alfresco.com/

Saperion delivers a powerful information platform that makes document-based processes run more smoothly. http://www.saperion.com/

Skyworth TTG specializes in the technologies used between organizations to enable secure, open and robust business cooperation. http://www.skyworthttg.com/

Vamosa is a highly focused solution provider offering best practice information management consulting, software and processes in Information Logistics. http://www.vamosa.com/

Members who would like to invite representatives of Alfresco, Saperion, Skyworth TTG, or Vamosa to participate in specific committees should contact member-services@oasis-open.org.

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OASIS co-hosts CAP Implementers Workshop in Geneva

Jointly organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and OASIS, the workshop on 9-10 Dec will showcase the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) OASIS Standard and ITU Recommendation. Designed as an all-hazards alert format, CAP is envisioned to be implemented worldwide for earthquakes, public health, and many other emergencies. All interested parties are invited to participate in this high-level, open event.

http://events.oasis-open.org/home/cap-workshop/2008

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Important dates:

5 Nov
Comments on draft charter for proposed SOA Telecom TC due
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200810/msg00012.html

10 Nov
CMIS TC holds first meeting (teleconference)
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200810/msg00003.html

13 Nov
ODF 1.0 Errata public review ends
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200810/msg00013.html

29 Nov
UBL Guidelines for Customization 1.0 public review ends
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200809/msg00010.html

9-10 Dec
WMO, ITU, and OASIS host CAP public warning workshop in Geneva
http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/200808/msg00002.html