XML APPLICATIONS TRACK

Track Chairpersons: Robin Tomlin, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Dave Turner, Microsoft Corporation

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

XML AND DATA (SCHEMAS AND METADATA)

2:00 pm

Data Maintenance on the Web Made Easy with XML Templates
This session focuses on generating a new maintenance Web for an SQL table by saving it's attributes and preferences in an XML template. XSL transformation will generate and execute DHTML and server site scripts.
by Nikita Ogievetsky, Cogitech Inc.

2:45 pm

From Relational Database to XML
XML and relational databases are a natural fit. Many Web developers are now interested in providing XML data from their current relational database environment. This session begins with a discussion about how XML and relational databases work together. It then describes the strategy that one relational database, Oracle8i, provides developers a leg up in satisfying the increasing demand of access to information. Using numerous demonstrations, this talk clearly explains the resources and features available to developers and the technical details of how to exploit them by building XML-enabled applications for data and documents.
by Steve Muench, Oracle Corporation

4:00 pm

XML and Related Standards for Data Warehouses
A data warehouse approach is used to federate legacy information systems. XML and related standards are, however, very well adapted as a common input and output format. They also dramatically reduce the development costs. This session provides details about the use of Java programming language and an XML API such as DOM to create a data warehouse.
by Philippe Futtersack, Electricité De France and Didier Bolf, Decancs-Metamor Worldwide Inc.

4:45 pm

Modeling an XML Schema
An XML schema is a new mechanism being defined by the W3C for formally specifying constraints on XML. The schema indicates data elements and attributes, their order, occurrence, and datatype. Web developers have immediate requirements to quickly develop XML schemas. This session provides a methodology by which developers can quickly interactively model an XML schema, as well as discusses why the development of the schema is critical.
by Lee Buck, Extensibility, Inc.

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

AUTHORING XML

9:00 am

From Word Processor to XML: Authoring the Conference Proceedings
In a closed authoring environment, a single XML-aware tool can be provided to each author who is expected to provide XML-coded text. But in many cases, publishers have little control over the authoring community. Authors may be scattered and the publisher cannot require each author to use an XML aware tool. This session focuses on the procedure used to create the XML '99 conference proceedings in XML. It discusses the principles of developing a word processing template based on an XML DTD and the transformation of text created in MS Word, using that template, into both XML and HTML for the conference CD by using Interleaf's Bladerunner technology.
by Dianne Kennedy, XMLXperts!/GCA and Joe Tragert, Interleaf Corporation

9:45 am

Creating XML Content to Drive the Web
Modern Web sites are increasingly driven from databases that contain both traditional fielded data and XML content. This presentation discusses several case studies of the use of XML for this purpose, and the authoring tools that enable non-technical writers to create valid XML content for those databases.
by Bruce Sharpe, Softquad Software Inc.

11:00 am

XML and Enterprise Information Portals
Enterprise Information Portals are the current buzzword. Why? This speaker explains what the hype is about. This presentation also discusses the problems of information distribution/contribution, approaches to this problem and what role XML does/will play. This talk showcases a case study of General Motor's Enterprise Information Portal and explains their business problem and how an XML-enabled Enterprise Information Portal was deployed.
by Norbert Mikula, DataChannel, Inc.

11:45 am

XML in Next-Generation Web Catalogs: A Real-World Case
XML is revolutionizing Web product catalogs by replacing rigid HTML-centric architectures with flexible, extensible, dynamic XML ones. In this presentation, Larry Alston examines how XML is redefining the entire notion of Web product catalogs, within the context of one of the world's most sophisticated XML Web product catalog deployment: Dell Computer Corporation's family of Web sites.
by Larry Alston, eXcelon Division, Object Design, Inc.

2:00 pm

Building and Integrating Distributed Web Applications Using Microsoft Windows
This session outlines how the standards-based XML services in Microsoft Windows can be used to develop distributed Windows DNA applications, from the backend database, through to the Web server on the middle-tier, to the browser on the desktop. It also illustrates how these XML services enable the exchange of data and integration of both Web and legacy applications using BizTalk, an open, collaborative, cross-platform and language neutral framework for application integration and electronic commerce.
by Charlie Heinemann, Microsoft Corporation

2:45 pm

Objects and XML for Next Generation Web Applications
The presentation focuses on analyzing the requirements for the next generation of Web application architectures and presents a technology roadmap and some initiatives focused on satisfying these requirements. The core technology-an XML-based object-oriented model-is leveraged through a set of services for distributed data exchange, application integration, e-commerce, syndication, and affiliate management.
by Simeon Simeonov, Allaire Corporation

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

XML ON THE CLIENT SIDE

9:00 am

On-Line Help from XML
Lucent Technologies has developed a system of on-line help for engineers using XML as a starting point for data entry. Architecture standards, single source methodology, and integrated development platforms address practical business solutions for information products.
by Matthew L. Brannon, Lucent Technologies and Zarella James, ISOGEN International Corp.

9:45 am

Building a Client-side Interactive XML Application
For the past two years RivCom has focused on finding the best ways to apply client-side formatting and behavior to XML information. This session provides a detailed case study describing how one can merge XSL with declarative descriptions of the desired runtime behavior, develop an XML-based activity language to describe that behavior, build an XSL processor to integrate styling with behavior, build a lightweight browser add-on that will host the XSL processor, and develop stylesheets, action sheets, and supplemental scripts that will create the Web front end for this project.
by Tony Stewart, Flash Creative Management

11:00 am

Is XML the Missing Link in Raising Browsers to a Higher Intelligence?
XML has the potential to deliver structured information to the desktop thus enabling the deployment of truly intelligent browsers that can utilize it. This presentation examines how an intelligent browser can use XML tagged information to mediate between multiple heterogeneous databases and deliver customized views of maintenance and spare parts information.
by Gerald Berger, Mincom Ltd.

11:45 am

State of the Art: An XML Browser Comparison
This session provides leading company views of the state of the art in XML browsing today. Comparisons from the major browsers and their approaches to enabling us to view XML are provided. Actual demonstrations from Microsoft and Netscape are included so that the audience can see the latest in XML browsing first hand.
Moderated by Mark Walter, Seybold Publications
Charlie Heinemann, Microsoft Corporation and Nisheeth Ranjan, Netscape Corporation

CORE STANDARDS TRACK

Track Chairpersons: Dan Connolly, World Wide Web Consortium and James Mason, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 and SAIC

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

2:00 pm

XML and Digital Signatures
This specification defines syntax and procedures for the computation, verification, and encoding of digital signatures using XML. In addition, it proposes a solution to authenticating Web resources by means of XML. Learn details by attending this session.
by Joseph Reagle, World Wide Web Consortium

2:45 pm

XHTML
XHTML 1.0 is a reformulation of HTML 4.0 as an XML 1.0 application. This session focuses on the ways XHTML differs from HTML and why it was developed. The modularization of XHTML 1.0 into semantic modules and implementation of the modules through a DTD are highlighted. Finally the W3C plan to provide tools to convert HTML documents into valid XHTML is discussed.
by Dave Raggett, World Wide Web Consortium

4:00 pm

CSS
This session introduces the Cascading Stylesheet standard, CSS. Both the concept of a stylesheet and why this particular standard enables styles to "cascade" are discussed. The latest additions to the CSS specification are also presented. Learn how to use CSS with both HTML and XML in this session.
by Bert Bos, World Wide Web Consortium

4:45 pm

XSL
The newest Web standard for style is known as eXtensible Style Language. Although XSL is still on the drawing board, it holds tremendous potential for interacting with XML. What is XSL? How is it different from CSS and DHTML? What is the status and schedule for this promising W3C standard? This presentation provides an overview and the latest information on style specification using XSL.
by Steve Zilles, Adobe Systems Inc.

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

9:00 am

SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) provides a language for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. SVG describes vector graphic shapes (e.g., paths consisting of straight lines and curves), images, and text. SVG enables us to group, style, transform and composite graphic objects into previously rendered objects. SVG drawings can be dynamic and interactive.The feature set includes nested transformations, clipping paths, alpha masks, filter effects, template objects, and extensibility. SVG works with the Document Object Model (DOM) to allow for vector graphics animation via scripting. This session focuses on the features and uses of SVG.
by Chris Lilley, World Wide Web Consortium

9:45 am

SMIL
SMIL is a W3C full recommendation, approved in June 1998, which encodes the hypermedia presentations distributed over the Web. It promises to do for interactive multimedia what HTML did for hypertext. Learn more about SMIL in this informative session.
by Dick Bulterman, Oratrix

11:00 am

WebCGM ™
WebCGM™ is a profile of the ISO Computer Graphics Metafile Standard (ISO/IEC 8632:1992), tailored to the requirements for scalable 2D vector graphics in electronic documents on the World Wide Web. Learn from the experts what is happening in the WebCGM ™ arena today.
by John Gebhardt, InterCAP and Dieter Weidenbrueck, ITEDO Software GmbH

11:45 am

RDF
Resource Description Framework (RDF) is a foundation for processing metadata; it provides interoperability between applications that exchange machine-understandable information on the Web. RDF emphasizes facilities to enable automated processing of Web resources. This session examines how RDF enhances processing on the Web, the benefits associated with RDF and expectations about the future of the framework.
by Ora Lassila, Nokia Research Center

2:00 pm

XPointer
XPointer provides ways to directly identify any node, data, or selection in any XML document by describing its structure and context. An identified data location is called a "target." The XPointer specification is particularly meant to enable hyperlinks to identify any such data, regardless of whether there is (or even could be) an ID on the target or not. Learn about the XPointer language and how it will work with XLink to provide a new level of Web functionality.
by Daniel Veillard, W3C, INRIA Rhone-Alpes

2:45 pm

XLink
With the advent of XML, an improved, more functional approach to linking is being introduced as the XLink standard. This session explains new Web linking concepts and provides a status report of the new Web linking standards.
by Daniel Veillard, W3C, INRIA Rhone-Alpes

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

9:00 am

XML Schema and Datatypes
An XML schema is a mechanism somewhat analogous to DTDs for constraining document structure (order, occurrence of elements, attributes). In addition, specific goals beyond DTD functionality, such as the specification of datatypes have been identified within the scope of XML Schema. This informative session focuses on the emerging XML schema language and the proposed mechanism for specifying datatypes.
by Michael Sperberg-McQueen, World Wide Web Consortium/MIT Laboratory for Computer Science and Murray Maloney, Muzmo Communications Inc.

9:45 am

XSLT
XSL (Extensible Style Sheet Language) was posted to W3C as two separate Working Drafts on April 6. The first part of XSL is now the specification for XSLT. XSLT is a language for transforming XML documents into other XML documents. XSLT was designed to be used independently of XSL. However, XSLT is not intended as a completely general-purpose XML transformation language. Learn more about XSLT in this session.
by G. Ken Holman, Crane Softwrights Ltd.

11:00 am

Querying XML
Today, many people want a standard way to query XML. One proposed solution is a query language designed specifically for XML documents. The logical model for XML queries is based directly on XML. This session introduces the issues involved in querying XML, then outlines current proposals, which provide a language for specifying nodes, paths, and conditions based on a model of logical completeness for the structure of XML documents.
by Paul Cotton, IBM Canada Ltd.

11:45 am

DOM
Document Object Model (DOM) provides us with a uniform method to interact with XML on an application level. What is the DOM? What are the levels of the DOM? How does it guide software developers? What is the status and schedule for this W3C standard?
by Lauren Wood, SoftQuad Software Inc.

 

eBUSINESS TRACK

Track Chairpersons: Phillip Merrick, webMethods, Inc. and David Webber, Gnosis Incorporated

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

CASE STUDIES

2:00 pm

Data Transport and Management Using XML
This presentation looks at how Dell manages dell.com, one of the most successful eCommerce sites on the Web, and how Dell moves critical eBusiness data between data sources.
by John Winfrey, Dell Computer

2:45 pm

Grainger Connect (sm) - The Virtual Supply Chain
The instructor describes how Grainger, one of the worlds largest suppliers of Maintenance Repair and Operating (MRO) supplies, uses XML to manage access to its rich content catalog and process purchase orders transmitted over the Internet.
by Rick Reese, W.W. Grainger, Inc.

4:00 pm

XML Based Integration of Trading Partners - Design Goals, Architecture, and Case Studies
In recent months XML has been successfully applied to integrate business systems of trading partners over the Internet. Software systems on the buyer and the seller side exchange new XML documents representing product information and transaction documents such as orders, shipping documents, or invoices. This session covers the design goals and architecture of these software systems and XML documents and present case studies showing how they are deployed.
by Achim Voermanek and Boris Putanec, Ariba Inc.

4:45 pm

Enabling B2B eCommerce with XML
Andersen Consulting Technology Research and Development organization has been actively exploring business applications for XML technology since early 1998. The flexible and extensible nature of XML has made it a compelling technology when considering inter-enterprise integration over the Internet. XML offers new opportunities for improved information sharing between business partners regardless of platform or legacy application. Through applied research and development activities, Andersen Consulting has pioneered XML enabled business solutions. In this session, the speaker introduces a vision for the role of XML in business-to-business eCommerce and provides some tangible examples of solutions which illustrate that vision.
by Andre Machicao, Andersen Consulting

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

APPROACHES

9:00 am

XML in B2B Trading Networks: Linking Customers, Partners and Portals
Business-to-business eCommerce is being shaped by the emergence of real-time trading networks focused around the natural hubs that grow around large customers, and the new B2B portals run by third parties such as Ariba, SAP, VerticalNet, and others. This presentation looks at this changing landscape, and the role XML is playing in forming it.
by Charles Allen, webMethods, Inc.

9:45 am

XML and EDI: Combining the Best of Both Worlds
Before the Internet became popular as a business tool, corporate America made a huge investment in EDI standards and technology. EDI still stands today as the primary method for business-to-business electronic commerce. XML and related technologies offer new ways to accomplish similar inter-company messaging with some advantages and some remaining challenges. This discussion compares the two disciplines and brings you up-to-date on the latest industry efforts to combine the two technologies for business use.
by Steve McVey, Sterling Commerce

11:00 am

Next: BizCodes, BizTokens and BizComponents
The concept of XML/EDI has started a chain of technology implementations. Now we need to perform a gap analysis to consider what we have today, what future paths are open, what goals to set, and what business needs are still unfilled. As companies move to XML based systems what considerations should be foremost in their implementation calculations and why? As XML opens up electronic enterprise pipelines, how can trading partners leverage today's COTS products and implement new and interesting capabilities to create greater business wealth? This session answers these questions and illustrates a sampling of noteworthy examples.
by Bruce Peat, E-Process Solutions Inc.

11:45 am

eCommerce Standards in the Insurance Industry
The life insurance and pensions industry in the United Kingdom is in the process of moving to business-to-business eCommerce through the use of XML. The rationale behind the decision and how the goal is being achieved is described in this presentation.
by Anna Harvey, SGML Technologies Group

ARCHITECTURES

2:00 pm

XML's Impact on A2A and B2B Enterprise Application Integration
XML's Impact on A2A and B2B Enterprise Application Integration XML is having an increasingly substantial impact on A2A and B2B data sharing and application integration projects. This session highlights key technical achievements based on experience with a major healthcare application pilot implementation earlier this year as part of the European ISIS XML/EDI project. The presentation demonstrates how solutions in XML can achieve a much superior result compared with what has been previously been possible, providing a substantial example of how new levels of Enterprise Application Integration will result.
by Andrew Hinchley, Communications Planning Ltd.

2:45 pm

XML-Based eBusiness Solution Framework
Now that most businesses have an eCommerce presence on the Web, the Internet is ready for its next major development: Business-to-Business eCommerce. It involves linking together thousands of suppliers, distributors, and retailers within a business community and for major corporations like NEC, being able to participate in multiple business communities. NEC has developed an XML-based solution framework to address this problem and enable the rapid development of solutions that connects NEC's business units to these marketplaces. This solution is compliant with industry standards like (OAG, RosettaNet, OBI), business-process centric, leverages Internet middleware and relies on a repository of well-formed XML business documents.
by Jean-Jacques Dubray, NEC Systems, Inc.

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

TECHNOLOGIES AND SCHEMAS

9:00 am

BizTalk Framework: An Overview
BizTalk is a framework based on XML schemas and industry standards for sharing information. It will enable businesses to integrate their systems and processes by freeing business data from application infrastructure. This data-focused approach will allow businesses to easily interchange BizTalk documents with online trading partners regardless of the platform, operating system, or underlying technology of their existing systems. Examples of BizTalk documents include product catalogs, purchase orders, product and promotional information. This session gives a detailed look at the BizTalk framework and strategy, including an overview of the participating partners and industry associations.
by Speaker TBA

9:45 am

How XML Enables Internet Trading Communities and Marketplaces
This presentation describes the vision of open trading communities or marketplaces in which buyers and suppliers of goods and services are linked by the exchange of electronic documents encoded in XML. The challenges it describes include the migration from EDI, the development of "community" standards for documents, and the interoperability of documents between trading communities.
by Robert J. Glushko, Commerce One, Inc.

11:00 am

Migrating Legacy X12 EDI Systems to XML - Issues, Ideas, Practical Constraints
This presentation discusses the implementation and philosophical issues regarding interchanges between X12 EDI and XML based systems, based on actual projects where the business constraints serve to drive the technology implementation. Real implementation of XML and EDI leads to a better understanding of the available options in designing XML to interact with X12 EDI. Furthermore there are interoperability conditions born of the two different mediums.
by Betty Harvey, Electronic Commerce Connection, Inc.

11:45 am

Unlocking the Web's Full Potential with XML Directory Services
The presenter describes how directory services and XML combined to enable companies to turn their corporate computing infrastructures into powerful new "Web Interstructures." These new applications can open up their companies, connect them more intimately with customers and channel partners, extend business processes across company boundaries, and create new revenue sources.
by Jack Serfass, Bowstreet

 

PUBLISHING WITH XML TRACK

Track Chairpersons: Beth Micksch, AlignMark, a Thomson Corporation and Brad Husick, Vignette Corporation

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

XML: PRODUCTS AND STANDARDS IN PUBLISHING

2:00 pm

XML and QuarkXPress
QuarkXPress is an extremely popular precision design and layout tool for publishers around the world. While these publishers never adopted SGML in significant numbers, there is great interest in capturing data published in QuarkXPress as XML. Why the change? Are there tools to do this? What XML support can we expect in this popular tool? Find out more in this session.
by Mark Lemmons, Quark Inc.

2:45 pm

PRISM: Developing a New XML Metadata Vocabulary for Magazine and News Publishers
It's no secret that XML's success depends on wide adoption of efficient industry-specific vocabularies. PRISM (Publishing Requirements for Industry Standards Metadata) is an initiative with an aggressive schedule to develop a Metadata vocabulary for repurposing, aggregating, and syndicating magazine and news content. This talk describes PRISM, reports on its progress, and explains why the Working Group members consider this initiative so critical to their businesses.
by Linda Burman, L. A. Burman Associates and Chair, PRISM Working Group, GCARI

4:00 pm

ICE for Web Syndication
Information & Content Exchange (ICE), is a protocol designed to facilitate the controlled exchange and management of electronic assets between networked partners and affiliates. Applications based on ICE will enable companies to easily construct syndicated publishing networks, Web superstores, and online reseller channels by establishing Web-site-to-Web-site information networks. Learn more about ICE in this session and how publishers can use ICE to create new syndication models for the Web.
by Jay Brodsky, Tribune Media Services

4:45 pm

Adobe Products and XML
Adobe is launching a new generation of products that are XML-based. Learn more about how Adobe uses XML in FrameMaker, InDesign, Illustrator, and more. Questions about XML and PDF are addressed in this session. Do these technologies compete? Or can they compliment one another? This session is designed to answer publisher's questions about XML and Adobe publishing products.
by Speaker TBA, Adobe Systems Inc.

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITIES USING XML

9:00 am

From Publishing to Interaction: How to Gain Competitive Advantage Through XML with Dynamic, Interactive, and Personalized Content
This session shows how organizations can not only get out from under today's Web publishing problems, but also set a direction to deal with today's eBusiness opportunities. The key is to leverage XML's remarkable dual capability to represent both text and data, which translates into its unique support for both content and transactions.
by PG Bartlett, Arbortext, Inc.

9:45 am

Information Commerce
The Internet has created new opportunities (and new challenges) for commercial publishers. This presentation focuses on emerging business models for Internet, Intranet, and CD-ROM publishing.
by Russel W. Young, NextPage Inc.

11:00 am

Building with XML
The apparent simplicity and power of XML as a markup language has led to a number of efforts across PricewaterhouseCoopers in which XML plays a critical role, enabling the publication of objects that have the dual character of text meant for presentation and of data meant for consumption by programs. These efforts include a markup language for describing company financial performance information, a language for documents that present complex financial instruments, and a language for information presented and used in energy related industries. The talk covers the ways in which which we and other companies are building not only better document systems, but new businesses based on open standards for publishing documents, and tools, pitfalls and a few lessons learned, along with a forecast for the future evolution of XML and publishing.
by Walter Hamscher, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

11:45 am

XLink and Publishing Opportunities
The evolving W3C XLink standard offers new creative and commercial opportunities to the world of Web publishing. Common practices in existing relational databases give us clues about how properly expressed relationships among existing data are themselves useful data and hence valuable assets that can provide the basis for electronic information products. Be sure to attend this session to learn the specifics.
by Bob DuCharme, Moody's Investors Service

2:00 pm

JIFFI, an XML Standard for Direct-Mail Campaigns
Coordinating the printing, assembly, and mailing for a direct mail campaign is a very complex task involving many advertisers and printers. To facilitate the interchange of the schedules and printing instructions to support direct mailing, the Promotion Graphics Council of GCA has developed the Job Instruction File Format for Industry (JIFFI)— an electronic production order specification. This new GCA standard formalizes the specification of the collection of data elements that fully describe the components, their interaction and printer actions required in a direct mail campaign. JIFFI also enable mailers and suppliers to receive timely information on the production status of various printing jobs. In this session, learn how XML is used to coordinate direct mail campaigns.
by Cameron Bellamy, Columbia House

2:45 pm

The XML Niche in Distributed Publishing
This session looks at the benefits of using XML as an output/viewing format for information stored in SGML. A case study is presented as an example of how XML and SGML can co-exist in a distributed SGML publishing environment.
by Jeremy Squires and Pam Jones, Microstar Software Ltd.

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

CASE STUDIES: XML IN THE REAL WORLD

9:00 am

Online Publishing Using Topic Maps: The Case of the "Quid" Encyclopaedia
Finding relevant information quickly and reliably has always been a major challenge. Traditional navigational aids are not appropriate when dealing with high volumes of information. The need for more powerful methods of navigation, and more control over the way information is intended to be navigated, has given rise to the Topic Maps model, (ISO/IEC 13250). This presentation explains in a straightforward, and non-technical way, how Topic Maps can provide dramatically improved navigation for online publishers using XML, HTML or even PDF. The online version of the famous yearly French encyclopaedia, "Quid", is presented as an example of a Topic Map implementation. The CD ROM containing the proceedings for this conference is also used as another example.
by Michel Biezunski, Infoloom and Fabrice Fremy, Quid

9:45 am

Using XML to Simplify Authoring: A Case Study for Customer Support Documentation at Ascend Communications
This presentation describes an XML-based authoring and Web publishing application developed for Ascend Communications. The application makes use of XML to improve and simplify the process of writing and publishing support documents to a technical support Web site.
by Arofan Gregory, Commerce One and Jeff Quiggle, Documentum, Inc.

11:00 am

Saturn Technical Publications: A Case Study with a Customer Focus
The technical service information from Saturn Corporation, a division of General Motors, has been ranked by J. D. Power as the best in the automotive service industry. Saturn attributes this success to their corporate philosophy and values that focus heavily on meeting the customer's needs. This presentation is a case study of the new XML-based publishing system at Saturn. The speaker discusses the benefits of using a customer-focused incremental development life cycle for implementing XML for technical authoring and presents a summary of lessons learned.
by Jean Mercedes Hamilton, SPX Valley Forge Technical Information Services

11:45 am

XML-Based Intranet Archival Documentation System
This presentation describes an XML based system implemented on a corporate Intranet, for authoring, storing, indexing, browsing, and searching documentation about television and radio archive of broadcasted and recorded program. Such a system is very important for a radio television broadcast company, because a significant part of the program is based on archived materials. An XML-based Intranet solution for system for radio and television program archival documentation is presented in this presentation. The usage of XML for authoring, searching and displaying documents through a Web browser on an Intranet is also discussed.
by Drazen Tomac, Croatian Radio Television

 

TECHNICAL TRACK

Track Chairpersons: Doug Tidwell, IBM Corporation and Norbert Mikula, DataChannel, Inc.

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

CASE STUDIES

2:00 pm

Using XML in a Software Diagnostic Tool
Many software diagnostic and debugging tools such as our VMView Java execution tracing tool produce output text. The use of XML-based output greatly facilitates the filtering, searching, and presentation of this data. This session focuses on this tool in detail.
by Alden Dima, National Institute of Standards and Technology

2:45 pm

Using XML to Model SPOT 5 Satellite Image Metadata
This presentation shows how XML is used to encode metadata for SPOT 5 satellite imagery, and what advantages can be gained from XML adoption with respect to traditional approaches.
by Francois Chahuneau, AIS S. A. and Christophe Angleraud, Spot Image

4:00 pm

XML Programming Models for Electronic Commerce Systems
This presentation contrasts different programming models for XML documents. A new typed programming model and how its characteristics match the requirements of electronic commerce systems is discussed.
by Jari Koistinen, Commerce One, Inc.

4:45 pm

Using XML to Serve a Million Customers a Million Custom Pages
IBM's DeveloperWorks site is pushing the boundaries of what Web portals can do. In this session, Doug explains how IBM uses XML and our content management system to deliver over a million custom Web pages a week to a million different customers.
by Doug Tidwell, IBM Corporation

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

LINKING SYSTEMS

9:00 am

Implementing a Component Broker Using XMI
The XML Metadata Interchange (XMI) standards has been adopted by the Object Management Group for the exchange of information models between software tools. The speaker discusses, in this session, a prototype system that uses XMI to construct a Web-based model translator and component broker service.
by Dave Carlson, Ontogenics Corp.

9:45 am

Leveraging Standards to Create APIs
This presentation reviews how the use of standard protocols can save time and money for developing open tools. By creating APIs using these standards, an organization can focus on product data rather than on implementing libraries and communicating the use of these libraries.
by Howard Rafal, Banta Integrated Media

11:00 am

XML-Based Linking Concepts
Linking concepts vary from the simple "see also..." cross-reference link to very sophisticated link networks like topic maps. Electronic documents will make use of all kinds of links. The presentation gives an overview of the different aspects that have to be taken into account when designing linking methods for electronic information, summarises of the possibilities given in linking languages such as XLink and XPointer, propose different ways to create, manage, and maintain networks of links, and highlight important applications of links.
by Martina Hemrich and Ulrike Schaefer, STEP Electronic Publishing Solutions GmbH

11:45 am

XUL: An XML Update Language
In this session the speaker presents a general purpose XML update language, called XUL. The purpose of XUL is to provide a standardized representation of the difference between documents, in a language that is at the same time easy to read and efficient to process.
by Francisco Curbera, IBM Research

QUERYING AND UPDATING

2:00 pm

Combining and Querying XML Data with XQL
XQL is a query language for XML; it has been implemented for XML repositories, XML-based middleware, Unix-style filtering of XML documents, Perl libraries for manipulating XML documents, and DOM libraries. This presentation explores new features that have been added to XQL to allow users to combine information from multiple sources, use the relationships expressed in links as part of a query, and search based on text containment.
by Jonathan Robie, Software AG

2:45 pm

Designing and Developing XML Based Server Forms
Learn the next generation of Web-centric database and document development. At this session, the speaker discusses the technical issues of creating XML-based server forms and demonstrates the power of using XSL and XQL to transform XML into HTML or to transfer specific XML data for use in an electronic data transfer language.
by Mike Dierken, DataChannel, Inc.

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

DATA, METADATA AND OTHER FORMS OF DATA

9:00 am

CARD: An XML Schema for Relational Databases and their Data
Moving relational data to an XML document can be very useful. The XML can be sent down the wire to a browser where DHTML is used to view the XML data in a different way according to the needs of each user. Most major database vendors now support XML functionality in their products. However, when their data is exported to XML, the context of that data from a relational standpoint is lost. For example, when a table is exported, the XML does not describe which column of data was the primary key. The applications consuming the XML data have no means of knowing the original business rules of the data, in this case uniqueness. In order for applications to fully understand the relational data, the XML document would also need to contain relational database information such as primary keys and data types. As a solution, infoShark presents the CARD XML Schema. The main goal of the CARD schema is to provide a common means for describing a relational database's schema and data so that relational databases, non-relational data stores, and software applications could easily consume it. A secondary goal of this XML schema is to provide a simple mechanism for specifying the price of individual data points (the data found in a given row and column). It is infoShark's vision that this schema would further facilitate the extraction, transformation, and loading of data across various web-enabled products. Learn more in this session.
by Jay Eberly, infoShark, inc.

9:45 am

Data Modeling as an XML Schemas Development Method
The development of a Semantic Web requires the integration/reconciliation of XML resources on the Web. XML, however, lacks many of the data management features required for analysis and integration and the design of XML vocabularies often ignores simple data analysis and integration and the design of XML vocabularies often ignores simple data management principles. Mr. Burkett presents the use of the EXPRESS information modeling language as a semantic content specification language for Web resources and discusses classic data management principles as applied to the design of XML vocabularies.
by William C. Burkett, Product Data Integration Technologies, Inc.

11:00 am

XML and the Rising Power of Meta-Model Technology
Within the OMG or the Microsoft environment, meta-model technologies are becoming ready for prime-time. One of the main enabling factors is that meta-model technologies are supported by XML-related languages and this presentation studies the synergy between these two emerging fields.
by Jean Bezivin, The University of Nantes

11:45 am

UIML: An XML Language for Building Device-Independent User Interfaces
This presentation discusses the user interface design issues that must be addressed when developing software for non-PC devices and compares the different approaches taken by various UI markup languages. It also introduces UIML (User Interface Markup Language), an XML language that uses a novel approach to describe device-independent user interfaces without sacrificing versatility.
by Constantinos Phanouriou and Marc Abrams, Universal Interface Technologies, Inc.

 

NEWCOMER TRACK

Track Chairperson: Dianne Kennedy, Graphic Communications Association

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

2:00 pm

Introduction to XML
XML, Extensible Markup Language, is the language that will enable a new generation of Web applications. But what is XML? Is it just another extension of HTML? Or is it SGML in disguise? Just what will XML be used for? Why do people claim that XML will forever transform the Web from being simply a publishing medium to an open architecture for application processing? This session provides an overview of XML and why it has hastened a Web revolution.
by Bryan Carporlette, Sequoia Software Corporation

2:45 pm

Frequently Asked Business Questions About XML
With the sudden advent of XML and the relative lack of information about XML, except at a technical level, a number of prospective users have found their business plans thrown into doubt. These users now have serious questions to ask about where XML fits into an overall application integration architecture, how XML can be used to integrate business applications, what advantages in reliability, implementation speed, and cost savings XML provides, and the challenges and issues that need to be addressed when using XML for application integration. Non-technical, business-oriented answers to these and other questions are answered in this session.
by Christopher Kurt, Microsoft Corporation

4:00 pm

Overview of XML Family of Standards
XML is not a stand-alone standard. XML has opened the door for development of a supporting cast of standards. These standards include those that enable us to apply style to XML coded text and those that enable new, sophisticated Web linking capabilities. In addition, a host of XML application standards that provide special function XML tag sets have emerged. This presentation helps you understand the XML "family of standards" and determine which are critical to your business applications.
by Lisa Bos, Reed Technology and Information Services

4:45 pm

XML: So Many Tools, So Little Time!
The explosive growth in the XML tools market is a source of enormous confusion, even for experienced users. The vendors know what they are talking about, but the buyer can't always be sure of what they are saying. The reason is the enormous number of domains to which XML is being applied. As vendors enter the XML space from worlds of database, metadata, Y2K, data warehousing, application servers, programming systems, etc., they bring their own paradigms and terminology. Do you as a user need an XML information server, an end-to-end publishing system, a content management framework, or a portal development system? Is there a difference? Let the authors of the top-selling XML Handbook™ provide you with the vocabulary and key concepts you need to make the right tool choices.
by Charles F. Goldfarb, Information Management Consultanting

 

XML VOCABULARIES TRACK

Track Chairpersons: Laura Walker, OASIS and Ken Holman, GCA/ICC

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

9:00 am

XML Vocabularies: A Birds-Eye View
This session provides an overview of XML Vocabularies. What is an XML Vocabulary? Why are they important? What industry groups are currently developing XML Vocabularies? This session serves as an introduction.
by Bob Sutor, IBM Corporation and Chief Strategy Officer, OASIS

9:45 am

OASIS: Interoperability, Conformance and Standards for Structured Information
OASIS is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of product-independent formats based on public standards. In the spirit of this goal, it is working -- in diverse areas -- on issues of standards, interoperability and infrastructure that foster market penetration for public standards, cost reductions for vendors, increased customer satisfaction, and a higher return on investment. In this briefing, OASIS reports the progress of OASIS technical committees and affiliates including Registry and Repository, XML Conformance, XML Tables, Docbook, and CGM-Open. The session also covers XML.org - the OASIS XML schema portal and "registry and repository" reference implementation.
by Norbert Mikula, DataChannel, Inc. and Chief Technical Officer, OASIS

11:00 am

Industry Leadership Through XML Standards Definition
Organizations in many industries seeking to use XML for eCommerce and other information exchange applications have a chance to be the first to define DTDs and XML standards. The presenters discuss recent experiences working with organizations in banking regulation and insurance industries to understand areas where XML opportunities are most compelling.
by Eric Livingston and Stephen Gantz, American Management Systems

11:45 am

The Integration and Interpretation of XML Schemas
The proliferation of XML vocabularies presents an enormous obstacle to the vision of an integrated Semantic Web.  An approach is presented for the integration of XML vocabularies based on the interpretation of a generic Integration Schema.
by William C. Burkett, Product Data Integration Technologies, Inc.

2:00 pm

UN-XML: Setting up a Repository for XML Based on UN/EDIFACT
XML is a flexible, powerful language, geared towards transmitting documents in a structured format across the World Wide Web. The combination of XML and EDI semantic foundations is called XML/EDI. This is the generic term - the specific initiative to use UN/EDIFACT as the semantic foundation is called UN-XML. The combination of XML and UN/EDIFACT will provide a complete framework where a set of different technologies work together to create a format that is usable by applications as well as humans. This session focuses on UN-XML and its importance to the Web.
by Dick Raman, EDI-TIE B.V.

2:45 pm

XML Vocabularies for Health Care
Over the last decade, Health Level Seven (HL7) has been the pre-eminent standard for the electronic exchange of health care information. This presentation reports on recent HL7 experience with XML messages, a scalable architecture for XML clinical documents, and the synergy that springs from combining these forms over a single, object-oriented information model.
by Liora Alschuler, The Word Electric; Wes Rishel, Wes Rishel Consulting; Bob Sutor, IBM Corporation; Thomas Lincoln, University of Illinois at Chicago; Fred Owens, Owens Technical Research; George Beeler, Mayo Clinic; and John Ogilvie, Killdara Corporation

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

9:00 am

The gXML Vocabulary for Electronic Commerce
Guideline XML (gXML) is a file structure developed by Edifecs Commerce to allow the open exchange of electronic commerce guidelines, otherwise known as EDI Transaction Sets and Schemas, in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) data format. By providing an easy to use, extensible format for exchange specifications, gXML paves the way for greater tool integration and interoperability. This presentation provides an overview of gXML, as well as some business scenarios for the application of this vocabulary.
by Sunny Singh, Edifecs Commerce

9:45 am

Enabling XML eCommerce with the B2B Flow Language
The B2B Flow Language (Flow) is a set of operations for processing XML documents including: control logic like looping and branching; name, structure and data transformations; and the ability to invoke application specific functions at every stage. Itself represented in XML, Flow was designed to be simple yet powerful enough to express the logic for processing complex business documents. This presentation offers examples of how Flow is used in a business to business integration environment.
by Jay Gauthier, webMethods, Inc.

11:00 am

FpML - Transformation of Capital Markets Activity in Derivatives Using XML
J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have announced the release of FpML; (Financial Products Markup Language), a new XML Vocabulary for Internet-based electronic dealing and information sharing of financial derivatives, initially handling interest rate and foreign exchange products. FpML enables Internet-based integration of a range of services, from electronic trading and confirmations to portfolio specification for risk analysis. This session is designed to provide an overview and business scenarios for this important new XML Vocabulary.
by Adam Greissman, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

11:45 am

XML Metadata Interchange: XMI
The XML Metadata Interchange Format (XMI) specifies an open information interchange model that is intended to give developers working with object technology the ability to exchange programming data over the Internet in a standardized way, thus bringing consistency and compatibility to applications created in collaborative environments. By establishing an industry standard for storing and sharing object-programming information, development teams using various tools from multiple vendors can still collaborate on applications. XMI is a standard of the OMG (Object Management Group), adopted in March 1999 and is supported by 29 industry leaders, including IBM, Unisys, Oracle, and Rational. This presentation describes how this new standard will allow developers to leverage the Web to exchange data between tools, applications, and repositories to create secure, distributed applications built in a team development environment.
by Stephen A. Brodsky, IBM Corporation

 

CONTENT/DATA MANAGEMENT TRACK

Track Chairpersons: Steve Muench, Oracle Corporation and Carla Corkern, ISOGEN International Corp.

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

2:00 pm

Converting Flat File Content into XML and Vice Versa
XFlat is an XML language for describing flat files that contain complex application data. This speaker provides a demonstration of XML Convert, which is a free Java application that converts flat files into XML documents using XFlat schemas, as well as a demonstration of XSLT stylesheets and extension functions that convert XML documents into flat files.
by Bob Lyons, Unidex Inc.

2:45 pm

Smarting Up Your Legacy Data
Legacy data typically is missing the metadata required for indexing, navigation, and integration. The data has to be 'smarted up' for powerful use in modern data systems. This session is for project managers and software developers with an understanding of structured data, metadata, and migration issues with legacy data.
by Juergen Lumera, SPX Valley Forge T.I.S. GmbH

4:00 pm

Building Customer Relationships with XML
This session provides a roadmap of essential attributes and related value propositions required to maximize what is a broad spectrum of customer relationships over the Web. The differences among the individual consumer, an employee of a partner, a business customer, supplier, and the "internal customer" (employee), mandate different priorities, and implementations. This session provides a clear method for distinguishing the classes of customer relationships, their respective needs and value, and the kinds of technology and functionality that are likely to be important in each case.
by Sebastian Holst, Artesia Technologies

4:45 pm

Profiling for Personalized Information Delivery
Profiling is the art of applying characteristics to your information that further identify it for custom delivery. This session discusses XML methods of profiling and how they work, and the additional benefits profiling can provide.
by Tonua Brown, Document Management Solutions Inc.

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

9:00 am

Where Does End-to-End End?
The advent of XML brings new ways to expand the horizons of ‘end-to-end’ information flow. Content providers historically have been faced with the challenge of building ‘end-to-end’ systems for authoring, management and publishing of document collections. These end-to-end systems created new levels of efficiency and automation with a document-centric approach. The next step beyond today's ‘end-to-end’ moves the content beyond the document. This session examines the impact of XML and knowledge management on content delivery, including corporate portals, Intranets/Extranets, and CD-ROM. Case studies include a unique business model for a college textbook publisher.
by Karl Best, Enigma Inc.

9:45 am

XML Content Management in Support of an eBusiness Framework
This presentation closely examines the requirements of an XML content management system that will support the requirements of an eBusiness framework from the receipt of XML encoded content through to the delivery by various mechanisms. The presentation also outlines examples of how an organization can leverage XML by providing applications scenarios.
by Una Kearns, Documentum, Inc.

11:00 am

XQL-Based Content Reuse
Reusing content of documents means saving time and money. Content reuse is therefore a key functionality a document content management systems has to offer. Conforming to the concept of SGML/XML should be realized using attributes enclosed inside the documents themselves, as well as based on XQL plus additional scripting functionality. In this presentation, the speaker describes the basic technical approach and its implementation in the XML base content management system, discusses the role of the query language, and shows in the context of an application how one can organize very easily reuse of document contents.
by Lothar Simon, eidon GmbH

11:45 am

Evaluating Content Management Systems Based on Information Chunk Size
Choosing a content management system can be confusing in an environment where new products and architectures appear in rapid succession. This presentation provides a roadmap for those who need to manage data elements of various sizes and types.
by Ann H. Adams, Xerox Corporation

2:00 pm (till 3:30 pm)

PANEL: Content Management - A Look at the Present and Future of XML and SGML Content Management
Three major players in the content management industry will discuss some different views on how XML and SGML content management plays a roll in the present and future of our industry. The first presenter will begin by describing some customer successes using SGML and content management. The next presentation will address some reuse strategies and the future of reusable content. Both presentations will then be followed by their third speaker focusing on some vertical applications of content management. Don't miss this unique opportunities to hear it straight from the sources.
by Jonathan Parsons, Xyvision Enterprise Solutions, Inc.; Kari Johnson, Chrystal Software; and Steve Brown, Poet Software

2:45 pm

PANEL: Content Management - A Look at the Present and Future of XML and SGML Content Management (Continued)

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

9:00 am

How XML Schemas Simplify Dynamic Content Management
The W3C XML Schema Working Group is defining an XML-based schema standard to improve on the existing DTD mechanism and unify the descriptions of "XML for Documents" and "XML for Data". This presentation explores how dynamic content delivery from databases can be simplified through future automation made possible by many of XML Schemas improvements.
by Sandeepan Banerjee, Oracle Corporation

9:45 am

WebDAV: Web-Based Distributed Authoring and Versioning
WebDAV is an exciting new technology for the World Wide Web. WebDAV stands for Web-Based Distributed Authoring and Versioning, and provides a way to remotely author and manage your web servers (whether you are an author or an adminstrator). The WebDAV protocol is specified by RFC 25 18 as an extension to the HTTP protocol, utilizing XML for client/server interactions and communication of metadata. This talk will present an overview of WebDAV, its benefits for users, and scenarios for effective deployment. It will continue with a discussion of the available tools, applications, and programmatic APIs available for working in WebDAV-enabled environments. In closing, the session will detail the future direction of the WebDAV protocol and how it could drive the next step in the evolution of the Web.
by Greg Stein, Independent Software Developer

11:00 am (till 12:30 pm)

PANEL: Dynamic Content for the Web
This panel session begins with a definition of end-user requirements for dynamic content on the Web. The user presenter provides a business rationale for automated generation of dynamic content. Major technology players in the industry then explain their strategies for generating dynamic content and provide case studies on how the technology is being used today.
by John McFadden, OmniMark Technologies Corp., Bryan Bell, Frank Russell Company, and Donald Bergeron, Lexis Publishing

11:45 am

PANEL: Dynamic Content for the Web (Continued)

 

Web Graphics Track

Track Chairperson: Alan Hester, Xerox Corporation

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

2:00 pm

Content Aware Intelligent Web Graphics
Content Aware Intelligent Web graphics in Web browsers encourages financial and other users to do "what if" graphically based presentations intuitively, instantly and without external programming, spreadsheets, or OLE. Such graphics themselves may be queried not only "by value" but also "by content," using NLP-like constructions. This session discusses the specifics of such a process.
by David R. Dodds, Microstar Software Ltd.

2:45 pm

Getting Inside SVG: What Web Content Creators and Software Developers Should Know
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is the emerging W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) language for rich 2D graphics expressed in XML for use in Web browsers. W3C members defining SVG include Adobe, Apple, Autodesk, Corel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, INSO, Macromedia, Microsoft, Netscape, Opera, Quark, Sun Microsystems, Visio and Xerox. This session presents an in-depth description of SVG's graphics features, its use in creating interactive and dynamic Web pages, and its integration and compatibility with other Web technologies, such as XML, CSS, DOM and SMIL.
by Jon Ferraiolo, Adobe Systems, Inc.

4:00 pm

Manipulation of Properties of CGM Objects in Viewing Environments
With the advent of well-defined graphic objects in CGM version 4 files it is now possible to control the appearance of a CGM file beyond just displaying the file as it has been saved. The "grobject" specification contained in the ATA and WebCGM™ profiles allows for structured access to these objects at runtime for manipulation purposes. This contribution describes a new approach to define a property set for CGM objects and methods to access and manipulated them at runtime. This presentation details and demonstrate this function.
by Dieter Weidenbruck, ITEDO Software

4:45 pm

A Clearer Picture of the Web: SVG and the Expanding Applications of Open Standards
This presentation hosts a demonstration of the current SVG technologies. It includes tools for the generation of SVG, conversion to SVG from other formats, and viewing SVG.
by Jon Ferraiolo, Adobe Systems, Inc.

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

9:00 am

SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) provides a language for describing two-dimensional graphics in XML. This session focuses on the features and uses of SVG.
by Chris Lilley, World Wide Web Consortium
(See the Core Track)

9:45 am

SMIL
SMIL is a W3C full recommendation which encodes the hypermedia presentations distributed over the Web. Learn more about SMIL in this informative session.
by Dick Bulterman, Oratrix
(See the Core Track)

11:00 am

WebCGM ™
WebCGMT™ is a profile of the ISO Computer Graphics Metafile Standard (ISO/IEC 8632:1992), tailored to the requirements for scalable 2D vector graphics in electronic documents on the World Wide Web. Learn from the experts what is happening in the WebCGM ™ arena today.
by John Gebhardt, InterCAP and Dieter Weidenbrueck, ITEDO Software GmbH
(See the Core Track)

 

XML MANAGEMENT TRACK

This Track is Integrated within the Other Tracks - but is Highlighted to Provide Managers with a Complete Management Briefing.

MONDAY - December 6, 1999

2:00 pm

Introduction to XML
XML, Extensible Markup Language, is the language that will enable a new generation of Web applications. This session provides an overview of XML and why it has hastened a Web revolution.
by Bryan Carporlette, Sequoia Software Corporation
(See the NewComer Track)

2:45 pm

Frequently Asked Business Questions About XML
With the sudden advent of XML and the relative lack of information about XML, except at a technical level, a number of prospective users have serious questions to ask about XML. Non-technical, business-oriented answers to user questions will be answered in this session.
by Christopher Kurt, Microsoft Corporation
(See the NewComer Track)

4:00 pm
*Choose one from below.

Overview of XML Family of Standards
XML is not a stand-alone standard. This presentation helps you understand the XML "family of standards" and determine which are critical to your business applications.
by Lisa Bos, Reed Technology and Information Services
(See the NewComer Track)

ICE for Web Syndication
Information & Content Exchange (ICE), is a protocol designed to facilitate the controlled exchange and management of electronic assets between networked partners and affiliates, establishing Web-site-to-Web-site information networks. Learn more about ICE in this session and how publishers can use ICE to create new syndication models for the Web.
by Jay Brodsky, Tribune Media Services
(See the Publishing with XML Track)

4:45 pm

XML: So Many Tools, So Little Time!
The explosive growth in the XML tools market is a source of enormous confusion, even for experienced users. Let the authors of the XML Handbook™ provide you with the vocabulary and key concepts you need to make the right tool choices.
by Charles F. Goldfarb, Information Management Consultanting
(See the NewComer Track)

TUESDAY - December 7, 1999

9:00 am
*Choose one from below.

Where Does End-to-End End?
The advent of XML brings new ways to expand the horizons of ‘end-to-end’ information flow. This session will examine the impact of XML and Knowledge Management on content delivery, including corporate portals, Intranets/Extranets, and CD-ROM.
by Karl Best, Enigma Inc.
(See the Content/Data Management Track)

XML Vocabularies: A Birds-Eye View
This session provides an overview of XML Vocabularies. What is a XML Vocabulary? Why are they important? What industry groups are currently developing XML Vocabularies? This session serves as an introduction.
by Bob Sutor, IBM Corporation and Chief Strategy Officer, OASIS
(See the XML Vocabularies Track)

9:45 am

XML Content Management in Support of an eBusiness Framework
This presentation closely examines the requirements of an XML content management system that will support the requirements of an eBusiness framework. Learn how an organization can leverage XML by providing applications scenarios.
by Una Kearns, Documentum, Inc.
(See the Content/Data Management Track)

11:00 am
*Choose one from below.

Industry Leadership Through XML Standards Definition
Organizations in many industries seeking to use XML for eCommerce and other information exchange applications have a chance to be the first to define DTDs and XML standards. Understand how you can become an industry leader through XML standards definition.
by Eric Livingston and Stephen Gantz, American Management Systems
(See the XML Vocabularies Track)

XML and Enterprise Information Portals
Enterprise Information Portals are the current buzzword. Why? This speaker explains what the hype is about.
by Norbert Mikula, DataChannel, Inc.
(See the XML Applications Track)

11:45 am

XLink and Publishing Opportunities
The evolving W3C XLink standard offers new creative and commercial opportunities to the world of Web publishing. Common practices in existing relational databases give us clues about how properly expressed relationships among existing data are themselves useful data and hence valuable assets that can provide the basis for electronic information products. Be sure to attend this session to learn the specifics.
by Bob DuCharme, Moody's Investors Service
(See the Publishing with XML Track)

2:00 pm

XML's Impact on A2A and B2B Enterprise Application Integration
XML's Impact on A2A and B2B Enterprise Application Integration XML is having an increasingly substantial impact on A2A and B2B data sharing and application integration projects. This session highlights key technical achievements based on experience with a major healthcare application pilot implementation earlier this year as part of the European ISIS XML/EDI project. The presentation demonstrates how solutions in XML can achieve a much superior result compared with what has been previously been possible, providing a substantial example of how new levels of Enterprise Application Integration will result.
by Andrew Hinchley, Communications Planning Ltd.
(See the eBusiness Track)

2:45 pm

XML-Based eBusiness Solution Framework
Now that most businesses have an eCommerce presence on the Web, the Internet is ready for its next major development: Business-to-Business eCommerce. This session focuses on NEC's XML-based solution framework to address this problem and enable the rapid development of solutions that connects NEC's business units to these marketplaces.
by Jean-Jacques Dubray, NEC Systems, Inc.
(See the eBusiness Track)

WEDNESDAY - December 8, 1999

9:00 am
*Choose one from below.

Online Publishing Using Topic Maps: The Case of the "Quid" Encyclopaedia
This presentation explains in a straight forward, and non-technical way how Topic Maps can provide dramatically improved navigation for online publishers using XML, HTML, or even PDF.
by Michel Biezunski, Infoloom and Fabrice Fremy, Quid
(See the Publishing with XML Track)

BizTalk Framework: An Overview
BizTalk is a framework based on XML schemas and industry standards for sharing information. This session gives a detailed look at the BizTalk framework and strategy, including an overview of the participating partners and industry associations.
by Speaker TBA
(See the eBusiness Track)

9:45 am

Using XML to Simplify Authoring: A Case Study for Customer Support Documentation at Ascend Communications
This presentation describes an XML-based authoring and Web publishing application that makes use of XML to improve and simplify the process of writing and publishing support documents to a technical support Web site.
by Arofan Gregory, Commerce One, Inc. and Jeff Quiggle, Documentum, Inc.
(See the Publishing with XML Track)

11:00 am

PANEL: Dynamic Content for the Web
This panel session begins with a definition of end-user requirements for dynamic content. This presentation provides a business rationale for the automated generation of dynamic content and provide some end-user requirements.
by John McFadden, OmniMark Technologies Corp., Bryan Bell, Frank Russell Company, and Donald Bergeron, Lexis Publishing
(See the Content/Data Management Track)

11:45 am
*Choose one from below.

PANEL: Dynamic Content for the Web (Continued)
(See the Content/Data Management Track)

Unlocking the Web's Full Potential with XML Directory Services
Directory services and XML can be combined to enable companies to turn their corporate computing infrastructures into powerful new "Web Interstructures." Learn more in this session.
by Jack Serfass, Bowstreet
(See the eBusiness Track)