FRIDAY • DECEMBER 8, 2000

11:00 am

A panel of well-known industry analysts will assess XML's progress in various markets and its prognosis for the future. They'll note some of XML's failures and highlight its successes, and offer their predictions for the years to come. Among the topics expected to be discussed will be:

• What users should be doing to prepare their company's technical infrastructure for XML applications.
• What are the best practices in implementation.
• The roles XML will play in e-commerce; the influence of RosettaNet and BizTalk on the industry.
• The struggle for control of industry vocabularies. Which standards and vocabularies will dominate? To what extent do we need industry cooperation to move XML applications forward?

Of course, the panel will take questions from the audience, debunk conventional wisdom, spell out XML acronyms, demystify vendor gobbledygook and be prepared to debate all controversies of the day. Come join us for what promises to be a lively panel!

Chair - To Be Announced

Speakers:

Mark Walter, Senior Editor, Seybold Publications

A 20-year veteran of the commercial publishing industry, Mark Walter specializes in helping publishers analyze editorial management and electronic publishing technologies. As editor of the The Seybold Report on Internet Publishing de directs Seybold's editorial coverage of Web publishing, and he has spearheaded the company's reporting on SGML- and XML-related technologies. Prior to joining Seybold in 1987 he held technology analyst, editorial, and production positions at McGraw-Hill, Temple Univeristy Press, and the Philadelphia service bureau Editing, Design & Production. As a consultant, Mark specializes in helping publishers select technology to automate editorial and production processes for Web and cross-media publishing. Technical areas of expertise include content and asset management, SGML/XML, and cross-media publishing systems. Clients include both commercial and corporate publishers, such as the American Medical Association, Matthew Bender, Merck & Co., the U.S. General Accounting Office, Bell Northern Research, and R.R. Donnelley, among others. Mark also serves on the editorial team of XML.com, a Web resource for XML professionals.

Michael Maziarka, Director, CAP Ventures, Inc.

Michael Maziarka is the Director of the Dynamic Content Software Strategies service at CAP Ventures, providing research and consulting services on document and content management software technology. Prior to joining CAPV, Michael held corporate and product marketing positions at Xyvision and Datalogics. During his tenure at CAPV, Xyvision, and Datalogics, Mr. Maziarka was active in industry initiatives. Michael held the Chair position on the Board of Directors for OASIS (formerly SGML Open); was active in the development of the CALS electronic publishing standards; and participated in J2008 on the ANSI committee work. Michael holds an MBA from DePaul University and a B.S. degree in computer engineering from Iowa State University.

Others TBA.