 Metastructures
Conference '99
XML/EDI, EXPRESS,
STEP, Topic Maps, Tree-Automata, Groves,
DOM, ICE, XML Schema, OMG MOF, UML, CDIF,
WONDEL, COBRA, RMI/EJB and DCOM/ActiveX,
RMI/EJB and DCOM/ActiveX!
Metastructures
'99 is the annual gathering of those on
the leading edge of information
technology. As always, this years
conference provided insights into the
newest technical breakthroughs on the
information processing front. Some of the
conference had a Web technology focus.
But presenters also addressed business
implications/opportunities spawned by
these advances in technology.
This year
quite a number of presentations focused
on Topic Maps, the soon to be published
ISO standard based on Hytime. In addition
to a tutorial was given by the world's
leading experts, Steven R. Newcomb,
President, TechnoTeacher, Inc., and
Michel Biezunski, InfoLoom. Presentations
about Topic Maps included:
- Semantic
Networks and Topic Maps, Eric
Freeze, Electronic Data Foundry,
Inc.
- Topic
Maps - Enterprise Portals, by
Didier Martin, TALVA Inc.
- Technical
Issues on Topic Maps, Dr. Hans
Holger Rath, Director of
Consulting, STEP Electronic
Publishing Solutions GmbH
The DOM
and groves was another hot topic for this
years conference. Presentations included:
- Groves
and the DOM by Ken Levy,
DataChannel and Peter Newcomb,
TechnoTeacher, Inc.
- Groves
at the Woodward Company by David
Williams, The Woodward Company,
and Zanetta Hancock, ISOGEN
- Groves
for Applications by Graham Moore,
Consultant, DPSL
The
technical terms highlighted above in the
subtitle were gleaned from the abstracts
of papers presented on August 16 - 18 in
Montreal. The content was highly
technical. But for those of you that find
this challenge exciting, enlightening, or
even entertaining, Montreal was the place
to be this August. Mark your calendars
for next year!
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