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------------------------------------------------------------------- In this issue:

* OASIS Introduces Non-Assertion Mode to IPR Policy * IDtrust announces Identity Management 2009 * OASIS Standard vote opens for IMI 1.0 * OASIS Standard vote opens for three WS-DD specifications * XSPA SAML Profile for Healthcare 1.0 public review begins * DSS Signature Policy Profile 1.0 public review begins * WS-SecurityPolicy Examples public review begins * CIQ Party Relationships (xPRL) 3.0 public review begins * SCA-J and SCA POJO 1.1 public review begins * OASIS sets new Associate dues * Liscia blogs on SmartGrid conference * Developers collaborate at ODF Plugfest in The Hague * Open CSA and OASIS Telecom elect Steering Committee members

------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS Introduces Non-Assertion Mode to IPR Policy

TCs that form after 4 August 2009 will have the option to work under a new
Non-Assertion Covenant mode of the OASIS Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Policy. Non-assertion covenants ensure that organizations or individuals who
participate in writing a standard cannot demand royalty or exercise license
rights against users or implementers of such approved standards. The new mode
comes in response to member feedback and is in keeping with the global user
community's increasing demand for more freely available and open solutions.

http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis-news-2009-06-15.php

------------------------------------------------------------------- IDtrust announces Identity Management 2009

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the
OASIS IDtrust Member Section's Identity Management 2009 in Gaithersburg,
Maryland, USA, 28-29 Sept. The theme of the event will be "Transparent
Government: Risk, Rewards, and Repercussions." Presentations on Information
Cards/OpenID/SAML, social media, authentication, smart cards, citizen privacy,
cloud computing, and key management will be featured. The deadline to submit
proposals is 10 July. Sponsorship opportunities are available.

http://events.oasis-open.org/home/forum/2009

------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS Standard vote opens for IMI 1.0

Balloting for version 1.0 of the Identity Metasystem Interoperability (IMI)
specification is underway until 30 June. IMI aims to allow users to manage their
digital identities as "Information Cards" and use them to access online
services. The specification was developed by representatives of Foundational
Sponsors, IBM and Microsoft, and by Sponsors, CA, Novell, and others. All
organizational members of OASIS are encouraged to vote on IMI; those who wish to
discuss this ballot may do so through memb...@lists.oasis-open.org.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00000.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS Standard vote opens for three WS-DD specifications

Balloting for versions 1.1 of the SOAP-over-UDP, Web Services Dynamic Discovery
(WS-Discovery), and Devices Profile for Web Services (DPWS) specifications is
underway until 30 June. The specifications were developed by the Web Services
Discovery and Web Services Devices Profile (WS-DD) TC, which includes
representatives of Foundational Sponsors, IBM and Microsoft, and Sponsors, CA,
Novell, Progress Software, Red Hat, Ricoh, Software AG, and others. All
organizational members of OASIS are encouraged to vote on these specifications;
those who wish to discuss the ballots may do so through
memb...@lists.oasis-open.org.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00008.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- XSPA SAML Profile for Healthcare 1.0 public review begins

The Cross-Enterprise Security and Privacy Authorization (XSPA) Profile of the
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) for Healthcare describes a framework
in which SAML can be used to satisfy requirements pertaining to security within
the healthcare community. This public review ends 30 June.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00006.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- DSS Signature Policy Profile 1.0 public review begins

The Signature Policy Profile extends the Digital Signature Services (DSS)
protocol by specifying a number of operations for managing the generation and
verification of electronic signatures. This public review ends 14 August.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00005.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- WS-SecurityPolicy Examples public review begins

WS-SecurityPolicy (WSSP) Examples provides information on how to set up WSSP
policies for a variety of common token types. Particular attention is focused on
security bindings. This public review ends 14 August.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00007.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- CIQ Party Relationships (xPRL) 3.0 public review begins

Customer Information Quality xPRL provides a set of XML vocabulary
specifications for defining person or organization characteristics and
describing relationships between parties. This public review ends 16 August.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00014.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- SCA-J and SCA POJO 1.1 public review begins

The Service Component Architecture SCA-J Common Annotations and APIs defines a
Java syntax for programming concepts defined in the SCA Assembly Model. The SCA
POJO Component Implementation describes how a Java class provides an
implementation of an SCA component, including its various attributes such as
services, references, and properties. This public review ends 7 August.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00004.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- OASIS sets new Associate dues

In order to establish a more equitable subsidy level between corporate and
personal memberships, dues for new members joining OASIS at the Associate level
have been raised. Current Associate members will be able to renew at their
previous rate through December 2009. This change affects Associates only; dues
for Foundational Sponsors, Sponsors, Contributors, and Individual members remain
unchanged. Contact memb...@oasis-open.org for details.

------------------------------------------------------------------- Liscia blogs on SmartGrid and patents

Laurent Liscia, OASIS executive director, blogs this week about his experiences
at ConnectivityWeek and the related OASIS BlueConnect conference. Laurent offers
unique observations on how the utility, controls, and software worlds are coming
together to lay the groundwork for the Smart Grid. He explores how our new
Energy Interoperation TC and Emergency work fit into this space. In a separate
blog, Laurent speaks to the sometimes uncomfortable relationship between patents
and standards and the impact that can have on innovation.

http://blogs.oasis-open.org/2009/06/connectivityweek-2009-extraordinary http://blogs.oasis-open.org/2009/06/patents-standards-and-innovation

------------------------------------------------------------------- Developers collaborate at ODF Plugfest in The Hague

The Dutch government program, Netherlands in Open Connection, and the OpenDoc
Society cosponsored the two-day ODF 'plugfest' at the Royal Library in The
Hague, 15-16 June 2009, where vendors and open source projects were able to test
ODF capabilities with each other in real-world, collaborative scenarios. Bart
Hanssens, ODF Interoperability and Conformance TC chair, and Rob Weir, ODF TC
co-chair, participated and delivered presentations. The plug-fest was notable
for the broad participation from industry and open source communities.

http://opendocument.xml.org/news/odf-plugfest-at-the-hague

------------------------------------------------------------------- Open CSA and OASIS Telecom elect Steering Committee members

Anil Gurnani, Jeff Mischkinsky of Oracle, and Sanjay Patil of SAP have been
elected to two-year terms on the OASIS Open CSA Member Section Steering
Committee. Paul Knight, Orit Levin of Microsoft, and Enrico Ronco of Telecom
Italia have been elected to two-year terms on the OASIS Telecom Member Section
Steering Committee. Congratulations to all.

http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/200906/msg00002.html http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/200906/msg00001.html

------------------------------------------------------------------- Important dates:

22 Jun Energy Interoperation TC holds first meeting http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200905/msg00004.html

22-23 Jun OASIS, WMO, ITU hold workshop on CAP Identifiers in Geneva
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/ISS/Meetings/WIS-CAP_Geneva2009/DocPlan.html

23 Jun OASIS Board and TAB elections close http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/members/200905/msg00004.html

Service Component Architecture (SCA) public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200904/msg00011.html

24 Jun ebXML-Messaging Profiles public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200904/msg00013.html

OAXAL Reference Model 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200904/msg00012.html

25-26 Jun OASIS co-sponsors European e-ID Management Conference in London www.eema.org/eema2009

28 Jun UBL Guidelines for Customization 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200904/msg00014.html

30 Jun DSS Visible Signature Profile 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200905/msg00001.html

OASIS Standard ballot for three WS-DD specifications closes http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00003.html http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00002.html http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00001.html

OASIS Standard ballot for IMI closes http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00000.html

XSPA SAML Profile for Healthcare 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00006.html

20 Jul Public review of eight XACML specifications ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200905/msg00006.html

27 Jul Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) 1.2 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200905/msg00008.html

7 Aug SCA-J and SCA POJO 1.1 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00004.html

14 Aug DSS Signature Policy Profile 1.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00005.html

WS-SecurityPolicy Examples public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00007.html

16 Aug CIQ Party Relationships (xPRL) 3.0 public review ends http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200906/msg00014.html

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