OASIS, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (formerly SGML Open) announced that it will host Robin Cover's SGML/XML Web Page, a comprehensive reference site for information about open document interchange standards. OASIS sponsor members, the Graphic Communications Association (GCA), Inso Corporation, ISOGEN International and Sun Microsystems, are funding the independent Web page to ensure long-term, free access to its library of information related to these important standards. The SGML/XML Web Page will be added to the existing XML/SGML resources currently available on the OASIS web site.
The SGML/XML Web Page is an industry-neutral, online reference collection of over 2,000 documents with information for the entire family of SGML standards, including XML, HyTime and others. The Web site provides comprehensive and cumulative information resources, such as: online tutorials and introductions; descriptions of XML/SGML groups; case studies on the use of XML/SGML within industry, government and academic sectors; detailed conference and seminar listings; categorized descriptions of XML/SGML software; contact information for software developers and service providers; technical reference materials for XML/SGML implementers and programmers; information on standards related to SGML; and answers to frequently-asked-questions.
"Through the sponsorship of this broad-based international consortium, users can be assured of a continuing commitment to comprehensive and industry-neutral information about XML and SGML," said Robin Cover, author of the SGML/XML Web Page. "The non-profit status, international standards focus, and vendor-neutrality of OASIS are all important features of the sponsorship arrangement, helping ensure the editorial independence of the SGML/XML Web Page."
Web site: http://www.oasis-open.org/cover/.
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