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hr-xml.org is home to the HR-XML Consortium, an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the development and promotion of standardized XML vocabularies for human resources (HR).

The Channel Definition Format is an open specification that permits a web publisher to offer frequently updated collections of information, or channels, from any web server for automatic delivery to compatible receiver programs on PCs or other information appliances.

XML Schemas express shared vocabularies and allow machines to carry out rules made by people. They provide a means for defining the structure, content and semantics of XML documents.

Recordare has developed MusicXML technology to create an Internet-friendly method of publishing musical scores, enabling musicians and music fans to get more out of their online music. MusicXML is a universal translator for common Western musical notation from the 17th century onwards. It is designed as an interchange format for notation, analysis, retrieval, and performance applications.

To help Internet merchants process a broad range of Web-based payment types (including credit and debit cards, Level II & III purchase cards, electronic checks, and Automated Clearinghouse payments) for B2B and B2C e-commerce, VeriSign, Ariba, and other vendors have created the XMLPay specification for sending payment requests and responses through financial networks. XML simplifies client-side processing in payment service applications, allowing applications to be easily linked to larger XML workflow environments.

HumanMarkup.org is aiming at XML standards that will reduce human misunderstanding in society, through the explicit markup of various communication constructs including thought, emotion, purpose, and motivation.

The goal of the Rule Markup Initiative is to develop RuleML as the canonical Web language for rules using XML markup, formal semantics, and efficient implementations. RuleML can thus specify queries and inferences in Web ontologies, mappings between Web ontologies, and dynamic Web behaviors of workflows, services, and agents.

GEML, an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based tag set, was developed by Rosetta Inpharmatics and others in the GEML community to provide a standard method of exchanging gene expression data along with the associated gene and experiment annotation. The GEML community consists of a group of organizations dedicated to guiding the future development of GEML and integrating support for this format into their products and services

papiNet is the global initiative to develop, maintain and promote the implementation of standard electronic transaction standards to facilitate the flow of information and facilitate computer to computer communications among all parties engaged in the buying, selling, and distribution of forest, paper and wood products. papiNet have developed a DTD for the exchange of information in the paper supply chain.

Central resource site for the WebDAV community. WebDAV stands for "Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning". It is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers.

VIML (Virtual Instruments Markup Language) is DTD for describing location, protocol and device information for a network of virtual instrumentation devices and/or systems. It has been submitted to xml.org and is currently under development.

The Astronomical Instrument Markup Language (AIML) is a domain-specific implementation of the more generalized Instrument Markup Language (IML). Both AIML and IML are vocabularies based on the W3C standard, the Extensible Markup Language (XML). NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Century Computing, a division of AppNet, Inc., are developing AIML to command and control astronomical instruments. Our software architecture combines the platform-independent processing capabilities of Java with the power of XML. A key aspect of the object-oriented architecture, implemented in Java, involves software that is driven by the AIML instrument description. The initial effort is targeted at the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, an airborne observatory aboard a Boeing 747. Eventually our techniques will enable trusted astronomers from around the world to easily access infrared instruments (e.g., telescopes, cameras, and spectrometers) located in a variety of remote, inhospitable environments.

HumanMarkup.org is a non-profit company supporting the development efforts of the separate OASIS HumanMarkup Technical Committee. The ultimate aim is to develop Internet tools and repository systems which will enhance the fidelity of human communications. Examples of human characteristics include emotions, physical descriptors, proxemics, kinesics, haptics, intentions, and attitude. Applications of HumanML include agents of various types, AI systems, virtual reality, psychotherapy, online negotiations, facilitations, dialogue, and conflict resolution systems.

XML/X has a name, a domain and an intention to enable clients to deliver accounts and payment instructions to servers. However, XML/X is currently in an early stage and like so many XML schema may (or may not) see the light of day in the some distant future.

XML Rule Interlingua for Agent Communication, based on Courteous/Ordinary Logic Programs

XMSG is a specification for using XML to send messages that contain a set of XML documents, embedded non-XML data, and references to non-XML documents in a fashion that supports scalable transactions and operates on a participant model.

The Learning Material Markup Language Framework is a flexibly adaptable and extensible family of XML markup languages for learning and teaching material (teachware). LMML provides sub-languages for various educational fields. LMML is used in universitary education, further education as well as company training.

Owned and operated by Instill, who specialise in software solutions for the foodservice supply chain.

"The VoiceXML Forum is an industry organization founded by AT&T, IBM, Lucent and Motorola, and chartered with establishing and promoting the Voice Extensible Markup Language (VoiceXML), a new specification essential to making Internet content and information accessible via voice and phone."

BSML is an extensible language specification and container for bioinformatic data. It is designed to allow the sharing of genomic information between research organisations. The BSML format can capture the richness of genomic research data in documents that preserve the biological meaning and relationships of the content.

RIXML.org, a consortium of buy- and sell-side firms, is committed to the development of the first open standard for investment and financial research. The mission of RIXML is to define an open standard to improve the process of categorizing, aggregating, comparing, sorting, and distributing global financial research.

Sponsored by Ericsson, IBM, Lotus, Matsushita, Motorola, Nokia, Openwave, Starfish Software and Symbian, and supported by hundreds of leading wireless companies, SyncML is the leading open industry standard for universal synchronization of remote data and personal information across multiple networks, platforms and devices. Based on XML, SyncML is an future-proof open standard.

The Open Healthcare Group is an organization devoted to the promotion and distribution of an open source health record, XChart. Using the latest XML Internet technology, xchart is designed to automate and streamline the practice of medicine.

NITF uses the eXtensible Markup Language to define the content and structure of news articles. Because metadata is applied throughout the news content, NITF documents are far more searchable and useful than HTML pages. NITF was developed by the International Press Telecommunications Council, an independent international association of the world's leading news agencies and publishers. It is a standard that is open, public, proven, well-used, well-documented, and well-supported.

A US Government initiative to facilitate the efficient and effective use of XML through cooperative efforts among government agencies, including partnerships with commercial and industrial organizations. Applies to the US Government only.