Web Services Directory

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.

QuizXML is a revolutionary new search engine for the Semantic Web that searches content written in eXtensible Markup Language (XML). One of the biggest benefits of QuizXML is its ability to improve the accuracy of searches. Intelligent exploitation of the meta-information provided in XML documents can dramatically reduce the number of irrelevant 'hits' returned compared with current HTML-based search engines.

MathML is a low-level specification for describing mathematics as a basis for machine to machine communication. It provides a much needed foundation for the inclusion of mathematical expressions in Web pages.

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

The Web Services Flow Language (WSFL) is an XML language for the description of Web Services compositions as part of a business process definition.

STPml.org is a site to promote the use of XML-based STPml message sepecifications within the financial industry. STPML is the Straight Through Processing Markup Language. It is an XML message specification designed for the financial securities trading industry to meet the requirements of straight through processing.

The Real Estate Transaction Standard (RETS) is the new open standard for exchanging real estate transaction information. Consisting of a transaction specification and a standard Extensible Markup Language (XML) Document Type Definition (DTD), RETS is being implemented by many real estate industry leaders in their next generation of real estate information systems.

Value Chain Markup Language - VCML is an agreed-to business vocabulary that takes a vocabulary-based approach to B2B collaboration. VCML packages provide industry-specific schemas, guides and resources to implementing VCML.Currently, VCML packages provide complete support for: Aerospace, Automotive, Banking & Finance, Education, Energy, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Petrochemical, Retail, Telecommunications, and Transportation.

The Geography Markup Language (GML) is an XML encoding for the transport and storage of geographic information, including both the geometry and properties of geographic features. This specification defines the mechanisms and syntax that GML uses to encode geographic information in XML. It is anticipated that GML will make a significant impact on the ability of organizations to share geographic information with one another, and to enable linked geographic datasets.

The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML-based, end-to-end architecture for authoring, producing, and delivering technical information. This architecture consists of a set of design principles for creating "information-typed" modules at a topic level and for using that content in delivery modes such as online help and product support portals on the Web.

The Business Process Management Initiative aims to drive standards which will create better integration of business processes that span multiple applications, corporate departments, and business partners, behind the firewall and over the Internet.

OASIS home page for the Universal Business Language project. UBL aims to provide a standard library of XML business documents (purchase orders, invoices, etc) by modifying an already existing library of XML schemas to incorporate the best features of other existing XML business libraries. UBL is intended to become an international standard for electronic commerce freely available to everyone without licensing or other fees.

Market Data Definition Language (MDDL) is an XML-based interchange format and common data dictionary on the fields needed to describe 1) financial instruments, 2) corporate events affecting value and tradability and 3) market-related, economic and industrial indicators. The principal function of MDDL is to allow entities to exchange market data by standardizing formats and definitions.

BannerML stands for Banner Mark-up Language. BannerML is a new XML-based language, proposed by Cogitum LC, for attaching additional text information to Internet banners. This language would mesh perfectly with Cogitum’s Image Co-Tracker, a personal software product for clipping and storing banners on the user’s computer.

The Java Speech Grammar Format (JSGF) defines a platform-independent, vendor-independent way of describing one type of grammar, a rule grammar (also known as a command and control grammar or regular grammar). It uses a textual representation that is readable and editable by both developers and computers, and can be included in Java source code.

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.

XsdDoc 1.0 is a documentation tool that automatically generates detailed reports from XML Schema definitions. XsdDoc transforms plain XML files into cross-referenced and hyperlinked HTML documents for easy website publication and collaboration among developers.

"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."

TranXML, a new extensible markup language (XML) solution, is being proposed as the new industry standard for e-commerce related activities between shippers and carriers. It was created specifically for the procurement and delivery of transportation and logistics services required for supply chain execution. This groundbreaking work to introduce TranXML to the market was accomplished by Transentric, based on the X.12 and XMLSolutions meta data repository. Transentric 's goal for TranXML is to remove barriers and to dramatically increase the use of e-Commerce as it relates to transportation and logistics services.

Open Financial Exchange is a specification for the electronic exchange of financial data between financial institutions, business and consumers via the Internet. Open Financial Exchange supports a wide range of financial activities including consumer and small business banking, consumer and small business bill payment, bill presentment, and investments tracking, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and 401(k) account details.