Thanks, Janifer. Yes we do and I think it's a high priority. Any
volunteers to start it?
--Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janifer Gatenby" <>
To: "Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress" <>;
<>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 7:59 AM
Subject: RE: [search-ws] Fw: Advice needed on federated search
> We need to come up with a document that outlines the effort (comparative
> ease) to move from OpenSearch to SRU which also compares upgrading
> OpenSearch with some missing elements in a way that is compatible with
> Oasis SWS. Our SWS binding analysis didn't seem to do the trick.
>
> Janifer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Denenberg, Library of Congress [mailto:]
> Sent: 12 February 2009 17:48
> To:
> Subject: [search-ws] Fw: Advice needed on federated search
>
> Anyone here have any advice I can pass on to Mr. Lemen? --Ray
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Lemen" <>
> To: <>
> Cc: "John E. Hale" <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:06 AM
> Subject: Advice needed on federated search
>
>
>> Mr. Denenberg,
>>
>> I've been following the work of the OASIS SWS Technical Committee with
>> interest. The organization I support, Intelligence Community Enterprise
>> Solutions (ICES), is part of the Director of National Intelligence CIO
>> organization, and provides search and discovery services that allow the
>> sharing and integration of information between the intelligence agencies
>> and their customers. In addition to providing search tools (as well as
>> other community services) on Intelink, ICES is also the DoD's managed
>> service provider for Content Discovery on its secret and unclassified
>> networks.
>>
>> As you may know, the DoD developed a Search Web Service specification
>> under the Horizontal Fusion program back in the 2003-2004 time frame.
>> Since then, the IC and DoD have tried, unsuccessfully, to arrive at an
>> updated, joint federated search protocol. There's general support for
>> using a combination of Atom, OpenSearch, and the Defense Discovery
>> Metadata Standard (DDMS) as the basis for a new specification. However,
>> we
>> haven't come to agreement on query syntax or Web service style (SOAP vs.
>> REST). Our decision on Web service style is very much affected by the
>> access controls on some of the content sources, and use cases that
>> involve
>> federating searches across security domains.
>>
>> Our organization would appreciate your input on some very near-term
>> decisions we need to make in this area. Specifically, what protocol(s)
>> would you recommend we implement this year (and what should we avoid), in
>> order to line up with the direction you see the OASIS work going? Also,
>> what direction do you see commercial product support going in this area?
>>
>> Please call me at the number below if you'd like. We can also arrange to
>> visit your office, or host a visit to ours as your schedule allows.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Dave Lemen
>> DNI CIO | IC Enterprise Solutions
>> CSC Contractor
>>
>> 410-854-9634
>
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