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-----Original Message-----
From: George Zagelow
[mailto:]
Sent: 04 February 2004
00:36
To:
Subject:
[uddi-promo-discuss] Promotion of UDDI
Greetings to the subscribers to our new discussion list. Let begin by
welcoming you to the list, and by providing some background. When UDDI.org
brought the early UDDI specifications to OASIS, we were looking for a flexible
way to manage the further development of the spec. The OASIS Member Section
structure was ideal, as it mapped very closely to the UDDI.org management
structure we had in place, and gave us great flexibility in terms of managing
as many different work efforts as we might need. The Member Section Steering
Committee is now proposing that we do more to leverage the structure and to
expand the family of those who have an interest in the success of UDDI. The
Spec TC has done a superb job in progressing the spec. But, having a good spec
isn't of much value if people don't know about it, or know how to use the
technology. To that end, we are hopeful that this discussion list will allow
us to zero in on at least one area of common interest, where we can start up a
TC to work on some aspect of promoting UDDI. I gave some examples of areas we
have discussed at the Steering Committee in the discussion list
description:
* UDDI User Experiences
* UDDI Best
Practices
* UDDI User Education
* UDDI promotion /
evangelism
* Usage of UDDI as a component of Web
Services
Some of this is pretty easy - pointers to exisiting
customer references, or keeping current UDDI product descriptions out on
UDDI.org. But, we could also go for a TC specifically focused on what users
need. And, invite users to participate directly. We've purposely left the
scope very broad, to see where we might get common interest. We'd be delighted
to hear your thoughts, or answer any questions you might have. Thanks much.
Regards, George
Chair, OASIS UDDI Member Section Steering
Committee
Managing Director, UDDI Operators Council
Web Services
Strategy, IBM Software Group
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