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XPO Chair: Bob Marcus Rogue Wave The XML, Processes and Objects (XPO) Symposium will provide visibility for the object community into the latest developments in the convergence of XML and Workflow applications. This is the most critical area for future B2B E-Business software architectures. XML-based messages can provide the foundation for cross enterprise applications. However the techniques developed by object technologists in modeling, standardization, and distributed computing will be essential for future development. The purpose of XPO is to stimulate work in this area. The XPO Committee members are listed in the OOPSLA 2000 Committees section of the Program.
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Tuesday
Convention Center – 208 A, B, C,
D
Over the
past several years, message queuing and XML have emerged as key elements
for the integration of enterprise applications. Recently these
technologies have been extended to business-to-business electronic
commerce. These transfers of information represent links in enterprise and
inter-enterprise business processes. Workflow management supported by
industry standards will extend these technologies to provide greater
flexibility, control and automation of business processes. This session
will explore these frontiers of workflow management. XML
in Workflow DARPA
Agent Markup Language (DAML)
10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Next
Generation Workflow Processes –
Products, Standards and
Research
Chair: Fred
Cummins, EDS
Fred Cummins, EDS
(PDF) (IE)
Paul Kogut, Lockheed
Martin
One of
the strongest growth areas among E-Business applications is the B2B
Marketplace. XML interfaces have made it possible for multiple customers
and suppliers to trade online. However one of the serious roadblocks to
the future growth of E-Business is the incompatibility between the XML
messages and workflow processes supported by marketplace vendors. This
session will provide the latest information on attempts to overcome this
problem by vendors to the automotive manufacturers and other vertical
industries. There will also be a presentation on the status of XML-based
business message standards across marketplaces. Interoperability Across Marketplaces B2B
and M2M Connectivity and Emerging Dynamic eCommerce XML
Standards for Business Messages
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Chair: Matthew
Fuchs, CommerceOne
Mary Loomis, CommerceOne
(PDF)
(IE)
Daniel M. Dias,
IBM (PDF)
David Connelly,
Open Applications Group (PDF)
(IE)
The
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is a new application-to-application
communication transport based on XML over HTTP. Several leading analysts
have predicted that SOAP will be one of the dominant Internet protocols in
the next few years. SOAP passes through firewalls and can be used as an
underlying transport for distributed object communication (e.g. CORBA,
DCOM). Although it was originally championed by Microsoft, SOAP has
recently been endorsed as a W3C Web standard by IBM and HP but it is still
uncertain how it will interact with other middleware. This session will
present alternate positions on SOAP balanced by an experience report from
a major user. Introduction to SOAP Experiences Using SOAP, Lessons Learned Loosely Coupled Application Systems and Messaging
Architectures
3:30 - 5:00 pm
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) –
Alternate Viewpoints
Chair: Jeff
Sutherland, VIRTMED Corp.
Henrik Frystyk
Nielsen, Microsoft (PDF)
(IE)
Patrick Thompson,
RogueWave (PDF)
(IE)
Larry Cable, Sun
Microsystems (PDF) (IE)