Call for Participation - OAGIS Certified Professional Developer Program

We are pleased to announce and invite you to participate in our new OAGIS Certified Professional Developer (OCPD) program.

We announced this program at our recent Plenary Meeting April 25 and we are inviting our membership to participate in shaping and building the courses and tests necessary to execute this program.

It is planned that this program will be done in stages and each piece of the program will be built so it can be introduced separately. The program will have five parts.

The planned parts of this program include: 

1. Executive Level Course that is a summary of all and comes with a Certificate of Knowledge of OAGIS Technology and Architecture.
2. XML and XSD knowledge. This section may also include JSON.
3. OAGIS Platform and Architecture - Operational Use.
4. OAGIS Data Management and Verb use include Confirm BOD and Get/Show.
5. OAGIS Extensions and Lightening, adding new content, new BOD development, context concepts and eventually context implementation once OAGIS fully supports UN/CEFACT UCM.
6. OAGIS Content Knowledge (last modules to be developed).

Here is a link to the detailed proposal.

Please write to me here if you are interested in participating. Participation is open to all members in good standing.

OAGi Mobile, Cloud, JSON Working Group continues to make progress

Our Mobile, Cloud, and JSON Working Group meets at 4 PM today and continues to meet and make progress.  Although the scope of the Working Group is large because all these items are inter-related, the team is taking things one or two topics at a time.

We are moving forward on the naming and design rules for how we will express JSON, because there are several design patterns possible, and we are also gathering case studies for mobile applications.

Here is the scope of the Working Group as a reminder:

–  Mobile Business Case Studies as examples

–  Working with Solution Providers to support OAGIS JSON based apps on mobile devices

–  OAGIS Apps for mobile devices from OAGi and its members

–  Changes to the OAGIS BOD architecture to provide improved support for cloud

–  JSON based instances of the OAGIS BODs

–  A JSON tool converter

–  JSON Naming and Design Rules (NDR) similar to the current OAGIS XSD NDR

–  REST processing guide for OAGIS

The scope of this Working Group is not tied to any particular release of OAGIS and there is no set date for any of these deliverable, as there needs to be some research done and these topics will continue to evolve.

OAGi News for May 2012

Hi and welcome to our May 2012 newsletter. This is our monthly newsletter for the OAGi community. For regular updates of activities and happenings, you can follow us on Facebook here.  You can also find us on LinkedIn here, and Twitter here.  We ask our members and friends to “like” and follow us.

Remember, if you are not yet a member of OAGi you can review the all of the benefits of OAGi membership here.

April Plenary and Working Group Meetings a big success!

Thanks to all for making our April 25 and 26 Plenary and Working Group meetings a big success.  We had a tremendous keynote by John Radko, who is an OAGi Policy Board member and Chair of the High Tech Council.  His theme was “How Mobile Business and Cloud Computing will transform B2B”

We also presented our Outstanding Contributor Awards and also our Outstanding Contribution Organization Award during the Plenary Session.  More on the award winners in the next section below.  Our other sessions included:

- NIST presentation on their Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap- Update on OAGIS Mobile, Cloud, and JSON Initiative
- OAGi Updates and briefings on Council activities
- An update on upcoming release 9.6 of OAGIS- A terrific panel discussion on “How Mobile Business and Cloud will transform business”

These presentations are all available on our website here.

OAGi Outstanding Contributor Awards

It is our honor to announce this Spring's recipients of the OAGi Outstanding Contributors Awards. The Outstanding Contributor Awards Program contains two parts, the Outstanding Contributor Award and the Outstanding Contributing Organization Award.

The OAGi Individual Recognition Program is focused on showing appreciation for the participation and contributions made a specific participant from a member organization. 

The OAGi Organizational Recognition Program is focused on showing appreciation for the contributions made by an organizational member and their participants. 

This year at our Plenary Meeting on April 25, 2012 at NIST in Gaithersburg, we announced the following Outstanding Contributor winners: 

- Nigel Davies, Vortx

- John Cartwright, Intel

- Jean-Claude Monney, Microsoft

- Steffen Fohn, ADP 

We also announced the following Outstanding Contributing Organization winner: 

- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Engineering Lab, Integration Division 

The details for each are posted on our website under the "Community" menu here and here respectively.

OAGIS Release 9.6 Public Review is active through the end of April

We are pleased to announce that OAGIS Release 9.6 is now in Public Review and is schedule to go through the end of April.  We are planning for General Availability the end of May, 2012.

We are also planning a webinar update for our members during on Wednesday, May 16 at 1 PM Eastern Time.  You can register for this free webinar here.

This release of OAGIS brings a great deal of new content as well as some technical advancements that bring us closer to OAGIS Release 10 (OAGIS X).  The content that is added in this release of OAGIS includes:

-  New Configuration Noun as part of co-development with Cisco Systems and the OAGi Staff
- Updates to the Quote Noun
- Content from CDC led Export Compliance Working Group, the  Party Screen Noun and the Party Screen Response Noun
- New Content contributed by Oracle Corporation, Warehouse Order (EDI X12 940) and Warehouse Shipping Advice (EDI X12 945) -  iBASEt Member Contribution, the   Item Non Conformance Noun
- Enhancements to the Extensions Mechanism and Process
- Change requests submitted by members and users

OAGi Events Calendar Revised and Republished

OAGi has recently moved revised and republished it’s events calendar.  This calendar contains all Working Group, Council Meetings, and face to face meetings.  

We welcome all OAGi members and users to take advantage of this revised calendar.  You can access our calendar here.

Mobile Initiative continues to make progress

Our Mobile, Cloud, and JSON Working Group continues to meet and make progress.  Although the scope of the Working Group is large because all these items are inter-related, the team is taking things one or two topics at a time.

We are moving forward on the naming and design rules for how we will express JSON, because there are several design patterns possible, and we are also gathering case studies for mobile applications.

Here is the scope of the Working Group as a reminder:

–  Mobile Business Case Studies as examples

–  Working with Solution Providers to support OAGIS JSON based apps on mobile devices

–  OAGIS Apps for mobile devices from OAGi and its members

–  Changes to the OAGIS BOD architecture to provide improved support for cloud

–  JSON based instances of the OAGIS BODs

–  A JSON tool converter

–  JSON Naming and Design Rules (NDR) similar to the current OAGIS XSD NDR

–  REST processing guide for OAGIS

The scope of this Working Group is not tied to any particular release of OAGIS and there is no set date for any of these deliverable, as there needs to be some research done and these topics will continue to evolve.

OAGIS Release 10 work continues with five ongoing initiativesThe OAGIS Release Ten (OAGIS X) Working Groups continue to meet on a regular basis and we encourage your participation.  We can use all the smart people we can get!  The meetings include:

·         Architecture – Every Friday, 10 AM to 12 PM Eastern US Time

·         HR Content – Every other Thursday, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern US Time

·         Chemical Industry Gap Analysis – Every other Thursday, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT

·         Context – Tuesday, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern US Time

All OAGi members are invited to join any of these groups.  If you are interested in joining any of these Working Groups, please contact me here.

Meeting Calendar for 2012Stay tuned for final dates for these upcoming meetings in 2012.  We are also planning several new webinars, details coming soon. 

Policy Board Meeting – Planned	April 24, 2012	NIST	Gaithersburg, Maryland
Plenary and Working Groups - Planned	April 25 - 26, 2012	NIST	Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Policy Board Meeting Planned	November 13, 2012	Oracle	Redwood Shores, CA, USA
Plenary and Working Groups Completed	November 14 - 15, 2012	Oracle	Redwood Shores, CA, USA.

European Meeting

We are working determining these dates and will announce them as soon as possible.

TBD

TBD

April 25, 2012 Plenary Presentations are available now

Thanks to all who made last week's OAGi Plenary session so successful.  We have the presentations posted on the web site here.

We are getting to work on the videos of the sessions and you will see announcements on their availability soon.

Looking forward to next weeks OAGi Plenary Meeting

We are excited about our upcoming  Plenary and Working Group meetings hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Wednesday and Thursday, April 25 and 26 .

This is also a reminder that registration is open for this exciting event which has the theme "How Mobile Business and Cloud Computing will transform B2B?"  This meeting is free for members of OAGi and just $325.00 for non-members.  All are welcome to attend.

We will have a keynote on this subject and also we plan to end with a panel discussion on this topic. 

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

- Special Keynote on Mobile Business and Cloud Computing

- Update on OAGIS Mobile, Cloud, and JSON Initiative

- OAGIS Case Studies

- OAGi Updates and briefings on Council activities

- OAGIS Release 10 Working Group meeting on day two

You can learn more, download the Agenda, and register for the meeting on our website here.

OAGi News for April 2012

Hi and welcome to our April 2012 newsletter. This is our monthly newsletter for the OAGi community. For regular updates of activities and happenings, you can follow us on Facebook here. We encourage our members and users to visit us and "like" our page.

You can also find us on LinkedIn here, and Twitter here. We ask our members and friends to follow us.


Remember, if you are not yet a member of OAGi you can review the all of the benefits of OAGi membership and fill out the membership application form here.

April Plenary and Working Group Meetings coming in just 2 Weeks!

 If you have not already done so, please make your plans right away to attend our Plenary and Working Group meetings coming up April 25 - 26 hosted by NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Our exciting theme is "How will Mobile Business and Cloud Computing impact B2B?"

We will also be presenting our Outstanding Contributor Awards and also an Outstanding Contribution Organization Award during the Plenary Session.

Our sessions include:

- Special Keynote on Mobile Business and Cloud Computing
- NIST presentation on their Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap

- Update on OAGIS Mobile, Cloud, and JSON Initiative
- OAGi Updates and briefings on Council activities
- OAGIS Release 10 Working Group meeting on day two

This is a remarkable learning and networking opportunity and members as well as non-members are invited to attend. You can learn more, download the Agenda, and register for the meeting on our website here.

OAGi Presents at the 28th Meeting of the ISO IEC ITU UN/ECE MoU Management Group

OAGi presented at the 28th meeting of the MoU Management Group (MoU MG) on March 20. OAGi has been a signatory to the Memorandum of Understanding with the worlds standards organizations since 2002.

This group works to ensure collaboration, reduce overlap, and inform the e-business standards community of the efforts of each other. You can find out more about the MoU MG at their website here.

OAGIS Release 9.6 Public Review is coming the end of April

We are pleased to announce that OAGIS Release 9.6 is planned to go to Public Review the first week in April for 30 days. We are planning for General Availability the end of May, 2012.

We are also planning a webinar update for our members during the May Public Review. This will be a free webinar for OAGi members and available for a small fee to non-members.

This release of OAGIS brings a great deal of new content as well as some technical advancements that bring us closer to OAGIS Release 10 (OAGIS X). The content that is added in this release of OAGIS includes: 

• From the High Tech Council
  • New Noun as part of co-development with Cisco Systems and the OAGi Staff
    • Configuration Noun
    • Updates to Quote Noun
       
  • Content from CDC led Export Compliance Working Group
    • Party Screen Noun
    • Party Screen Response Noun
    • Three Scenarios
       
• From the Architecture Council
• New Content contributed by Oracle Corporation
• Warehouse Order (EDI X12 940)
• Warehouse Shipping Advice (EDI X12 945)
   
• iBASEt Member Contribution
• Item Non Conformance Noun and Scenario
   
• Enhancements to Extensions Mechanism and Process
   
• Change requests submitted by members and users

OAGi Events Calendar Revised and Republished

OAGi has recently moved revised and republished it's events calendar. This calendar contains all Working Group, Council Meetings, and face to face meetings.

We welcome all OAGi members and users to take advantage of this revised calendar. You can access our calendar here.

Mobile Initiative continues to make progress

Our Mobile, Cloud, and JSON Working Group continues to meet and make progress. Although the scope of the Working Group is large because all these items are inter-related, the team is taking things one or two topics at a time.

We are moving forward on the naming and design rules for how we will express JSON, because there are several design patterns possible, and we are also gathering case studies for mobile applications.

Here is the scope of the Working Group as a reminder:

-  Mobile Business Case Studies as examples

-  Working with Solution Providers to support OAGIS JSON based apps on mobile devices

-  OAGIS Apps for mobile devices from OAGi and its members

-  Changes to the OAGIS BOD architecture to provide improved support for cloud

-  JSON based instances of the OAGIS BODs

-  A JSON tool converter

-  JSON Naming and Design Rules (NDR) similar to the current OAGIS XSD NDR

-  REST processing guide for OAGIS

The scope of this Working Group is not tied to any particular release of OAGIS and there is no set date for any of these deliverable, as there needs to be some research done and these topics will continue to evolve.

OAGIS Release 10 work continues with five ongoing initiatives

 The OAGIS Release Ten (OAGIS X) Working Groups continue to meet on a regular basis and we encourage your participation. We can use all the smart people we can get! The meetings include: 

• Architecture - Every Friday, 10 AM to 12 PM Eastern US Time
• E-Invoicing Content - Wednesday, 1:00 PM to 3 PM Eastern US Time
• HR Content - Every other Thursday, 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern US Time
• Chemical Industry Gap Analysis - Every other Thursday, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT
• Context - Tuesday, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Eastern US Time 

All OAGi members are invited to join any of these groups. If you are interested in joining any of these Working Groups, please contact me here.

Meeting Calendar for 2012

Stay tuned for final dates for these upcoming meetings in 2012. We are also planning several new webinars, details coming soon.
 

Policy Board Meeting - Planned	April 24, 2012	NIST	Gaithersburg, Maryland
Plenary and Working Groups - Planned	April 25 - 26, 2012	NIST	Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Policy Board Meeting Planned	November 13, 2012	Oracle	Redwood Shores, CA, USA
Plenary and Working Groups Completed	November 14 - 15, 2012	Oracle	Redwood Shores, CA, USA.

European Meeting

We are working determining these dates and will announce them as soon as possible.

TBD

TBD

OAGIS Release 9.6 Public Review is coming April 23, 2012

I am pleased to announce that the Public Review of OAGIS 9.6 is planned for April 23, 2012.  This is a very important transition release for OAGIS Release 10 as well and adding significant content to the OAGIS base specification.

This Public Review will run through the end of April, 2012 and we expect General Availability before the end of May, 2012.

We are also planning a webinar update for our members during the April Public Review. This will be a free webinar for OAGi members.

This release of OAGIS brings a great deal of new content as well as some technical advancements that bring us closer to OAGIS Release 10 (OAGIS X). The content that is added in this release of OAGIS includes: 

• From the High Tech Council
• New Noun as part of co-development with Cisco Systems and the OAGi Staff
• Configuration Noun
• Updates to Quote Noun
   
• Content from CDC led Export Compliance Working Group
• Party Screen Noun
• Party Screen Response Noun
• Three Scenarios
   
• From the Architecture Council
• New Content contributed by Oracle Corporation
• Warehouse Order (EDI X12 940)
• Warehouse Shipping Advice (EDI X12 945)
   
• iBASEt Member Contribution
• Item Non Conformance Noun and Scenario
   
• Enhancements to Extensions Mechanism and Process
   
• Change requests submitted by members and users