1. OASIS Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards

2. Background n Not-for-profit consortium n Founded in 1993 as SGML Open n Global representation l 5,000+ participants representing 600+ organizations and individual members in 100+ countries

3. Mission To drive the development, convergence and adoption of open standards for the global information society.

4. Potential of open standards n Lower cost n Stimulate innovation n Grow global markets n Protect the right of free choice of technology

5. An international community of problem solvers n Collaborate on intelligent ways to exchange information over the Internet and within organizations n Contribute time, resources, and vision to advancing open standards worldwide

6. Goals n Provide effective, efficient, open, and transparent environment for developing quality standards n Broaden international representation and diversity of membership n Support all stages of standards lifecycle: l Requirements definition l Specification development l Best practices advocacy l Adoption services n Cultivate productive relationships with policy setters, analysts, and decision makers

7. OASIS is unique n Technical agenda set by members n Board and Committee chairs elected by members n Convergence encouraged not mandated n Diverse membership base

8. OASIS is… n Open. Publicly archived mail lists. Public review of specs. n Inclusive. Wide range of membership options and dues. n International. Committees choose language. Work advanced via email and teleconferences. n Diverse. Membership encompasses technologists, marketing executives, business managers, public servants, industry analysts, consultants... n Effective. Streamlined process enables efficient collaboration, produces meaningful results.

9. OASIS members… n Ensure their interests are represented in standards decisions n Protect development efforts from single-vendor bias n Build support for new ideas and creative approaches n Define business cases and user requirements n Unify fragmented efforts and encourage convergence n Grow markets for standards-compliant products and services n Promote adoption and educate user communities n Encourage standards to be developed under preferred licensing terms, including Royalty-Free and Non-Assert

10. OASIS Committees n Content Management and Document-Centric Applications n eCommerce n eGovernment and Law n Localisation n Security n Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) n Supply Chain n Telecommunications n Web Services n XML Processing n Other Areas of Need Identified by Members

11. Committees do more than develop standards… n Advance adoption n Address interoperability issues n Promote conformance n Articulate requirements n Identify gaps n Recommend best practices n Publish test suites n Provide input to other groups

12. Work that’s making a difference n ebXML (ISO 15000) n UDDI n WSRP n WSDM n BPEL, BPEL4People n SAML n WS-Security n XACML n KMIP n CMIS n OpenDocument Format (ODF) (ISO 26300) n DITA n DocBook n LegalXML n oBIX n CAP n EDXL n SCA, SDO n SOA-RM n IMI n WS-DD

13. “The largest standards group for electronic commerce on the Web [is] the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.”

14. Contact Information: info@oasis-open.org +1.978.667.5115 n www.oasis-open.org