Planet 7 Technologies Joins OASIS to Promote XML

Planet 7 Technologies Corp, the XML Network Company, based in Bothell, Wash., announced it has become a sponsor of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS).

As a new sponsor and participant in OASIS, Planet 7 plans to contribute to the organization's efforts to spur the adoption of XML and related technologies as the common foundation of e-business.

As a pioneering developer of technology that enables the real-time, concurrent exchange of XML messaging, Planet 7 anticipates that its technical contribution to OASIS will focus on the XML messaging and transport work found within OASIS' ebXML initiative. Planet 7's XML Network provides a hub-and-router architecture for content-based routing and real-time synchronization of shared XML data among enterprise applications. This architecture decouples business logic from integration technology, adding system flexibility and lowering ongoing development costs.

"OASIS is the driving element behind the conversations taking place between vendors and users that will make the promise of XML-based interoperability a reality," said Jason Anderson, director of engineering at Planet 7. "We're excited about the opportunity to support OASIS and to contribute to the great work already being done to create standards for XML messaging."

"By sponsoring the work of OASIS, Planet 7 Technologies demonstrates its commitment to enabling interoperability through the use of public, open standards such as XML," noted Laura Walker, executive director of OASIS. "We welcome Planet 7 to the Consortium and look forward to their continuing work on advancing ebXML."

About OASIS

OASIS, www.oasis-open.org, is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides as an open community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas, vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces conformance, repositories and other interoperability issues.

About Planet 7 Technologies

Planet 7 Technologies, the XML Network Company, creates integration and messaging software for organizations implementing their e-business strategies. The company's XML Network is an advanced messaging platform that routes XML data based on its content, offers many-to-many interaction and real-time information exchange, and simplifies integration, making it the ideal choice for e-business. For more information, call 425-492-1700 or visit www.planet7tech.com.

Contact Trillium Marcom, Rob Curran, 503-803-0915, rcurran@trilliumcom.com or Planet 7 Technologies, Ted Kenney, 425-492-1700, TedK@planet7tech.com.