Creating Industry Standards for Information Exchange

Brno, Czech Republic - February 4, 2003

Moravia, a leading provider of localization and testing solutions, today announced its participation and support for the recently formed OASIS technical committee (TC) on Web Services Standards for Translation. Milan Karasek and Mirek Driml, Moravia's Globalization Specialists are members of the TC and will participate actively in the definition of the Standards. This OASIS TC aims to develop standards, which will provide a common framework for both publisher and vendor, enabling more automation of the translation and localization process.

"To achieve full-scale global eBusiness, we must overcome the challenge of enabling multilingual business transactions over the Internet. A critical first step is the widespread buy-in, support, and adoption of translation and localization standards," explained Patrick Gannon, president and CEO of OASIS. "Moravia's participation in advancing the localization process standards within OASIS will help us build the infrastructure necessary for global electronic business."

The Web Services Standards can be described as the backbone to a workflow interface, using standardized metadata to enable information flow. To date there is no one single standard for information flow; companies use a combination of email, FTP and the Web for data transfer and communication. Now, we see a change in requirements, where users would like to store and transfer all information and data from one central application. With the Web Services Standard, a standard interface between publishers and vendors will be defined, enabling online communication and data transfer. Publishers can automate their selection process by checking rates and services of vendors, before allocating a project.

The result of the TC Standards will be a series of tModels one for each business process, clarifying the Web service interface (similar to DTD in XML). The tModels will define which services will be offered under Web Services and what format, names and parameters the functions of this interface will have. The actual implementation of the interface will be the responsibility of the user.

Moravia believes in working with the industry to create and improve industry processes, helping to advance new technologies and promoting open Standards. Working together with industry leaders and industry organizations, gives TC members the opportunity to learn from one another's strengths and to combine knowledge and know-how to create workable non-proprietary Standards not only for web information flow, but also other TCs such as the XLIFF (XML Localization Interchange File Format) group. The definition of industry Standards will benefit both publishers and vendors, providing a platform for the development of additional unified systems.

Moravia Worldwide is a leading globalization solution provider, enabling companies in the information technology, e-learning, life sciences and financial industries to enter global markets with high quality multilingual products. Moravia's solutions include localization and product testing services, internationalization, multilingual publishing, technical translation and content creation. With dedicated testing and engineering solutions, Moravia helps companies release their software and hardware products globally by providing services that include test development, localization and functional testing, test automation and software engineering. Moravia Worldwide maintains global headquarters in the Czech Republic and North American headquarters in California, with local offices and production centers in Japan, China, Latin America, Ireland, USA and throughout Europe. To learn more, please visit www.moraviaworldwide.com.

About OASIS

OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a not-for-profit, global consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards. Members themselves set the OASIS technical agenda, using a lightweight, open process expressly designed to promote industry consensus and unite disparate efforts. OASIS produces worldwide standards for security, Web services, XML conformance, business transactions, electronic publishing, topic maps and interoperability within and between marketplaces. OASIS has more than 600 corporate and individual members in 100 countries around the world. To learn more, please visit www.oasis-open.org.

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Véronique Ozkaya, Chief Sales Officer
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Diane M. McAveeney, Director of Sales, North America
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