David Webber
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David R.R. Webber is an Information technologist
specializing in applications of XML
, ebXML
and EDI
to standards based information exchanges. He is a senior member of the ACM
since 2007.
David Webber is one of the originators of the ebXML
initiative for global electronic business via the internet.
He is holder of two U.S. Patents (5909570, 6418400) for electronic information exchange transformation and those patents are now cited widely by 37 other patents.
David Webber has implemented several unique groundbreaking computer solutions in his career including the worlds first airport gate scheduling system (King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, 1987),
the SeeMail email client for MCIMail written in Prolog
, the patented GoXML system for XMLGlobal, the ShroudIt obfuscation system for LNK Corp, and the VisualScript tool for Smartdraw Inc.
More recently David has contributed to open XML standards development with OASIS
as technical editor for BCM (Business Centric-Methodology), CAM (Content Assembly Mechanism
) and EML (Election Markup Language
) public standard specifications. Also the CAM work has included developing solutions for information exchange using the NIEM.gov approach NIEM.
in Physics with Computing from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1976.
, a focused group of 30+ people including with
Edward A. Guilbert, the creator of the original technology. This led ultimately to the co-founding of the XML/edi Group in
1997 which Webber chaired the North American Chapter and then the group develop the principles of XML/edi document.
Webber published "Introducing XML/EDI frameworks" in Electronic Markets Journal 1998; 8(1):38-41 which has been widely cited.
From this early work the ebXML
Initiative was jointly formed by UN/CEFACT and OASIS and co-sponsored by Sun, IBM, Oracle and others which led to the development of the ISO 15000 ebXML standard in 1999.
Webber was a senior contributor to the international ebXML standards work for electronic business development. From this work stemmed the early work on the Content Assembly Mechanism (CAM) including the GUIDE concepts - Global Uniform Interoperable Data Exchange.
Active in continuing XML
standards development work within OASIS
particularly he chairs the OASIS CAM technical committee, and co-edited the Business-Centric Methodology (BCM) specification.
He contributes to several other areas of OASIS work including the Election Voter Services standard EML
and the ebCORE work related to ebXML.
Webber co-authored the book ebXML: The New Global Standard for Doing Business on the Internet (New Riders, ISBN 0735711178, August 2001) with Alan Kotok .
He holds two US software patents on XML and EDI technologies that have been widely referenced by 37 other patent applications from leading implementing companies such as IBM
, Oracle Corporation
, AT&T
, GE
, SAP
, NEC
and Dell
.
His current focus includes the field of voting systems and XML, contributing to the development of secure open source software solutions and open public standards (OASIS Election Markup Language).
Webber was recognized as a Senior Member of the ACM
in 2007 for his work and is a board member of the CUNY XML Center.
He is also widely published in technical publications of the computer industry on topics relating to the use of XML
particularly
for electronic business and information sharing. Recent examples include articles such as the Tech Journal
and SOA Magazine.
Further articles relating to rules technologies and XML can be found catalogued via the Articles NetMiner tool.
markup including registry and dictionary representations and automated
information processing and algorithms. Also the application of machine intelligence to
computer problem solving and game strategy implementation. Webber is an accomplished chess
player - including winning the 2002 internet tournament - and making a collection of selected games and puzzles.
,
a member of and committee chair for the OASIS
standards group,
and co-founder of the XMLedi Group and North American chapter chair.
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
specializing in applications of XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
, ebXML
EbXML
Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language, commonly known as e-business XML, or ebXML as it is typically referred to, is a family of XML based standards sponsored by OASIS and UN/CEFACT whose mission is to provide an open, XML-based infrastructure that enables the global use of...
and EDI
Electronic Data Interchange
Electronic data interchange is the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means. It is used to transfer electronic documents or business data from one computer system to another computer system, i.e...
to standards based information exchanges. He is a senior member of the ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
since 2007.
David Webber is one of the originators of the ebXML
EbXML
Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language, commonly known as e-business XML, or ebXML as it is typically referred to, is a family of XML based standards sponsored by OASIS and UN/CEFACT whose mission is to provide an open, XML-based infrastructure that enables the global use of...
initiative for global electronic business via the internet.
He is holder of two U.S. Patents (5909570, 6418400) for electronic information exchange transformation and those patents are now cited widely by 37 other patents.
David Webber has implemented several unique groundbreaking computer solutions in his career including the worlds first airport gate scheduling system (King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, 1987),
the SeeMail email client for MCIMail written in Prolog
Prolog
Prolog is a general purpose logic programming language associated with artificial intelligence and computational linguistics.Prolog has its roots in first-order logic, a formal logic, and unlike many other programming languages, Prolog is declarative: the program logic is expressed in terms of...
, the patented GoXML system for XMLGlobal, the ShroudIt obfuscation system for LNK Corp, and the VisualScript tool for Smartdraw Inc.
More recently David has contributed to open XML standards development with OASIS
OASIS (organization)
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards is a global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business and web service standards...
as technical editor for BCM (Business Centric-Methodology), CAM (Content Assembly Mechanism
Content Assembly Mechanism
Content Assembly Mechanism is an XML-based standard for creating and managing information exchanges that are interoperable and deterministic descriptions of machine-processable information content flows into and out of XML structures...
) and EML (Election Markup Language
Election Markup Language
Election Markup Language is an XML-based standard to support end to end management of election processes.-History of EML:The OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee, which met for the first time in May 2001, was chartered...
) public standard specifications. Also the CAM work has included developing solutions for information exchange using the NIEM.gov approach NIEM.
Education
He earned a Bachelor's degreeBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Physics with Computing from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1976.
EDI and ebXML
Webber participated in the development X12 Future Vision work in 1995 EDIElectronic Data Interchange
Electronic data interchange is the structured transmission of data between organizations by electronic means. It is used to transfer electronic documents or business data from one computer system to another computer system, i.e...
, a focused group of 30+ people including with
Edward A. Guilbert, the creator of the original technology. This led ultimately to the co-founding of the XML/edi Group in
1997 which Webber chaired the North American Chapter and then the group develop the principles of XML/edi document.
Webber published "Introducing XML/EDI frameworks" in Electronic Markets Journal 1998; 8(1):38-41 which has been widely cited.
From this early work the ebXML
EbXML
Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language, commonly known as e-business XML, or ebXML as it is typically referred to, is a family of XML based standards sponsored by OASIS and UN/CEFACT whose mission is to provide an open, XML-based infrastructure that enables the global use of...
Initiative was jointly formed by UN/CEFACT and OASIS and co-sponsored by Sun, IBM, Oracle and others which led to the development of the ISO 15000 ebXML standard in 1999.
Webber was a senior contributor to the international ebXML standards work for electronic business development. From this work stemmed the early work on the Content Assembly Mechanism (CAM) including the GUIDE concepts - Global Uniform Interoperable Data Exchange.
Active in continuing XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
standards development work within OASIS
OASIS (organization)
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards is a global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business and web service standards...
particularly he chairs the OASIS CAM technical committee, and co-edited the Business-Centric Methodology (BCM) specification.
He contributes to several other areas of OASIS work including the Election Voter Services standard EML
Election Markup Language
Election Markup Language is an XML-based standard to support end to end management of election processes.-History of EML:The OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee, which met for the first time in May 2001, was chartered...
and the ebCORE work related to ebXML.
Webber co-authored the book ebXML: The New Global Standard for Doing Business on the Internet (New Riders, ISBN 0735711178, August 2001) with Alan Kotok .
He holds two US software patents on XML and EDI technologies that have been widely referenced by 37 other patent applications from leading implementing companies such as IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
, Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
, AT&T
AT&T
AT&T Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications corporation headquartered in Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States. It is the largest provider of mobile telephony and fixed telephony in the United States, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services...
, GE
Gê
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, SAP
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
, NEC
NEC
, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
and Dell
Dell
Dell, Inc. is an American multinational information technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest...
.
His current focus includes the field of voting systems and XML, contributing to the development of secure open source software solutions and open public standards (OASIS Election Markup Language).
Webber was recognized as a Senior Member of the ACM
Association for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
in 2007 for his work and is a board member of the CUNY XML Center.
Further publications
David Webber is editor of the ebXML online news publication ebXML Forum and magazine.He is also widely published in technical publications of the computer industry on topics relating to the use of XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
particularly
for electronic business and information sharing. Recent examples include articles such as the Tech Journal
and SOA Magazine.
Further articles relating to rules technologies and XML can be found catalogued via the Articles NetMiner tool.
Projects
- CAM processor open source project - Webber is co-administrator along with Martin Roberts - and the project provides tools for rapidly implementing interoperable information exchanges that support the NIEM and associated IEPD (Information Exchange Package Documentation) approach.
- Open voting solutions open source project was implemented by Webber as a reference implementation using the OASIS EMLElection Markup LanguageElection Markup Language is an XML-based standard to support end to end management of election processes.-History of EML:The OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee, which met for the first time in May 2001, was chartered...
XMLXMLExtensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
standard.
Research interests
Webber has research interests in information semantics, contentmarkup including registry and dictionary representations and automated
information processing and algorithms. Also the application of machine intelligence to
computer problem solving and game strategy implementation. Webber is an accomplished chess
player - including winning the 2002 internet tournament - and making a collection of selected games and puzzles.
Honors and memberships
Webber is recognized as a Senior Member of the American Computer Machinery AssociationAssociation for Computing Machinery
The Association for Computing Machinery is a learned society for computing. It was founded in 1947 as the world's first scientific and educational computing society. Its membership is more than 92,000 as of 2009...
,
a member of and committee chair for the OASIS
OASIS (organization)
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards is a global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business and web service standards...
standards group,
and co-founder of the XMLedi Group and North American chapter chair.