OASIS Web Experience Management Interoperability (WEMI) Press Release

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----OASIS to Develop Open Standard for  Web Experience Management Interoperability (WEMI)
Adobe, DotNetNuke, Ektron, Enonic, Jahia, Liferay, Magnolia, Nuxeo, 
Oracle, SDL, Sitecore, and Others Collaborate on Standard to Extend WCM 
to Meet Customer Experience Needs 

31 Jan 2012 – The OASIS international consortium has launched a
 new open standards initiative to define a simple domain model for 
delivering aggregated content into a total Web Experience. The OASIS Web
 Experience Management Interoperability (WEMI) Technical Committee will 
describe an abstract features set that will enable organizations to 
optimize and manage online engagement with their users. WEMI also will 
make it easier to extend the reach of experiences beyond the web site 
into social networks and end-user device optimized visualization.

"Web Content Management (WCM) systems are now the center of digital 
engagement ecosystems that combine a variety of tools and technologies 
for interacting with global audiences," said Mary Laplante, Vice 
President and Lead Analyst with Outsell’s Gilbane Services. "The OASIS 
WEMI project couldn’t be more timely, with its goal of defining an open 
standard that will extend WCM capabilities, allowing them to deliver 
dynamic, specific content and consistent service interactions across a 
variety of online consumer touch points."

"It's not enough for web sites to simply present information anymore.
 Sites must enable visitors to engage with companies in much more 
personalized, flexible, and meaningful ways," said Cedric Huesler of 
Adobe Systems, Incorporated, chair of the OASIS WEMI Technical 
Committee. "As a widely implemented, open standard, WEMI will improve 
the state of web experience management tools and enable a more positive 
experience for web users everywhere."

The WEMI Committee intends to use existing systems as starting points
 of reference, but it also will look forward and identify features that 
are needed but not available today. Beyond the domain model and the 
features set, the TC plans to specify a default binding as a 
lightweight, resource-oriented, HTTP-based protocol that will focus on 
ease-of-consumption from modern web browsers (and web browser-like 
systems) as well as server-sided integration technologies. Recognizing 
the evolution of WEM into the mobile space, WEMI will incorporate a 
focus on small processing and network overhead.

The OASIS WEMI Technical Committee was launched by more than 35 
members from around the world. Participation is open to all interested 
parties, and new members are encouraged to join at any time. Archives of
 the Committee's work are accessible to both members and non-members, 
and OASIS invites public review and comment on the work.

Support for WEMI

Adobe

"Adobe welcomes this initiative by OASIS, and we look forward to 
participating in and chairing the WEMI standardization activity. This 
effort mirrors Adobe’s tradition of standardizing activities of high 
interest to both users and consumers, and we believe it will help 
coalesce and grow the market for web experience management technology. 
We also congratulate OASIS for undertaking this initiative and 
continuing their growing presence in user-focused web standards." --Carl
 Cargill, principal scientist, Adobe

DotNetNuke

"Businesses everywhere are challenged with the explosion of web content 
and the demand by their customers, partners and employees to engage in 
multiple channels. We are excited to be part of the effort to create the
 next generation of open interoperability standards that will simplify 
how businesses can adapt quickly and demonstrate greater agility in the 
future." --Shaun Walker, CTO and co-founder

Ektron

"Customer experience has become a top priority for CEOs and CMOs. Ektron
 is thrilled to see the industry come  together to deliver 
interoperability among the ‘systems of experience’ that connect content 
and context to customers.  The formation of the WEMI Technical Committee
 is a milestone event in the WCM/WEM industry." --Alpesh Patel, VP, 
Engineering

Jahia

"We, at Jahia, are thrilled to participate in this web experience 
management interoperability open standard. We think it will bring great 
benefits to any organization that wishes to deliver aggregated content 
into a total Web Experience. Congratulations to Cedric Huesler on being 
elected chair of the committee. We look forward to working with him and 
the other participants to get started on the specification." --Serge 
Huber, CTO and Founder

Liferay

"Liferay constantly looks to improve the web experience through new 
features and new ways to use content for site owners. Liferay’s support 
of WEMI will allow our portal developers to not only use content in 
multiple backend repositories, but also be able to use content in a way 
that supports the web experience the user wants and the designer 
intends.  We believe that broad industry WEMI support will improve the 
overall web experience for everyone." --James Falkner, Liferay Community
 Manager

Magnolia

"Magnolia's unique Standard Templating Kit has shown the customer 
benefits of standardizing front-end components and content types in a 
CMS. WEMI has similar potential across systems and makes Magnolia’s 
philosophy, 'Yes, we’re open', even more tangible. Building a virtual 
presence that brings your business to the web, mobile and other digital 
channels will be even easier with Magnolia CMS once you can access 
third-party content in a standard way." --Boris Kraft, CTO

Nuxeo

"At Nuxeo, we see great value in the new WEMI project and the 
opportunity to deliver aggregated content from various sources as a web 
page. We support standards that enable a more open, inte-grated 
application environment and give customers the freedom to choose the 
best technology for their projects." --Florent Guillaume, Director of 
Research and Development

Sitecore

"WEMI was established to provide content interoperability between WCM 
and WEM vendors as well as provide a model to deliver aggregated content
 to any device, location or environment. Sitecore intends to contribute 
actively in this effort to give users a total digital experience." 
--Lars F. Nielsen, Co-Founder and Senior Corporate VP Technical 
Marketing

Additional information:

OASIS WEMI Technical Committee

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