XML Europe 2004 Announces Expanded Program Focused on New Technologies,
Products

http://www.xmleurope.com

Premier European XML Industry Event Slated for 18-21 April in Amsterdam

Alexandria, Va. - March 29, 2004 - IDEAlliance, a leading industry association
dedicated to fostering XML and other information technology standards, today
announced presenters for the Product Presentation and Late-Breaking News
sessions at XML Europe 2004, being held 18-21 April, at the Amsterdam RAI
Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands.  XML Europe is the premier European forum for
the XML community.

"These sessions highlight the cutting-edge technologies and latest products
that are changing not only our industry, but the way the world exchanges
information," says Edd Dumbill, managing editor of XML.com and XML Europe
programme chair.  "XML veterans and newcomers will find the information
fascinating and educational."

New presentations added to XML Europe 2004 include:

·        "Take REST: An Analysis of Two REST APIS," Paul Prescod, BlastRadius

·        "SVG 1.2 The Bleeding Edge XML Client," Antoine Quint, Fuchsia Design 

·        "The Open eBook Publication Structure: Next Steps," Allen Renear,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

·        "Versioning Made Easy with W3C XML Schema and Pipelines," Henry
Thompson, University of Edinburgh

·        "RDF/XHTML: A New RDF Syntax," Steven Pemberton, W3C/CWI, with Mark
Birbeck,   x-port.net LTD 

·        "Towards Seamless Knowledge - Integrating Public Sector Portals,"
Steve Pepper, Ontopia

Other leading organizations presenting at XML Europe 2004 include Hewlett
Packard (NYSE: HPQ); IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM); Adobe Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ADBE); Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW); Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL); and
Innodata Isogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: INOD).

XML Europe 2004 will be co-located with Seybold Seminars Amsterdam 2004. In
addition to the two conference programmes, the events will share a pavilion.
The Pavilion floor will feature vendors from Europe, North America, and Asia.
More than 50 providers of software, systems and solutions are slated to
showcase their latest innovations this April. Last year's event had more than
650 attendees and this year's event promises to draw an even greater crowd. For
more information on the Seybold event, visit www.Seybold365.com/ams2004. 

For the full XML Europe 2004 programme, visit
http://www.xmleurope.com/2004/programme.asp 

Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are available. Contact Kurt Federow,
kurt.federow@mlii.com, 617.497.0931 for more information.

For general information and to register for XML Europe 2004, visit
http://www.xmleurope.com/2004/registration.asp or call +1-703-837-1070.

About IDEAlliance

IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit
membership organization. Its mission is to advance user-driven, cross-industry
solutions for all publishing and content-related processes by developing
standards, fostering business alliances, and identifying best practices.
IDEAlliance has been a leader in information technology since 1966 (founded as
Graphic Communications Association) having fostered the development and
adoption of standards such as ADIS, GRACoL, ICE, JIFFI, Mail.dat, papiNet,
PRISM, PROSE XML, SPACE XML, SGML, and XML. Learn more about IDEAlliance at
www.idealliance.org.