Date: September 15, 1999
From: ecTechNewsEditor@igec.umbc.edu        
Subject:  ecTechNews 01.03, September 15, 1999 

ecTechNews is a newsletter for researchers and developers of
electronic commerce technology and applications and is published by
the Institute for Global Electronic Commerce (http://www.igec.umbc.edu/).
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ecTechNews 01.03, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999

ecTechWeb -- ecommerce news, resources and directory
eTattler.com invents new eBusiness model
Surfwax search engine
XHTML.org 
XMLwriter 
Mozquito project
Open forum on metadata registries
FishCartSql opensource catalogue management system
More about ecTechNews

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ECTECHWEB -- ECOMMERCE NEWS, RESOURCES AND DIRECTORY
http://www.igec.umbc.edu/ectechweb/

The items in ecTechNews are excerpted from ecTechWeb, a collection of
ecommerce related links -- a Yahoo for ecommerce technology.  The site
uses José Vidal's excellent bk2site tool for converting Netscape
bookmark files to directories.  The site also is the source for all of
the news items going into ecTechNews.  Additional interesting news
items are added every day. Please send any recommendations for new
resources or suggestions on (re)organization to mailto:finin@umbc.edu.


ETATTLER.COM INVENTS NEW EBUSINESS MODEL
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/columns/gillmor/etattler/

The site says "Welcome to eTattler.com, the Web's premier site for
trading information about people in the public eye. If you know
something about a celebrity, politician, business leader or other
public person, come to eTattler to find the highest bidder. If you
want to buy, visit eTattler for the best selection."


SURFWAX SEARCH ENGINE
http://www.surfwax.com/

SurfWax is a new Internet meta-search site which offers several
features, including a visual tool for composing search criteria,
"SiteSnaps", which are fast-loading abstracts that SurfWax extracts
from web page content, and personalization possibilities.


XHTML.ORG 
http://www.xhtml.org/

XHTML.ORG provides information related to XHTML which is an acronym
for "eXtensible HyperText Markup Language", a W3C sponsored
reformulation of HTML 4.0 as an XML 1.0 application. XHTML provides
the framework for future extensions of HTML and aims to replace HTML
in the future. XHTML 1.0 is the basis for a family of document types
that subset and extend HTML and currently specifies three XML document
types that correspond to the three HTML 4.0 DTDs: Strict,
Transitional, and Frameset.


XMLWRITER 
http://www.XMLwriter.net/

XMLwriter is a windows XML Editor by Australian company Wattle
Software.  A beta version is now available for a 30 day demonstration
and the final version is expected to cost about US$50.


MOZQUITO PROJECT
http://www.mozquito.org/

The Mozquito Project was formed to support web authors working with
XHTML. The project runs a mailing list, providing the latest news on
the project and its XHTML authoring environment, the Mozquito Factory.
This is an free authoring environment especially designed for the
XHTML family of document types and includes a built in XML validating
parser.  It supports an interesting approach to extensible markup in
which new tags and their behavior are automatically translated into
Javascript, so that standard browsers can render them.  This approach
is being used to prototype XHTML-FML (Forms Markup Language) which
uses the XHTML 1.0 transitional DTD.  Mozquito Factory also includes
the Mozquito Engine, making sure that your FML web interfaces are
fully operational and can be handled just like normal HTML files on
your site. Get your copy of the Mozquito Factory!


OPEN FORUM ON METADATA REGISTRIES
http://www.sdct.itl.nist.gov/~ftp/l8/sc32wg2/2000/events/openforum/

The Open Forum on Metadata Registries will be held January 17-21,
2000, in Santa Fe, New Mexico and will focus on the capabilities,
uses, content, development and operation of metadata registries,
particularly those based on ISO/IEC 11179. Emphasis is on managing the
content (semantics) of data that is shared within and between
organizations or disseminated via the Web.


FISHCARTSQL OPENSOURCE CATALOGUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
http://www.fishcart.org/

FishCartSQL is an OpenSource catalog management system for online
e-commerce solutions; it has been in active use since January 1998. A
few of the key benefits include multiple parallel catalogs, multiple
languages, timed sales, Associate ID tracking, and Web based catalog
maintenance. FishCartSQL is written in the PHP3 scripting language and
supports a variety of SQL databases.


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