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Abstract
This case study looks at the evolution over five years of a Business Process Model publishing system developed by RivCom for use by Shell International Oil Products. Initial development in 1998 made use of a proprietary browser plug-in to deliver XML in the browser. Over time, both system requirements and standards and tool capabilities have developed, and a series of versions of the system have been implemented, but there has been a constant desire to use a flexible, extensible, low investment approach. The presentation describes how this has been achieved.
The core of the presentation will focus on the key components of the systems in use at Shell, including:
the use of Microsoft Office based systems for content creation and editing
the application of generic XML data structures such as XTM (XML Topic Maps) and NewsML to different stages of the production process
options for delivery of content to the browser, and implications of integrating XML data and delivery systems within an HTML web delivery environment
interface technologies, including XSLT processing on the client using MSXML, and SVG
Development is planned for 2003 which will allow greater integration with enterprise systems, streamline production processes, and give greater functionality and flexibility to the end user. This will result in a more dynamic management and delivery environment, and will bring greater transparency to the process of creating and publishing content. The presentation will consider a range of candidate options for meeting these demands. These could include, for example, the use of topic map engines, database-driven delivery, or an XML application server.
The presentation will include detailed discussion of architecture and individual components, as well as a demonstration of the current systems. Finally, it will look at the lessons of the past five years of XML-based development, and the effect that they have had on current thinking.
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