OASIS Issues Call for Participation: Service Data Objects (SDO) TC

OASIS announced the formation of a new Service Data Objects (SDO)
Technical Committee. The purpose of this TC is to evolve and standardize
the specifications defining the Service Data Objects architecture and
API. Service Data Objects (SDO) is a data programming architecture and
an API whose main purpose is to simplify data programming. The key
concepts, structures and behaviours of SDO will be defined by the SDO
for Java specification from the JCP and the same SDO functionality
defined by the Java specification available from C++. As far as possible,
the SDO behaviour should behave consistently across the languages while
also fitting naturally into each language's native programming
environment. The first phase of work will be for SDO use with the C++
programming language. In particular, this TC shall maintain functional
equivalence with the SDO for Java V2.1.1 Specification, under the
stewardship of the Java Community Process (JCP). This TC will continue
development of the "SDO for C++ V2.1" specification and aim to establish
it as an OASIS Standard. In a second phase, the TC will evolve the SDO
specifications (for both Java and C++) to a Version 3.0 level of
functionality. Further programming languages may be selected from the
scoped list by the TC. The TC is encouraged to consider an effective
manner of evolving SDO functionality, keeping the multiple language
specifications current and in alignment. Service Data Objects (SDO)
Version 3.0 is intended to build upon the SDO Version 2.1.1 architecture
and APIs by providing additional functionality to further simplify data
programming so that developers can focus on business logic rather than
the underlying technologies. Subject to the agreement of the Member
Section Steering Committee, the new TC will affiliate with the Open
CSA Member Section as it commences work.