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Submission request to W3C (W3C Team Comment)

Service Modeling Language (SML) Submission request to W3C

Submitted Materials

We, W3C Member(s) BEA, CA, Cisco, EMC (Documentum), HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems hereby submit to the Consortium the following specification, comprising the following document(s) attached hereto:

  1. Service Modeling Language
  2. SML Interchange Format

which is referred to as "the Submission". We request the Submission be known as the SML Submission.

Abstract

The Service Modeling Language (SML) specification is used to model complex IT services and systems, including their structure, constraints, policies, and best practices.

Intellectual Property Statements

Copyrights

BEA Systems

BEA hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any BEA copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, BEA grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. BEA further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

BMC

BMC hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any BMC copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, BMC grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. BMC further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

CA

CA hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any CA copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, CA grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. CA further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

Cisco

Cisco hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Cisco copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, Cisco grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. Cisco further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

Dell

Dell hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Dell copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, Dell grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. Dell further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

EMC

EMC hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any EMC copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, EMC grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. EMC further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

HP

HP hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any HP copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, HP grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. HP further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

IBM

IBM hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any IBM copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, IBM grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. IBM further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

Intel

Intel hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Intel copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, Intel grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. Intel further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

Microsoft

Microsoft hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Microsoft copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, Microsoft grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. Microsoft further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun Microsystems hereby grants to the W3C a perpetual, nonexclusive, royalty-free, world-wide right and license under any Sun Microsystems copyrights on this contribution, to copy, publish and distribute the contribution under the W3C document licenses.

Additionally, should the Submission be used as a contribution towards a W3C Activity, Sun Microsystems grants a right and license of the same scope to any derivative works prepared by the W3C and based on, or incorporating all or part of, the contribution. Sun Microsystems further agrees that any derivative works of this contribution prepared by the W3C shall be solely owned by the W3C.

Trade and Service Marks

The Submission request or Submission refers to the following trade and service marks (registered or not): none.

Patents

BEA Systems

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

BMC

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

CA

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

Cisco

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

Dell

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

EMC

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

HP

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

Intel

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

Microsoft

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

Sun Microsystems, Inc

The organization I represent on the W3C Advisory Committee agrees to offer licenses according to the W3C Royalty-Free licensing requirements described in section 5 of the 5 February 2004 W3C Patent Policy for any portion of the Submission that is subsequently incorporated in a W3C Recommendation.

Suggested action

We suggest that the Consortium start a Working Group whose mission is to produce W3C Recommendations for Services Modeling Language by refining the Submission, addressing implementation experience and interoperability feedback from the Submission.

Resources

To help with this work, we expect to provide assistance as needed to the Consortium.

Contact

Inquiries from the public or press about this Submission should be directed to: Diana Wong (BEA Systems), Vince Kowalski (BMC), Robert Gordon (CA), Jay Mellman (Cisco), David Lord (Dell), Wayne Adams (EMC), William Vambenepe (HP), Ron Favali (IBM), Vijay Tewari (Intel), Carl Coken (Microsoft) or Alex Plant (Sun Microsystems, Inc.).

Submitted

this 28th day of February, 2007,

David Orchard (BEA Systems), Kirk Wilson (CA), Krishna Sankar (Cisco), Wayne Adams (EMC), Jim Bell (HP), Steve Holbrook (IBM), Avinash Palaniswamy (Intel), Kyle Young (Microsoft), Eduardo Gutentag (Sun Microsystems, Inc.)