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= Semantic Information Exchange =

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== iRING ==

We have used dictionary level information exchange for years using ISO 15926 Part 4. This works well in high-value situations which can afford the brute-force approach of understanding equivalent information objects on each side of the transaction and mapping them together. But with the pace of business increasing, we need to be able to exchange information easier without having to do so much preparation. To do this we will have to use the parts of ISO 15926 that capture the semantics, or ''meaning'' of the data. The iRING user group is developing tools, available free of charge with an open source license, to implement ISO 15926 parts 7, 8, and 9. The tools will more-or-less clip on to the side of commercial software to allow information exchange between any similarly equipped software.

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iRING was developed with four purposes in mind:

  *  To prove that information exchange using the full specification of ISO 15926 is possible.
  *  To develop the software interface tools using the full specification of ISO 15926 and make the toolkits available to anyone under an open source license.
  *  To develop best practices and make them available to those who use the tools.
  *  To encourage software vendors to collaborate and support iRING interfaces within their product offerings.

== Next ==
  *  [wiki:ISO15926Primer_CurrentEvents_Standards Development and Harmonization of ISO 15926 Standards]

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