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Network Working Group                                         M. ShermanRequest for Comments: 1197                                           CMU                                                           December 1990Using ODA for Translating Multimedia Information1. Status of this Memo   The purpose of this RFC is to inform implementors of multimedia   systems about our experiences using ISO 8613: Office Document   Architecture (ODA).  Because ODA is being proposed as an encoding   format for use in multimedia mail and file exchange, implementors   wishing to use ODA in an open systems environment may profit from our   experiences.  This memo provides information for the Internet   community.  It does not specify any standard.  Distribution of this   memo is unlimited.2. Overview   ODA is a recently approved ISO (8613) and CCITT (T.410) standard for   representing documents containing multifont text, raster images and   geometric graphics.  This encoding has been specified for use in a   number of related standards, such as X.400.   However, ODA is a very abstract standard, defining entities such as   "composite logical object classes" and not common entities, such as   "paragraphs".  Therefore, effective use of ODA as an interchange   medium requires the definition of a document application profile   (dap) that defines some common entities and a map between ODA   entities defined in the dap and entities used in the interchanged   systems.3. EXPRES Experiences   The National Science Foundation funded the EXPRES project, which   consisted of groups at Carnegie Mellon University (Information   Technology Center) and the University of Michigan (Center for   Information Technology Integration).  These two groups collaborated   with groups at McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace Information Systems, NIST,   and Interleaf.  Together, the five groups investigated the use of ODA   as an interchange medium for submitting research proposals by   electronic mail to the National Science Foundation.   Part of the investigations yielded strategies for using ODA. We based   our strategies on the NIST dap and the features provided by the   Andrew, Diamond, and Interleaf systems.  Our experiences been   documented and published in a book [1].  The discussion may beSherman                                                         [Page 1]

RFC 1197                       Using ODA                   December 1990   valuable for others who wish to use ODA as an interchange medium.4. Disclaimer   The information provided in [1] is the opinion only of the authors   and does not represent the opinions or policies of Carnegie Mellon   University, the University of Michigan, McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace   Information Systems, NIST, Interleaf, or the National Science   Foundation.5. References   [1] Jonathan Rosenberg, Mark Sherman, Ann Marks & Jaap Akkerhuis,       "Multi-media Document Translation: ODA and the EXPRES Project",       Springer-Verlag (New York), 1991, ISBN 0-387-97397-4,       3-540-97397-4.Security Considerations   Security issues are not discussed in this memo.Author's Address   Mark Sherman   Information Technology Center   Carnegie Mellon University   4910 Forbes Avenue   Pittsburgh, PA 15213   Phone: (412) 268-6727   Fax: (412) 268-6787   EMail: mss+@andrew.cmu.eduSherman                                                         [Page 2]