- From: Arnaud Le Hors <lehors@us.ibm.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:18:33 -0700
- To: public-rdf-wg@w3.org
Hi all, I just joined the WG and figured I should introduce myself. I'm part of the IBM Software Standards group. Although I'm new to the RDF arena I'm not totally stranger to it because I was actually a W3C staff member some 12 years ago (I know, that dates me, doesn't it?) I was specifically involved in HTML, DOM, and XML with various hats (editor, activity lead, co-chair) but of course when you work anywhere near TimBL it's impossible not to hear about RDF. :-) After several years wandering off the technical path into standards strategy and policy land, I decided last Fall to reconnect with my roots and I've since then been working with several of our product groups that have made Linked Data an integral part of their infrastructure. I don't think this is well known yet but this actually marks a significant shift in IBM's position towards Linked Data. Indeed, while IBM Research has always been interested in the Semantic Web, and several IBMers have participated in various related activities for that reason, we've only recently started using it in our products in a big way. If you're interested you can learn about some of what we do with Linked Data by visiting the Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC): http://oslc.co Our interest is in helping promote Linked Data in the industry and helping with further development of this technology. It is in this context that I'm happy to become part of this WG. -- Arnaud Le Hors - Software Standards Architect - IBM Software Group
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