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A new draft is available matching the current OASIS specification standards (which have changed since 1.0). This is mostly a direct port of the prior version which was "hidden" in the oBIX-XML subcommittee. You can find it in the Documents section. 

The new TC WS-Calendar is starting up. oBIX plans to use the WS-Calendar specification to coordinate control system performance expectations with enterprise and smart grid activities. We encourage interested parties to sign up.
 
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iFlightPlanner.com, Sennheiser Aviation announce iFlightPlanner ...

“We are thrilled about the opportunity to work with Sennheiser and provide a flight planning experience that is unmatched in general aviation” said Andy Matthews, iFlightPlanner.com’s co-founder and Director of Business Development. “Seeing the results when two like-minded companies from different sectors of the aviation industry come together on a project like this is very exciting!” iFlightPlanner for iPad, which is scheduled for release this fall, will seamlessly download flights planned using the iFlightPlanner.com Flight Wizard into the iPad for use in the cockpit. Pilots will have the ability to view flight details, including navigation logs, VFR and IFR charts, as well as approach plates on the iPad while in flight and without a data connection. John Burnside, co-founder and Director of Technology at iFlightPlanner.com said, “By maximizing the power and versatility of our web-based flight planning product with the portability of the Apple iPad we are able to offer pilots a comprehensive flight planning solution that will support them through every phase of their flight.” Pilots and aviation enthusiasts who attended EAA’s AirVenture 2011 were the first to see the iFlightPlanner.com app in action before its release later this fall. Sennheiser hosted the iFlightPlanner.com crew in the Sennheiser Pavilion, Booth #288, alongside the newly unveiled Sennheiser S1 Digital aviation headset. “We encourage everyone to stop by and experience an all-new way of flight planning,” says Matthews. “The technology on display in the Sennheiser booth will be second to none!” iFlightPlanner.com currently offers an all-in-one suite of web and mobile-based flight planning utilities which features a proprietary Flight Wizard that guides pilots through the entire flight planning process. In addition to route planning, certified weather briefs, weight & balance calculations, and filing of VFR and IFR flight plans, iFlightPlanner.

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