Final OWLlink 1.0 Specification Released

[tliebig]

Today the OWLlink Working Group announces the publication of the final OWLlink protocol specification <http://www.owlink.org>. The OWLlink interface provides an implementation-neutral mechanism for communication between OWL 2 components. It is a refinement of the outdated DIG protocol, fully aligned with the just released Web Ontology Language OWL 2. A key feature of OWLlink is its extensibility w.r.t the language and its flexibility in supporting multiple transfer protocols.

The OWLlink core specification consists of the following 3 parts:

• Structural Specification <http://www.owllink.org/owllink/>
• HTTP/XML Binding <http://www.owllink.org/owllink-httpxml>
• HTTP/Functional Binding <http://www.owllink.org/owllink-httpfunctional>

OWLlink has already been implemented in a set of tools:

• The RacerPro Reasoner v2.0 <http://www.racer-systems.com/>
• The Prolog OWL 2 API Thea <http://wiki.github.com/vangelisv/thea>
• An OWLAPI connector <http://owllink-owlapi.sourceforge.net/> that allows:
  
  • OWLAPI clients to access OWLlink aware reasoners and
    
  • OWLAPI reasoners to be accessed via OWLlink
    

Best Regards,
The OWLlink Working Group