XBRL US to Host Technology Workshop on XML and XBRL Development Issues, July 28-30,...

XBRL US to Host Technology Workshop on XML and XBRL Development Issues, July
28-30, Santa Clara, CA
In-depth case studies and practical hands-on sessions will be featured

WASHINGTON, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- XBRL US, the nonprofit consortium for XML
business reporting, will host its first annual Pacific Rim Technology Workshop
at Hitachi Data Systems Headquarters in Santa Clara, California on July 28-30,
2009. The objective of the 2 1/2 day workshop is to bring together XML and
XBRL developers, and product managers to share ideas and discuss possible
solutions to issues in development. Participants in the workshop will attend
hands-on sessions and open discussion groups covering topics such as
maintenance, development, and change management, among others.

"XBRL has the potential to transform the world of business reporting, and we
are dedicated to continuing to drive the standard forward," said Diane
Mueller, BOD member of XBRL International, Inc. and vice president, XBRL
development for JustSystems. "XBRL improves transparency and accuracy of
financial information -- letting key stakeholders make better business
decisions. Also, with the SEC's mandate for XBRL now in place, getting
together under one roof will give attendees access to the information and
tools they need to move forward with XBRL adoption."

What will be covered:
-- Participatory panel discussions on rendering, versioning, data quality
and validation, tagging approaches, business analytics
-- Practical, hands-on taxonomy maintenance workshop covering the change
management process as told through case studies from around the world

-- Updates on activities in XML and XBRL development worldwide

Who will be speaking:
-- Michael Travis, Chief Operating Officer and Board of Directors,
Hitachi
Information & Telecommunication Systems Global Holding Company
-- Steve Wright, Director of Innovation, Salesforce.com on Impact
Investing

-- XBRL and XML experts from CoreFiling, Ernst & Young, Fujitsu,
Informatica, JustSystems, Morningstar, Oracle Corporation, Q4 Web
Systems, Rivet Software, UBmatrix, XBRL US and others

When: July 28-30, 2009, workshop starts at 2pm on the first day; full days
July 29 and 30

Where: Hitachi Data Systems Headquarters, Santa Clara, CA

Who should attend: product managers, XML and XBRL developers
Complimentary media passes are available for the press. To get a
complimentary pass, email lynne.hasluck@xbrl.us.

To learn more and to register for the event, go to
http://xbrl.us/techworkshop.

About XBRL
XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) is a royalty-free, open
specification for software that uses XML data tags to describe business and
financial information for public and private companies and other
organizations. XBRL benefits all members of the information supply chain by
utilizing a standards-based method with which users can prepare, publish in a
variety of formats, exchange and analyze business and financial statements and
the information they contain.

About XBRL US
XBRL US is the non-profit consortium for XML business reporting standards in
the United States and is a jurisdiction of XBRL International. It represents
the business information supply chain, including accounting firms, software
companies, financial databases, financial printers and government agencies.
Its mission is to support the implementation of XML business reporting
standards through the development of taxonomies relevant for use by US public
and private sectors, working with a goal of interoperability between sectors,
and by promoting adoption of these taxonomies through the collaboration of all
business reporting supply chain participants. XBRL US has developed taxonomies
to support U.S. GAAP and common reporting practices under a contract with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The XBRL US GAAP Taxonomies are available
for review at http://xbrl.us/usgaap.

Links:
www.xbrl.us
http://xbrl.us/techworkshop

SOURCE XBRL US

Michelle Savage, Vice President, Communication, XBRL US, Inc.,
michelle.savage@xbrl.us, +1-917-747-1714