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History

What ebXML is

Why ebXML

Mission, Values

Strategies

Scope, Relationships

ebXML Requirements

Deliverables & Core Components

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HistoryHistory

Nov 9, 10 1999

– NATO meeting, The Hague

– State-of-the-market presentation by OASIS

"NATO and its member nations recognize the need to encode agreements on information exchange in XML before a plethora of uncoordinated, non-interoperable

encodings get developed in defense systems projects."

Dr. Klaus G. Muller of the NC3A

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A global XML & EDI initiativeA global XML & EDI initiative

Accelerating the adoption of industry standards

100+ member companies including IBM, Sun, Microsoft, Corel, Software AG, and Oracle.

The XML Industry PortalSponsored by IBM, Sun, Oracle, SAP, ...

A vendor-neutral XML schema clearinghouse.

Info on how to apply XML in industrial and commercial settings.

United Nations Centre for the Facilitation of Procedures

and Practices for Administration, Commerce

and Transport

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HistoryHistory

OASIS

– Non-profit international consortium

– Advance the open interchange of documents and structured information objects

– SGML, XML, xml.org

UN/CEFACT

– United Nations body under Trade Facilitation

– Global policy and technical development in the area of trade facilitation and electronic business

– UN/EDIFACT

– Put its own XML program on hold until completion of ebXML work

A joint effort . . .

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HistoryHistory

Nov 17-19, 1999

– Inaugural meeting, San Jose, CA

– 140 participants from major companies, countries and organizations

Jan 31-Feb 4, 2000

– Project Team meetings, Orlando, FL

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Why ebXMLWhy ebXML

Traditional EDI adoption growing

– Rate of adoption decreasing

– XML/Internet e-commerce applications increasing

Many vendor schemes for near-verbatim EDI-to-XML message translation emerging

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Why ebXMLWhy ebXML

Traditional EDI vendors want to grow EDI market share while transitioning customers to interface with new XML representations of business objects

Need for a common message structure and syntax so that industry-specific XML vocabularies will interoperate

No business communicates solely in its supply chain

– Must be able to exchange messages with those outside their industry boundaries

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MissionMission

Provide an open XML-based infrastructure enabling the global use of electronic business information in an interoperable, secure and consistent manner by all parties.

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ValueValue

Provides the only globally developed open XML-based Standard built on a rich heritage of electronic business experience

Creates a Single Global Electronic Market

Enables all parties irrespective of size to engage in Internet-based electronic business

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ValueValue

Provides for plug and play shrink-wrapped solutions

Enables parties to

– complement and extend current EC/EDI investment

– expand electronic business to new and existing trading partners

Facilitates convergence of current and emerging XML efforts

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StrategiesStrategies

Use the strengths of OASIS and UN/CEFACT to ensure a global open process

Develop technical specifications for the open ebXML infrastructure

Create the technical specifications with the world’s best experts

Collaborate with other initiatives and standards development organizations

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StrategiesStrategies

Build on the experience and strengths of existing EDI knowledge

Enlist industry leaders to participate and adopt ebXML infrastructure

Realize the commitment by ebXML participants to implement the ebXML technical specifications

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ebXML Scope*ebXML Scope*

Develop relevant and open technical specifications to support

– Domestic and international electronic business exchanges

Make publicly available

Complete effort within 15-18 months*ebXML Terms of Reference

http://www.ebxml.org

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Relationship between ebXML Relationship between ebXML and other XML initiativesand other XML initiatives

Few other XML initiatives are trying to do what ebXML has set out to do

Most such efforts address single industries or specific business functions

Most of these other initiatives support ebXML and participate in its development

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What is the relationship between What is the relationship between ebXML and W3C?ebXML and W3C?

W3C defines the basic XML standards

ebXML aims to establish common conventions for the use of XML in business data exchange

Both groups complement each other

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Does ebXML address the needs Does ebXML address the needs of the SMEs?of the SMEs?

Yes

– ebXML expects that shrink-wrapped, plug-and-play software will support its messages

– Economies of scale presented by the Web will keep the ebXML design and technical architecture within the reach of smaller businesses

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Is ebXML re-creating the wheel?Is ebXML re-creating the wheel?

No• Not "starting from scratch“

• Building on experience of

– EDI standards

– Current XML e-business vendors

– XML industry standards organizations

• to build a framework to maximize interoperability

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OrganizationOrganization

8 Project Teams

– Architecture

– Business Process

– Core Components

– Marketing, Awareness & Education

– Requirements

– Registry & Repository

– Transport, Routing & Packaging

– Technical Coordination & Support

Executive Committee

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Major requirementsMajor requirements

General Business Requirements which relate to the need for a single consistent approach to use XML

The need to support for both vertical and horizontal solutions regardless of the user’s level of sophistication

The need to support for a range of basic, low cost solutions for Small or Medium Enterprises (SME’s) as well as complex solutions appropriate to large enterprises

A general specification for developing XML-based Schematas

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Major requirementsMajor requirements

The need for globalized solutions which will accommodate national and international process requirements

Completely open accessibility, enabled by a registry and repository

The need for an architecture that will ensure and maximize interoperability by supporting common business process, common semantics, a common vocabulary, and common character encoding

Consistent transport, routing and packaging methodologies to ensure secure sending and receiving of messages over the Internet

Digital signature and other security related capabilities

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ebXML general deliverablesebXML general deliverables

Technical Architecture Specification

Repository & Registry Functionality Specification

Transport, Routing & Packaging Specification

ebXML Glossary of Terms

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ebXML Core ComponentsebXML Core Components

Reusable components that can be applied in a standard way

Accompanied by methodology for extensibility

– Enable users to define meaningful business and process data

– Ensure maximum interoperability

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ebXML Core ComponentsebXML Core Components

Common semantic units at any level consistent across contexts

– Reusable within and between business exchange messages

Business process models

– To define common items

– Provide context

Independent of implementation syntax

– Apply equally to XML and/or EDI

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ebXML Specification DeliverablesebXML Specification Deliverables

May 8-12, Brussels meeting

– ebXML Requirements

– ebXML Conceptual Architecture

– ebXML Message Structure and Headers

– ebXML Core Components Specification

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How to participateHow to participate

Sign up at www.ebXML.org

Select a project team

Project Teams

– Listserv

– Teleconference

– Scheduled meetings

– Web site

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Meeting SchedulesMeeting Schedules

8-12 May 2000

– Brussels, Belgium

7-11 August

– United States

6-11 November

– Tokyo, Japan

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ebXML . . .ebXML . . .

The first . . .

The only global . . .

The last opportunity this decade . . .

To fashion a global specification for the conduct of electronic business