Re: ebXML Whitepaper

[Alan Kotok <akotok@disa.org>]

Ed:

Dynamite job, really.  It captures the basic ideas of ebXML and presents 
them in a highly readable and persuasive way.

Of course, I cannot resist a little copy-editing, which you will find on 
the attached Word file in the highlighted comments (some highlights are 
Klaus's; mine are indicated by AK).  A couple of substantive comments 
however ...

-- When discussing EDI standards organizations, be sure to include X12 as 
well as UN/EDIFACT.
-- The summary includes a statement about the enabling the evolution of new 
business models.  I do not remember that idea expressed in the main body of 
the text.

Thanks for your good efforts.

Alan Kotok
Director, Education and Information Resources
Data Interchange Standards Association
akotok@disa.org
+1 703-518-4174
** DISA's E-Business and Internet Conference, 7-9 March 2001, in San Francisco.
http://www.disa.org/conference/annual_conf/index.htm **





At 04:01 PM 10/19/00 -0700, Ed Julson wrote:
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>Here's the ebXML whitepaper I alluded to in my email earlier this week, 
>titled
>Enabling Electronic Business with ebXML. This paper has been developed as an
>ebXML document and will be the first in a series of whitepapers.
>
>This paper is very similar to the press backgrounder I sent out on Tuesday 
>for
>comments and review. It turns out that there wasn't that much that needed 
>to be
>added to the press backgrounder after all.
>
>Please get comments back to me by the next Thursday, 10/26. There will be a
>parallel review process underway with both the Marketing and Awareness 
>group and
>the quality review group.
>
>I will incorporate comments and feedback, then send a final draft to the the
>quality review group for final approval of the paper. We want to be able 
>to use
>this whitepaper at Tokyo, so it's very important that final approval be 
>acheived
>by 10/2.
>
>Ed
>
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ebXML_wp_rev1018.AK.doc