(Per Mark Hale), RE: ebXML in W3C? and OASIS Business Transactiongroup

[James Bryce Clark <jamie.clark@mmiec.com>]

Forwarding this to the BP list from Mark Hale's post to the BTP list.

At 03:32 PM 7/5/01, Mark A. Hale wrote:
>Karl,
>
>I would just like to further support your stance that this is not duplicate
>effort with ebXML.
>
>As an organization that endorsed the BTP submission and also being the ebXML
>POC co-chair at the same time, I reviewed the submission as being entirely
>complementary to ebXML.  I fielded calls from other ebXML organizations in
>the interim between submission and the start date in March.  Most of the
>discussion emphasized that this technology does integrate into ebXML.
>However, ebXML was on a schedule for May and it was not feasible to
>introduce the topic and maintain the final date.  ebXML has been considered
>from the start.  Conversely, BTP is nearing the end of its short life-cycle
>and I would offer that we evaluate its direction at the final f2f to be held
>later this month.
>
>I do not have post privileges on the ebxml-bp mailing list.
>
>         Thanks,
>
>         Mark