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Subject: 30 July meeting notes and 6 August meeting notice
ebXML BP PT Members,
The minutes of the 30 July conference call are attached in an .rtf file.
This message also forwards the attached message from Klaus-Dieter Naujok
regarding the announced eBTWG. The BP discussion will be continued in a
conference call meeting on 6 August, 2001, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. To access
this call, dial 888-699-0348 domestically and +1 732-336-6000
internationally. I would appreciate your reply to this message if you plan
to attend this calls.
Regards,
Paul Levine
BP PT co-lead
(See attached file: BP_PT_30Jul2001.rtf)
Klaus-Dieter
Naujok To: CSG List <unece-cefact-csg@list.unicc.org>,
<knaujok@home TMWG List <un-tmwg@gefeg.com>
.com> cc: (bcc: Paul R. Levine/Telcordia)
Subject: UN/CEFACT's Electronic Business Transition
07/30/01 Ad Hoc Working Group (eBTWG)
04:15 PM
Please
respond to
Klaus-Dieter
Naujok
You will recall that a few weeks ago Ray Walker, CSG Chair,
circulated the final version of the e-Business Team's paper
"Progressing the UN/CEFACT e-Business Standards Development
Strategy." The paper proposed the formation of a new group - the
e-Business Working Group (eBWG).
The intention of the paper was to receive input that assisted the
CSG to take a provisional decision on the formation of the proposed
group at its next meeting this September.
In reviewing the comments that have been received so far, it is
clear that a common theme is a request for more quality time to
understand and receive clarification on the technical and
organizational detail of the proposed group.
Recognizing the importance of quality time for consultation and
understanding, the CSG concluded that they should not try to
complete these tasks over the next few weeks. Instead, they should
allow the time for consultations to be completed and, subsequently,
prepare final proposals for an e-Business Working Group for
submission to the UN/CEFACT Plenary next year. In the meantime,
until approval for the new group had been given, the work of the
EWG, BPAWG and the CDWG should continue as normal.
Therefore, to allow the ebXML work allocated to UN/CEFACT to start
immediately while also allowing the time for the consultations on
the eBWG to be completed, the CSG has establishment an ad hoc group
for a period of 12 months to cover this aspect of the work.
Attached is the official announcement.
If you participated in ebXML or want to do so now, I suggest you do
the following:
- Visit the eBTWG website (www.ebtwg.org) to signup as a
participant.
NOTE: Website should be active with in the next 48 hours. We
encountered a small delay by our ISP :-(
- Schedule to attend the 1st meeting (8-12 October 2001,
California, US). Details will be made available on the website.
NOTE: If you had planned to participate at the eBWG
organizational meeting in Rotterdam (September), this meeting has
been rescheduled to a later date. Instead plan to attend the
eBTWG session.
- If your working group has identified any projects that maybe
appropriate under the ebXML umbrella, create a project proposal
using the template available on the website, and send it to the
eBTWG chair in order to start the process.
- Be on the watch for approved project proposals (and their call
for participation and contribution) in order to sign up.
I look forward to meet you all as part of the UN/CEFACT effort to
continue the ebXML work. Please do not hesitate to contact me if
you need any further clarification.
Klaus-Dieter Naujok
Chair, UN/CEFACT/CSG/eBTWG
Title: Press Release - UN/CEFACT raises the XML standard for electronic
business
Geneva, Switzerland and Boston, MA, USA, 2 July, 2001 - UN/CEFACT and OASIS, sponsors of the ebXML electronic business specifications, today reaffirmed their continuing role in pioneering the development of XML standards for electronic business. The announcement by the UN/CEFACT Steering Group (CSG), of a new group builds on the success of the ebXML initiative. ebXML specifications, which provide a standard method for companies to exchange business messages, conduct trading relationships, communicate data and define and register business processes, were recently approved, marking a successful conclusion to the 18-month initial development phase.
The new group, called the e-Business Transition Ad hoc Working Group (eBTWG) will identify specific work items to facilitate the completion of the activities related to the ebXML Business Process and Core Components projects and oversee the further development of those items. Detailed information about these work items, can be found on the ebXML web site: www.ebxml.org. In addition this group would be responsible for developing and maintaining the UN/CEFACT e-Business architecture to ensure consistency with the ebXML architecture specification.
Within twelve months, the CSG expects to establish a new permanent working group which will provide a single forum for UN/EDIFACT and ebXML standardization, united through the development of common business process and information models. Given that the formation of the permanent group requires full consideration and consultation with user communities, it has been agreed that in the interim the eBTWG will serve as a bridge from the recently completed ebXML initiative to the future Electronic Business Working Group (ebWG).
The CSG has appointed Mr. Klaus-Dieter Naujok, the former chair of ebXML, as the Chair of the new group and Mr. Pierre Georget and Mr. Ralph Berwanger as Vice Chairs. Mr. Georget is the Chair of the UN/EDIFACT Working Group (EWG) and Mr. Berwanger is the Vice Chair of ANSI ASC X12 and a member of the EWG Management Team.
Mr. Ray Walker, Chair of the CSG, welcomed the decision:
"We are delighted to announce the formation of the eBTWG as it allow us to continue the excellent work of ebXML, while at the same time enabling us to consult with our user communities about the best way to establish a permanent group in the very near future."
Mr. Klaus-Dieter Naujok, the newly appointed Chair of the eBTWG, agrees:
"The eBTWG provides a great opportunity for taking ebXML work items to the next level. Many organizations worldwide have committed to the ebXML initiative and through UN/CEFACT, this will ensure that global standards for using XML to conduct electronic business will become a reality."
The establishment of the eBTWG follows the recent accord between OASIS and UN/CEFACT to manage the continued development of ebXML work items. In broad terms, OASIS will be responsible for the ebXML technical infrastructure and UN/CEFACT will be responsible for development of business and information content. Both OASIS and UN/CEFACT will collaborate on ebXML deliverables through a joint Coordination Committee.
The first meeting of the eBTWG will be held in California, USA, the week commencing 8th October 2001. Full details of the meeting will be posted shortly on the eBTWG web site www.ebtwg.org
About ebXML
ebXML (www.ebxml.org), sponsored by UN/CEFACT and OASIS, is a modular suite of specifications that enables enterprises of any size and in any geographical location to conduct business over the Internet. Using ebXML, companies now have a standard method to exchange business messages, conduct trading relationships, communicate data in common terms and define and register business processes.
About UN/CEFACT
UN/CEFACT (www.uncefact.org) is the United Nations body whose mandate covers worldwide policy and technical development in the area of trade facilitation and electronic business. Headquartered in Geneva, it has developed and promoted many tools for the facilitation of global business processes including UN/EDIFACT, the international EDI standard. Its current work programme includes such topics as Simpl-edi and Object Oriented EDI and it strongly supports the development and implementation of open, interoperable global standards and specifications for electronic business.
About OASIS
OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. OASIS sponsors.
For more information contact:
Mr. Klaus-Dieter Naujok
Chair, UN/CEFACT eBTWG
knaujok@home.com
+1.408.350.9648
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