Re: [ebxml-dev] Off-the-shelf ebXML software packages

[Christopher Ferris <chris.ferris@sun.com>]

Charlie,

Surf on over to:
	http://ebxml.org/implementations/index.htm


As to adoption:
	http://ebxml.org/endorsements.htm

Cheers,

Chris

Charlie Ang wrote:

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> Hi,
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> I am rather new to ebXML, and hence to this list. I have been doing my 
> personal study on how the ebXML standards will manifest themselves in 
> the market/industry. I haven't been able to find much useful stuff that 
> shows the adoption roadmap for end-users, and how vendors will lead the 
> way in the roadmap (most news article merely describe what ebXML is). 
> Hence, I am hoping this list will guide me a bit.
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> These are my questions :
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> 1) What is the likely adoption roadmap intended by the ebXML creators ?
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> Is it cheaply available, interoperable, off-the-shelf ebXML software 
> packages, by which the users can choose during installation-time the 
> components they want by selecting options ? or are they expensive 
> heavy-weight "engines" that requires plenty of customization (like how 
> BizTALK is customised for RosettaNet) ?
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> I suspect and hope that it is the off-the-shelf packages are 
> more applicable to ebXML, given that it is supposed to be within SMEs' 
> reach.
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> 2) If off-the-shelf packages are the way to go, why haven't I be able to 
> locate any news of impending releases, for it has been half a year since 
> the finalisation of ebXML? Are they any releases on their way, and how 
> soon ? At what price range too (even as cheap as <1000 USD)?
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> Many thanks if you can help me...
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> Charlie Ang
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