Re: [ebxml-dev] gorilla hair vs. beach balls

[Duane Nickull <duane@xmlglobal.com>]

Here are some PPT's that help out.  I agree.  What ebXML could benefit
from is a white paper overview type of documentation.  It has a lot of
information and IP due to the scope of the problem it is addressing.

http://www.xmlglobal.com/ppt/

Please feel free to use whatever you find here. OASIS also has some
stuff of their site.

Duane Nickull

It still doesn't correlate to a comparison to WS.



Rainer Volz wrote:
> 
> Sorry to interrupt you discussion, but as someone new to ebXML and these
> discussions I just wanted to support what Scott Beach wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beach, Scott [mailto:Scott.Beach@goodrich.com]
> [...]
> ebXML simply lacks an "elevator speech" that is compelling to IT executives.
> Web services doesn't suffer from this same marketing paralysis.  Another
> case where better technologically doesn't correlate to more successful.
> </snip>
> 
> As a newcomer, I found the ebXML documentation rather overwhelming. Besides
> the requirements document there seems to be no overview. At least I couldn't
> find one with a clear message that I could use to present ebXML to business
> people or technology managers. Such docs would really help, especially in
> comparisons to other technologies/standards.
> 
> To me it seems that currently the task to explain ebXML in a concise manner
> is delegated to sites like WebServices.org, where many people first hear
> about ebXML. (Just my impression)
> 
> Regards,
> Rainer Volz
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