Gaurav, The value of ebXML goes beyond messaging. The issue that concerns you at the moment, whether to use AS2 or ebXML Messaging is better viewed in context. The value that ebXML suite of specifications provide is the mapping they provide - from BPSS (Business Process) to CPP (Partner Profile) to CPA (Partner Agreement) to ebMS (Messaging). If it is important for your solution to integrate business processes (public and private) with the messaging layer, going with AS2 will leave you a bit handicapped. On the other hand, if you are concerned only about connectivity, then you may choose whatever is required by your environment. From an implementation difficulty point of view AS2 may be somewhat more painful to implement than ebMS (i.e., ebMS+encryption). You haven't talked about RNIF (RosettaNet Infrastructure Framework) messaging, which is another candidate to consider as well. Hope this helps! Regards, -Suresh Sterling Commerce (on loan to RosettaNet) -----Original Message----- From: Gaurav Goel [mailto:gauravg@hclinsys.com] Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 6:12 AM To: ebxml-dev@lists.ebxml.org Subject: [ebxml-dev] query Hi , I am new to ebxml domain.. I wanted to know we have to implement either of AS2 or ebXML for our project which is for Retail industry in Europe . which one we should use , considering the fact that retail gient Walmart already uses AS2 for messaging. And if it decides to go with AS2 for its European subsidiaries and if this body proposes ebMS, then things might get a bit messy. any opinion ?? regards Gaurav ---------------------------------------------------------------- The ebxml-dev list is sponsored by OASIS. To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription manager: <http://lists.ebxml.org/ob/adm.pl> ---------------------------------------------------------------- The ebxml-dev list is sponsored by OASIS. To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription manager: <http://lists.ebxml.org/ob/adm.pl>
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