Dear Joseph, Yes, the observation is valid. ebXML is really having a lot of interest here in Europe. I am in France, frequently travelling in whole Europe, and I can really feel this. Oscar. Mr. Oscar FIESTAS-TEJADA IT Senior Consultant. farrukh.najmi@sun.com wrote: > Chiusano Joseph wrote: > >> Last evening I attended a technology session (Semantic Web) here in the >> Washington D.C. area, and the discussion drifted briefly toward adoption >> of ebXML worldwide. Several attendees expressed sentiments that it >> appears that ebXML (as a whole) is gaining a lot of traction in Europe >> and Asia, but not here in the US (please note: I am not expressing my >> view, but rather the view of the attendees). One attendee noted the >> following 3 recent articles on ebXML Forum: >> >> - "Report recommends adoption of ebXML for European public >> administration networks" >> >> - "Two new ebXML applications unveiled in Hong Kong" >> >> - "ebXML gains traction in Japan" >> >> My questions are: >> >> (1) Is this observation valid? >> > It is true that ebXML is seeing significant adoption in Europe and > Asia. This includes adoption in companies large and small, vertical > industries as well as entire governments. > > It is also true that ebXML adoption in US is not as strong as Europe > and Asia. > > However, ebXML adoption in US is not to shabby is one may think. GM > (automotive), Sabre (travel), HL7 (healthcare standard), RosettaNet > (supplychain), CDC (US Gov.) and many others are adopting ebXML. > >> >> (2) If so, what is the projected future direction of ebXML adoption here >> in the US? Will it increase, decrease, or remain the same? >> > It will increase significantly. And it will happen long before the > metric system is adopted ;-) > >> >> (3) If we were to consider the various "components" of ebXML (business >> processes, registry, collaboration, etc.) rather than ebXML as a >> framework, do any components in particular look more promising than >> others for adoption here in the US? >> >> > ebXML specs are designed to work stand-alone but work even better as a > cohesive stack. The strongest adoption I have seen is for ebXML > Messaging and ebXML Registry so far. > -- Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/
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