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Re: [regrep] Web Services for Procurement (WAS: [regrep] 20 reasons why webservices are like Paris Hilton)

Duane Nickull wrote:
> 
> <<cc list truncated>> - can we move this to one list only???
> 
> I changed to thread name - eventually all the kids searching for "Paris
> Hilton' and any undergarments thereof may find this thread and wonder
> what the world has come to.  ;-)

And vice-versa for those searching for Web Services. ;)

Joe
 
> In response to the question about 'Web Services for Procurement', the
> basic infrastructure will likely remain the same for procurement (SOAP,
> Security, WSDL) but there is no specific dependency on any underlying
> technology.  The language used as the payload is what will undoubtedly
> be the main differentiator for procurement specific web services.
> 
> A modern language like UBL is ideal for facilitating such however, it is
> not a pre-requisite to even use XML.  You could use an older language
> like EDIFACT or ANSI X12 EDI formats in CDATA sections as your
parameters.
> 
> The use of security, non repudiation, authentication, persistent
> messages storage and other functionality will be specific to the
> procurement scenario you would use.  Ideally, the ebXML v 2.0 messaging
> could be used for handling most of this functionality although there are
> ways to do this using SOAP as well.
> 
> Hope this helps
> 
> Duane Nickull
> 
> mounir el-khoury wrote:
> 
> > It maybe an irreverent reply, but some are interesting to note. You
> > rightly mention that there are no standards, but has or is a group
> > like the OASIS TC, or any other group, drawing up guidelines for Web
> > Services for e-procurement or even more restrictive for Public
> > Procurement, possibly with some legal bite?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Mounir El-Khoury
> >
> > MKEnterprise
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> > Fax: +32 2 347 0965
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> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matthew MacKenzie [mailto:mattm@adobe.com]
> > Sent: 26 March 2004 01:23
> > To: David RR Webber
> > Cc: Chiusano Joseph; regrep@lists.oasis-open.org;
> > ebxml-dev@lists.ebxml.org; ebSOA
> > Subject: Re: [regrep] 20 reasons why web services are like Paris
Hilton
> >
> >
> >
> > I just wish the web services picture was a bit clearer and in focus.
> > I'm sure there is something interesting to see there, its just too
> > dark and out of focus.
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > On Mar 25, 2004, at 8:16 PM, David RR Webber wrote:
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > The most irreverent answer!
> >
> > #20 - everyone is talking about web services
> > #19 - there are more people thinking about web services than doing
them
> > #18 - web service articles are everywhere in magazines - but noone is
> > quite certain about the accuracy of the details in them
> > #17 - proven benefits of web services are hard to show but if people
see
> > you doing web services they will try and mingle in with your group
> > #16 - everyones trying to figure out how they can cash-in on web
services
> > #15 - web services sound and look young, tight and amazing in the
glossy
> > magazines
> > #14 - web services can change their look rapidly and without warning
> > #13 - everyone has their own ideas about how they'd like to do web
> > services
> > #12 - its hard to describe to your neighbours what you are doing with
web
> > services
> > #11 - people who are not really doing web services will say they are
> > anyway
> > #10 - a lot of rich people and PR machines are behind web services
> > #9 - web services looks like its just life on a beach but in reality
its
> > much more
> > confusing and complex than that
> > #8 - the long term consequences of doing web services could result in
some
> > unforeseen side effects from things that might be revelled later that
> > took
> > place earlier that you did not know about
> > #7 - getting a legal agreement before doing web services is really
tough,
> > most people are doing it anyway while they have the chance and
> > hoping it will all be alright later
> > #6 - web services are all over the internet and in junk mail
> > #5 - web services are young, make a lot of noise, and some of the
things
> > they do are crude and shocking
> > #4 - doing things with web services probably means alot of late nights
> > and having to fix up messy loose ends before someone notices
> > #3 - there is no standard way of doing web services but people will
take
> > anything that web services are doing and then sell them for as much
> > as they can get
> > #2 - web services are trying to become things that they are not, but
would
> > like to be somehow
> > #1 - web services can do absolutely anything you want them to do - and
in
> > ways you never even thought possible.
> >
> >
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> > ___________________________
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> > Senior Architect
> > IDBU Server Solutions
> > Adobe Systems Canada Inc.
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> >
> 
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