[david.lyon@computergrid.net:] | I've been following ebxml for a few years now, and just reflecting | the comments of others, I too am wondering where ebxml is going ? It's gaining significant traction in Asia. For example, see slides 1-8 of the May 2004 UBL Korean Localization Subcommittee report: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/6724/krlsc-rpt-20040510. ppt | So far, most of the implementations that I've seen require | somebody with a list of degrees and maybe a phd to setup, install | and run. That's ok if ebxml is going to be simply an academic | pursuit. Efforts are underway to provide basic ebXML functionality in an easy-to-use prepackaged form. For example, see slides 5-7 of the May 2004 report to UBL from the Center for Ecommerce Infrastructure Development at the University of Hong Kong: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/download.php/6780/cecid-ubl-20040511. pps By betting on WS* technologies that are still far from constituting a coherent set of standards and ignoring the immediate benefits of a commoditized infrastructure that would bring existing paper-based trade practices into the electronic age, the big American software companies appear to me to be ceding B2B technology leadership to Asia. Jon The ebxml-dev list is sponsored by OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> The list archives are at http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-dev/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/>
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