re: [ebxml-mktg] ebXML vs EDIINT (AS2)

[David RR Webber - XMLGlobal <Gnosis_@compuserve.com>]

Anders,

What we have been looking at is how technically you can migrate
from AS2 to ebXML.

The initial technical report on this is "YES" it can be done - to 
provide ebXML delivery over AS2 and adding this link to
ebMS products.

What I see with the AS2 is that it is an interim step.  Clearly 
AS2 does not have all the BPSS and partner CPP support
that ebXML brings.

Therefore for someone like Walmart this is a very shortterm
step - AS2 - to simply reduce VAN costs to their lower
volume smaller suppliers.

Longer term I see they will have a validated infrastructure using
the internet - that can quickly step up to ebXML.

Thanks, DW.
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Message text written by Anders Tholén
>There seem to be a lot of activity in the EDI community moving to EDI
message transfer over the internet using EDIINT AS2 in the last months.
(Walmart has for instance required ALL their suppliers to move to AS2,
forcing most of them to invest in new software and solutions.) SMEs
investing today in software to support EDIINT AS2 are not very likely to
switch to ebMS in the next decade. I see no signs of similar activity
for ebMS.

Does anybody know of information which compares the pros and cons of
ebMS and EDIINT AS2?
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