RE: [ebxml-mktg] ebXML CPPA Ratified

[alankotok@cs.com]

Carol:

Got it in the Daily Wire this morning.  See http://webster.disa.org/dailywire/S20021202_04.html .

Alan Kotok
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Co-author, ebXML: The New Global Standard (Sept 2001, New Riders), http://www.ebxmlbooks.com/


Carol Geyer <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org> wrote:

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>ebXML Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement Ratified as OASIS
>Open Standard
>
>New Version of OASIS UN/CEFACT Work Enables E-Business Collaboration
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>Boston, MA, USA; 2 December 2002 -- The OASIS interoperability
>consortium today announced that its members have approved the ebXML
>Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement (CPPA) v2.0 as an OASIS
>Open Standard, a status that signifies the highest level of
>ratification. ebXML CPPA defines business partners' technical
>capabilities and documents agreements between partners, enabling
>organizations to securely engage in electronic business collaboration.
>
>"While many vendors suggest specifications and lead standards
>initiatives, OASIS has provided enterprises of all sizes with a
>future-proofed, tested and technically proficient 'standard.' ebxml CPPA
>will foster global collaborative ebusiness growth by
>removing barriers to entry and eliminating the high cost and complexity
>of trading partner on-boarding. Valuable to any organization focused on
>adopting standards," said Joanne Friedman, Vice President, META Group
>Inc.
>
>"ebXML CPPA ensures interoperability between two parties, even
>organizations that use software from different sources. The CPP defines
>a party's message-exchange capabilities and the business collaborations
>that it supports. The CPA defines the way two business parties will
>interact in performing the chosen business collaborations," explained
>Dale Moberg of Cyclone Commerce, chair of the OASIS ebXML CPPA Technical
>Committee. "The OASIS Open Standard also facilitates the migration of
>both traditional EDI-based applications and other legacy applications to
>ebXML-based platforms."
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>ebXML CPPA was developed by Commerce One, Cyclone Commerce, E2open,
>Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Intel, IONA, Mercator, SAP, SeeBeyond,
>Sterling Commerce, Sun Microsystems, Sybase, TIBCO, Vitria, webMethods,
>and other members of the OASIS ebXML Collaboration Protocol Profile and
>Agreement Technical Committee.
>
>"Ratification as an OASIS Open Standard means that developers can deploy
>ebXML CPPA with confidence," said Karl Best, vice president of OASIS.
>"To attain this level of acceptance, ebXML CPPA first completed an
>extensive public review, was approved by the OASIS ebXML CPPA Technical
>Committee, and demonstrated its readiness through multiple
>implementations. Finally, ebXML CPPA was reviewed and approved by the
>OASIS membership as a whole. We congratulate and thank the members of
>the OASIS ebXML CPPA Technical Committee for all their outstanding
>efforts in advancing ebXML CPPA as the newest OASIS Open Standard."
>
>In related news, the ebXML OASIS UN/CEFACT Joint Marketing Team
>published version 1.0 of the ebXML Adoption Update, a listing of ebXML
>implementations, projects, products, and industry initiatives from
>around the world. The ebXML Adoption Update is posted at
>http://www.ebxml.org/ebxml_jmt/index.htm#documents.
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>About OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org)
>
>OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information
>Standards) is a not-for-profit, global consortium that drives the
>development, convergence, and adoption of e-business standards. Members
>themselves set the OASIS technical agenda, using a lightweight, open
>process expressly designed to promote industry consensus and unite
>disparate efforts. OASIS produces worldwide standards for security, Web
>services, XML conformance, business transactions, electronic publishing,
>topic maps and interoperability within and between marketplaces. OASIS
>has more than 600 corporate and individual members in 100 countries
>around the world.
>
>For more information:
>
>Carol Geyer
>Director of Communications
>OASIS (www.oasis-open.org)
>carol.geyer@oasis-open.org
>+1.978.667.5115 x209
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