schedule

[Martin W Sachs <mwsachs@us.ibm.com>]

United Nations CEFACT and OASIS to Deliver ebXML Technical Infrastructure
Ahead of Schedule

Proof-of-Concept Demo with Thirteen Vendors Proves Readiness of Electronic
Business Infrastructure

San Francisco, CA; December 12, 2000-

The United Nations CEFACT and OASIS      today announced that the core
technical
infrastructure of ebXML, the Electronic Business XML Initiative, nears
completion and will be delivered in March 2001, two months ahead of
schedule.
The technical specifications for the transport, routing and packaging
(TRP),
trading partner agreements (TPA), and registry/repository (REG/REP)
components
of ebXML provide the required pieces to ensure interoperability based on
XML
standards for global business on the Internet.
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Martin W. Sachs
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
P. O. B. 704
Yorktown Hts, NY 10598
914-784-7287;  IBM tie line 863-7287
Notes address:  Martin W Sachs/Watson/IBM
Internet address:  mwsachs @ us.ibm.com
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