RE: GCI Press Releases

[Nicholas Kassem <Nick.Kassem@eng.sun.com>]

I'm already in discussions with the GCI folks to work something out in the 
POC.next context. Not sure what can be done but I'm working on it.

Regards,
Nick

At 04:14 PM 8/4/2000 -0500, Rachel Foerster wrote:
>Chris,
>
>Sounds like one to me too.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Rachel
>
>|
>|
>|Rachel,
>|
>|Quoting from the GCI announcement/press release of 7/31/00
>|distributed by Melanie:
>|
>|"Draft standards for the Global Commerce Internet Protocol will be
>|available to all interested companies for proof of concept on
>|August 1, 2000.  Following a period of trials, draft recommendations
>|will be published as standards by the international standards bodies,
>|EAN International and UCC, with the endorsement of the Global Commerce
>|Initiative. The technical infrastructure standards have been developed
>|by ebXML and form the basis of the GCI technical recommendation."
>|****************************************************************
>|
>|and further:
>|"There is currently an agreement between the Global Commerce
>|Initiative
>|and ebXML to endorse the proposed ebXML standards for message
>|transportation
>|and routing. The work the Global Commerce Initiative has
>|completed will be
>|presented to ebXML as a basis for the testing and approval of
>|these standards.
>|[It is important to note that ebXML, which is a relatively new
>|body established
>|in 1999, is also working specifically on the development of
>|standards in the
>|Internet.   Several of the GCI groups will work closely with
>|this new organisation
>|to discuss  agreements on standards. (ebXML is jointly run by
>|OASIS, the
>|Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information
>|Standards and
>|UN/CEFACT, the United Nations body for Trade facilitation and
>|Electronic
>|Business*.)]"
>|
>|If this doesn't constitute an official endorsement, I don't
>|know what does!
>|
>|Cheers,
>|
>|Chris
>|MKudela@uc-council.org wrote:
>|>
>|> Dave:
>|>
>|> I would agree with Rachel that the official statement on the
>|degree of
>|> "developing repositories and transactions" must come from
>|the appropriate
>|> contacts at GCI, however, there is a significant amount of
>|synergy between
>|> the organizations and both organizations have already benefited from
>|> working together as you have seen in the ebXML Transport and
>|Routing group.
>|> Furthermore we will have an opportunity to continue the
>|relationship next
>|> week in San Jose, as there will be some GCI Technical Committee
>|> representation.
>|>
>|> Melanie
>|>
>|> Melanie Kudela
>|> EC Technical Manager
>|> UCC, Inc.
>|> Princeton Pike Corporate Center
>|> 1009 Lenox Dr., Suite 202
>|> Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, USA
>|> 609-620-4514
>|> mkudela@uc-council.org
>|>
>|>
>|>                     "Rachel
>|>                     Foerster"            To:     "'David RR Webber'"
>|>                     <rachelf@ix.n        <Gnosis_@compuserve.com>,
>|>                     etcom.com>
>|<MKudela@uc-council.org>, "'Laura Walker'"
>|>
>|<laura.walker@oasis-open.org>
>|>                     08/03/00             cc:     "Carol
>|Geyer \(E-mail\)"
>|>                     12:36 PM             <cgeyer7@home.com>,
>|"Klaus-Dieter Naujok
>|>                     Please               \(E-mail\)"
>|<knaujok@pacbell.net>
>|>                     respond to           Subject:     RE:
>|GCI Press Releases
>|>                     rachelf
>|>
>|>
>|>
>|> All,
>|>
>|> When an offical endorsement is made I'll work with Carol Geyer and
>|> appropriate contacts from GCI to make an official ebXML
>|press announcement.
>|>
>|> Thanks. This is indeed exciting news and goes a long way
>|towards affirming
>|> all of the hard work taking place at ebXML.
>|>
>|> Rachel
>|>
>|>
>|>                     David RR
>|>                     Webber                To:
>|"INTERNET:MKudela@uc-council.org"
>|>                     <Gnosis_@compu
>|<MKudela@uc-council.org>, Laura Walker
>|>                     serve.com>
>|<laura.walker@oasis-open.org>, ebxml t
>|>
>|<ebXML-Transport@lists.ebxml.org>
>|>                     08/03/00 12:08        cc:
>|>                     PM                    Subject:     re:
>|GCI Press Releases
>|>
>|>
>|>
>|> Message text written by INTERNET:MKudela@uc-council.org
>|> >
>|> I am forwarding a copy of the Press Release as per our
>|conference call
>|> discussion,
>|>
>|> Melanie Kudela<
>|>
>|> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>|>
>|> Melanie -
>|>
>|> So my understanding from this is that GCI is formally
>|> endorsing ebXML - even as they talk about their
>|> Global Commerce Initiative - the underpinning is ebXML - and
>|> they will be developing repositories and transactions in
>|> their industry vertical to these technical spec's.
>|>
>|> This being so this is great news and I expect we'll see a
>|> press release from Laura shortly...
>|>
>|> Thanks, DW.
>|
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