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Subject: RE: ebXML Requirements Specifications Press Release
Rik, If anyone takes the trouble to look at the document, on the first page it says it's a draft. Henry -------------------------- At 02:27 PM 03/15/2000 -0600, Rik Drummond wrote: >my point is are we representing this spec as a ebxml approved document?... >which it is not... in the press release you were talking about..... Rik > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rachel Foerster [mailto:rachelf@ix.netcom.com] >Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 2:22 PM >To: 'Rik Drummond'; 'ebXML Listserv (E-mail)'; 'ebXML Marketing >Awareness Education (E-mail)'; 'ebXML Requirements (E-mail)'; 'ebXML >Architecture (E-mail)'; 'ebXML Business Process (E-mail)'; 'ebXML Core >Components (E-mail)'; 'ebXML Repository (E-mail)'; 'ebXML Transport >(E-mail)' >Subject: RE: ebXML Requirements Specifications Press Release > > >Rik, > >I don't know the answer....why not read the proposed spec to determine this >for yourself....else ask Mike Rawlins. > >Rachel > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-ebxml-core@lists.oasis-open.org >> [mailto:owner-ebxml-core@lists.oasis-open.org]On Behalf Of >> Rik Drummond >> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:36 PM >> To: rachelf@ix.netcom.com; ebXML Listserv (E-mail); ebXML Marketing >> Awareness Education (E-mail); ebXML Requirements (E-mail); ebXML >> Architecture (E-mail); ebXML Business Process (E-mail); ebXML Core >> Components (E-mail); ebXML Repository (E-mail); ebXML >> Transport (E-mail) >> Subject: RE: ebXML Requirements Specifications Press Release >> >> >> is it clear in the spec these are NOT the ebxml >> requirements... yet?... they >> are proposed, under review requirements..... best regards, rik >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rachel Foerster [mailto:rachelf@ix.netcom.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 11:28 AM >> To: ebXML Listserv (E-mail); ebXML Marketing Awareness Education >> (E-mail); ebXML Requirements (E-mail); ebXML Architecture (E-mail); >> ebXML Business Process (E-mail); ebXML Core Components (E-mail); ebXML >> Repository (E-mail); ebXML Transport (E-mail) >> Subject: ebXML Requirements Specifications Press Release >> >> >> This release is going out on the Business Wire today. It will >> also be posted >> on the ebXML, OASIS and XML.org sites and sent to Robin Cover. >> > >> > ebXML Initiative Releases First Technical Specifications for >> > Public Comment >> > >> > USA, March 2000--The first ebXML Initiative Technical >> > Specifications has >> > been released for public comment. The ebXML Requirements >> > Specification is >> > available for download from the ebXML web site at >> > http://www.ebxml.org. >> > >> > This ebXML Requirements Specification represents the work >> of the ebXML >> > Requirements Project Team. It defines ebXML and the ebXML effort, >> > articulates overall business requirements for ebXML, and >> > defines specific >> > technical infrastructure requirements that will be addressed >> > by the various >> > ebXML Project Teams in preparing their deliverables. The >> > document includes >> > general guiding principles for the development of other ebXML >> > Technical >> > Specifications. Major requirements identified in the >> > specification include: >> > >> > � general Business Requirements which relate to the need >> > for a single >> > consistent approach to use XML; >> > � the need to support both vertical and horizontal >> > solutions regardless of >> > the user�s level of sophistication; >> > � the need to support a range of basic, low cost >> > solutions for Small or >> > Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as complex solutions >> > appropriate to large >> > enterprises; >> > � a general specification for developing XML-based schematas; >> > � the need for globalized solutions that will accommodate >> > national and >> > international process requirements; >> > � completely open accessibility, enabled by a registry >> > and repository; >> > � the need for an architecture that will ensure and maximize >> > interoperability by supporting common business process, >> > common semantics, a >> > common vocabulary and common character encoding; >> > � consistent transport, routing and packaging >> > methodologies to ensure secure >> > sending and receiving of messages over the Internet; and >> > � digital signature and other security related capabilities. >> > >> > The specification is available for the full ebXML Work Group and all >> > interested parties in the general public. Comments should be >> > emailed as >> > plain text in the body of the mail message or as an >> attachment to Mike >> > Rawlins, ebXML Requirements Project Team Leader at >> > rawlins@metronet.com or >> > Mark Crawford, ebXML Requirements Project Team Editor at >> > mcrawfor@mail.lmi.org. The review period closes 27 March 2000. The >> > specification will undergo a second cycle of revision and >> > review prior to >> > the expected final approval at the May ebXML meeting in Brussels. >> > >> > The ebXML vision is to create a single global XML framework >> > solution. It is >> > a joint effort of the United Nation/CEFACT organization and OASIS. >> > Participants represent 14 countries, 83 companies, government >> > agencies and >> > several national and international standards organizations. >> > More than 500 >> > people around the world participate via Internet mailing lists. >> > >> > Following the public comment period, the final Requirements >> > Specifications >> > will be approved by the full ebXML Plenary during its meeting >> > in Brussels >> > 8-12 May 2000. Full details about the ebXML Initiative, its >> > project teams >> > and meetings is at http://www.ebxml.org. Technical >> > Specifications will be >> > available for download from the ebXML web site as they are released. >> > >> > About ebXML >> > ebXML (www.ebXML.org) is an International Initiative established by >> > UN/CEFACT and OASIS in late 1999 with a mandate to undertake >> > a 15-18 month >> > program of work to research and identify the technical basis >> > upon which the >> > global implementation of XML (Extensible Markup Language) can be >> > standardized. The goal is to provide an open technical >> > specification to >> > enable XML to be utilized in a consistent and uniform manner for the >> > exchange of electronic business data in application-to-application, >> > application-to-person and person-to-application environments. >> > >> > About UN/CEFACT >> > UN/CEFACT (www.uncefact.org) is the United Nations body whose >> > mandate covers >> > worldwide policy and technical development in the area of >> > trade facilitation >> > and electronic business. Headquartered in Geneva, it has >> developed and >> > promoted many tools for the facilitation of global business >> processes >> > including UN/EDIFACT, the international EDI standard. Its >> current work >> > programme includes such topics as Simpl-edi and Object >> > Oriented EDI and it >> > strongly supports the development and implementation of open, >> > interoperable >> > global standards and specifications for electronic business. >> > >> > About OASIS >> > OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org) is a non-profit, >> > international consortium >> > dedicated solely to product-independent data and content >> interchange. >> > Focusing on product interoperability, OASIS embraces the >> > complete spectrum >> > of structured information standards including XML, SGML and >> CGM. OASIS >> > sponsors include Adobe Systems, Aerospatiale, AND-USA, >> > Arbortext, Bentley >> > Systems, Boeing, Bowstreet, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, >> Commerce One, >> > CommerceNet, CompTIA, Corel, DataChannel, DMSi, Documentum, Dun & >> > Bradstreet, eCredit.com, Enigma, eXcelon, Extricity Software, >> > GCA, Health >> > Level Seven, IBM, InformIT, Informix, InterCAP, Interleaf, >> Interwoven, >> > ISOGEN, ITEDO, JetForm, Keyfile, Microsoft, NextPage, NII Enterprise >> > Promotion Association, Nimble.com, NIST, Object Management >> > Group (OMG), Open >> > Applications Group, Oracle, Pick Systems, ProNet Technology >> > Partners, Reed >> > Technology, Reuters, Sabre, Sequoia Software, SoftQuad, >> > Software AG, STEP, >> > StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Synthbank, Wavo, Webb >> > Interactive Services, >> > Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise. >> > >> > For More Information Contact: >> > >> > Carol Geyer >> > Media Relations Consultant, OASIS >> > +1.941.926.2322, >> > carol.geyer@oasis-open.org >> > >> > or >> > >> > Hans Hansell, >> > Head UN/CEFACT Secretariat >> > +41 22 917 2457 >> > Hans.Hansell@unece.org >> > >> >> > >
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