UN/CEFACT and OASIS Introduce ebXML-DEV Mail List

[Carol Geyer <carol.geyer@oasis-open.org>]

UN/CEFACT and OASIS Introduce ebXML-DEV Mail List

Geneva, Switzerland and Boston, MA, USA; 22 May 2001 -- UN/CEFACT and
OASIS today announced the formation of ebXML-DEV, a mail list for the
ebXML development community. Hosted by OASIS, ebXML-DEV provides an open
forum for serious ebXML developers and those interested in implementing
ebXML to share information and experiences. Today’s announcement follows
the recent ratification of the ebXML specifications, which facilitate
open trade between organizations regardless of size by enabling XML to
be used in a consistent manner to exchange electronic business data.

“Now that we’ve reached our milestone of developing ebXML, we want to
support those involved in implementing the specifications,” said
Klaus-Dieter Naujok of IONA, member of the UN/CEFACT Steering Committee.
“The ebXML-DEV mail list fosters the productive discussion of ebXML
topics and provides a valuable resource for those seeking practical
information.”

“ebXML-DEV is a self-moderated forum for the open exchange of ideas,”
explained Karl Best, OASIS director of technical operations. “OASIS will
host the list as a service to the community, but the content of the
discussions will be driven by the participants themselves.”

Individuals may subscribe to ebXML-DEV online at http://www.ebxml.org.

About ebXML
ebXML, sponsored by UN/CEFACT and OASIS, is a modular suite of
specifications that enables enterprises of any size and in any
geographical location to conduct business over the Internet. Using
ebXML, companies now have a standard method to exchange business
messages, conduct trading relationships, communicate data in common
terms and define and register business processes.

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 the international, not-for-profit
consortium that advances electronic business by promoting open,
collaborative development of interoperability specifications. OASIS
sponsors include Accenture, Access360, Adobe Systems, AND Data
Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail, Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop
Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems, Boeing Commercial Airplanes,
Bowstreet, Business Logic Corporation, Chrystal Software, Cincom
Systems, Cohesia, Commerce One, Critical Path, CrossLogix, DataChannel,
Dataloom, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, election.com,
empolis, Engage, Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extricity Software, First
Call Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata,
Intel, Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ITEDO Software, Ivis Group,
Jamcracker, Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator
Software, Microsoft, Netegrity, NetFish Technologies, Netscape/AOL,
NextPage, NII Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST,
Novell, ObjectSpace, Oblix, OpenNetwork Technologies, Pearson Education,
Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software, Reuters Limited, SAA
Consultants, Sabre, SAP, SeeBeyond, Sequoia Software, Silverstream
Software, SoftQuad Software, Software AG, Sterling Commerce,
StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Synth-Bank, Tata Consultancy Services,
The Tamalpais Group, Thomas Technology Solution, Tibco, US Defense
Information Systems Agency, Virtual Access Networks, Visa International,
Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML Global,
XMLSolutions and Xyvision Enterprise Solutions.


For more information:
Carol Geyer
Director of Communications
OASIS
carol.geyer@oasis-open.org
+1.941.284.0403