ETSI OSS 2004 Thomas Lee CECID University Hong Kon

Development of Open Source and Standards Technology in Hong Kong: 

Development of Open Source and Standards Technology in Hong Kong Thomas Lee Chief Technology Officer Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development The University of Hong Kong ETSI Workshop on Open Source and Open Standards Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004

CECID: 

CECID HK University R&D center established in 2002 20+ full time staffs Focus: Open Source B2B and EAI Technology Primarily funded by HK Govt (US$3M) Project Phoenix (US$1.2M): establish ebXML infrastructure in HK Project Pyxis (US$1.8M): develop e-business interoperability software platform Additional industry sponsorship ~US$0.9M (cash and software) Commercial revenue R&D outsourcing and consultancy R&D productization

B2B Integration: 

B2B Integration B2B procurement G2B document submission, trade declaration Document exchange with trading hub PO Invoice Business Partner e.g. Buyer Business Partner e.g. Seller

Enterprise Application Integration: 

Enterprise Application Integration Very expensive commercial EAI packages Solutions usually requires extensive customization .Net / Microsoft Java / Linux Oracle AS400 PeopleSoft BP

OS2 E-Commerce Technology: 

OS2 E-Commerce Technology OS2 = Open Standards  Open Source (Software) Catalyst for e-commerce adoption Open Standards Interoperability between different products by different vendors Competitive market  more cost-effective products Open Source (Software) Commoditize mature software components  vendors compete in value-added products and services Lower entry cost in new technology adoption Foster quality home grown products / services for local and international adoption

ebXML B2B E-Commerce: 

ebXML B2B E-Commerce Electronic Business Using XML Internet based B2B e-commerce infrastructure Low cost EDI alternative, esp. for SMEs and developing countries Co-developed by United Nations UN/CEFACT and OASIS (~400 tech com’s and org’s) V1 released in May 2001, V2 has become mature ebXML Message Service V2 widely adopted esp. in Asia ebMS: enhanced Web Services with integrated security and reliability mechanisms Core Component Technical Specification accepted as data modeling methodology for B2B exchange

Hermes Integration Suite: 

Hermes Integration Suite B2B and EAI open source software suite i.e. free to use and provide services B2B Messaging Gateway (ebMS V2) Received ebXML Asia Interoperability Cert, HK IT Excellence Awards Merit and Asia Pacific ICT Awards Merit Very mature product, many production cases deployed in HK and overseas Will support AS2 and other protocols in next release (Dec 2004) ebMail E-form client to email electronic documents to the gateway SMEs can prepare documents on GUI and dial up to send/receive documents Web Services Integrator (to be open-sourced in Jan 2005) EAI engine to integrate data between heterogeneous enterprise apps Based on Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL)

B2B Connector: 

B2B Connector Commercialized Hermes as standalone device for B2B exchange Plug-and-play, Internet-based, low-cost Support conversion between different e-business standards Connect SMEs to large trading partners e.g. governments, large buyers, exchange hub… FAX machine for e-commerce

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ebXML Messaging Service over HTTP/S Hermes ebMS Gateway Delivery of CDs HMV Sony Music Hermes ebMS Gateway Internet 1 2 3 4 5 ebXML for B2B procurement

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Shipping Agents Paper submission Web submission Internet XML submission ebXML Message Service Hermes MSH Hermes MSH 1 2 3 HKSAR Govt Dangerous Goods Declaration with ebXML B2G document submission in ebXML Common B2G gateway developed in govt

Large HK Subway Operator: 

Large HK Subway Operator PeopleSoft Oracle Financial Procurement System Java app .Net app FoxPro app WS- BPEL E.g. staffing / finance / procurement applications integration

Product Data Synchronization: 

Recipient Data Pool Source Data Pool GDSN Product Data Synchronization Supplier Retailer Global Data Synchronization

Hermes Integration Suite: 

ISP ebXML Web Services Hermes Integration Suite Large enterprise Business partner SME partner

HKSARG Interoperability Framework: 

HKSARG Interoperability Framework Standardizes technologies used in eGovernment services, e.g. Web Services – simple integration ebMS v2 – reliable doc exchange

HK Govt XML Data Standardization: 

HK Govt XML Data Standardization XML data modeling and standardization for e-govt applications Standardized Common Schemas person’s name, HKID#, address, etc. Central Data Registry http://www.xml.gov.hk Already applied in G2G/G2B cases, e.g. Infectious diseases notification Weather info publishing One of international eGovernment best practices http://egovernment.xml.org

DTTN eLogistics Platform in HK: 

DTTN eLogistics Platform in HK Digital Trade and Transportation Network Large scale eLogisitcs infrastructure for 9 industries Study report estimates Investment of US$380M over 17 years Benefits of US$1.5 billion Backbone: ebXML + Web Services We believe OSS will play an important role for companies to connect to the platform

OS2 for Technology Adoption: 

OS2 for Technology Adoption Visionaries Pragmatists Conservatives Skeptics Early Market Mainstream Market ad hoc / proprietary solutions open standards dev. OSS dev. OSS adoption OSS productization software product adoption hardware product adoption hardware product dev. open standards adoption Chasm

Timeline of ebXML Adoption in HK: 

Timeline of ebXML Adoption in HK 2001.5: ebXML v1 finalized 2001.5: ebXML funding proposal submitted 2002.1: secured 1st funding 2002.4: hosted ebXML registry test site 2002.9: started freebXML.org 2002.9: opensourced Hermes – ebMS OSS 2003.1: ebXML Asia interop. certification 2003.6: opensourced ebMail – ebMS for SMEs 2003.9: Launched 1st two B2B, B2G ebXML production cases 2003.11: Secured 2nd funding 2004.1: Surpassed 10K downloads for Hermes and ebMail 2004.2: Completed HKSARG Schema Guide based on CCTS and UBL 2004.8: Hermes won HK IT Excellence Award Merit 2004.11: 1st B2B Connector deployed

HK Users & Known Overseas Users: 

HK Users & Known Overseas Users Recorded 10,000+ downloads from 65+ countries Overseas Users Spherion (Australia) TEDIS (Australia) connect to Telstra TIE (The Netherlands) Webswell (USA) CrimsonLogic (Singapore) I3T (Thailand) DangangNet (Malaysia)

The Road Ahead: 

The Road Ahead Market-driven business models for open source software support, services, and productization University-driven initiatives are not sustainable Technology transfer is critical International collaboration in development and provision of open source solutions Promotion of industry perception on open source software’s business values Esp. governments, large enterprises, vendors A business spin-off is planned for sustainable development and provision of open source solutions

We Believe B2B E-Commerce…: 

We Believe B2B E-Commerce… Will take off when mature standards (e.g. ebXML and UBL) and software, esp. in OS2, are available in 2 years Will be enabled by simple plug-and-play software and hardware in 5 years Will eventually become as easy-to-use and widespread as fax machine

Thank You: 

Thank You URL: http://www.cecid.hku.hk Email: ytlee@cecid.hku.hk