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The Global Standard for Electronic Business

The Internet is Growing Up: 

The Internet is Growing Up Web Services B2C B2C B2B

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W3C Reg/Rep UML/UMI SOAP ebXML IETF XSL XSLT DTD’s WSDL Rosetta Net BPML FPML NEWSML WML BizTalk Schema OASIS DOM SAX XLink XQuery HRXML XFRML OTA UDDI XML - Acronyms Run Wild

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Making Sense of It All Reg/Rep XSL XSLT DTD’s Schema DOM SAX XLink XQuery XML 1.0 Core XML Standards (W3C)

Electronic business today: 

Electronic business today EDI - limited to large organizations Expensive implementations that many companies can’t afford High cost-of-entry; inflexible. No business communicates solely in its supply chain need to exchange messages outside industry boundaries XML initiatives underway for specific industries attempts at verbatim translation of EDI to XML Consensus required on common requirements No common infrastructure means incompatibility, reinvention and segregated pockets of communication

The Future of Electronic Business : 

The Future of Electronic Business

Some Free Advice... : 

“Never plan further than 24 months out. Everything is going to be so different by then, why do it?” Number One of Gartner’s Top 10 E-Business Imperatives Some Free Advice...

Enter ebXML : 

Enter ebXML Worldwide project to standardize the exchange of electronic business data XML-based infrastructure to enable consistent, secure and interoperable message exchange Supported by hundreds of industry consortia, standards bodies, companies and individuals from around the world Sponsored by OASIS and the United Nations CEFACT

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ebXML enables anyone, anywhere to do business with anyone else over the Internet

A global electronic market: 

A global electronic market where enterprises of any size, anywhere can: Find each other electronically Conduct business through the exchange of XML based messages using standard message structures according to standard business process sequences with clear business semantics according to standard or mutually agreed trading partner agreements Using off the shelf purchased business applications

ebXML Characteristics: 

ebXML Characteristics Participation is free and open to anyone, anywhere Complement, not compete EDIFACT, X12,… protect existing infrastructure investment “extend-and-embrace” versus “rip-and-replace” Focus on needs of SME easy, low cost, rapid development & deployment plug and play shrink wrapped solutions built on open, available, proven standards Modular and inclusive implement what applies to you

Main ebXML concepts: 

Main ebXML concepts Business Processes – Defined as models, Expressed in XML Business Messages – Expressed in XML Trading Partner Agreement – Specifies parameters for businesses to interface with each other – Expressed in XML Business Service Interface – Implements Trading Partner Agreement – Expressed in XML Transport and Routing Layer – Moves the actual XML data between trading partners Registry/Repository - Provides a “container” for process models, vocabularies, and partner profiles.

Sponsored by UN/CEFACT: 

Sponsored by UN/CEFACT United Nations Center for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Sets worldwide policy and technical development in trade facilitation and electronic business Developed international EDI standard, UN/EDIFACT one of only four international bodies able to set de jure standards plans to officially accredit ebXML on completion Has put XML initiatives on hold until ebXML delivers

UN/CEFACT’s vision for ebXML: 

UN/CEFACT’s vision for ebXML ‘Framework’ using BPM, UML, and XML Standards bodies create models that define common processes to achieve a specific business goal Models are stored and registered globally Trading partners register their particular paths through the models ebXML-defined business process models, vocabularies, and messaging ensures interoperability

Sponsored by OASIS: 

Sponsored by OASIS World’s largest independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the standardization of XML applications More than 150 member companies plus individuals Operates XML.ORG Registry, the open community clearinghouse of XML application schemas Technical work on XML interoperability includes XML conformance and XML Registries/Repositories General XML technical resource

ebXML Management: 

ebXML Management …..

ebXML Project Teams: 

ebXML Project Teams Requirements Group User Community Business and Technical Requirements Quality and Review Steering Committee ebXML Work Group Marketing, Awareness & Education Technical Implementation Cascading Levels of Detail Requirements Proof-of- Concept Demos

ebXML Architecture: 

ebXML Architecture Business Process and Information Models Registration UML to XML conversion Internal Business App Shrink-wrap Application Repository Implementers Build Retrieval of ebXML Specifications & Models Build Retrieval of new or updated ebXML Models Retrieval of new or updated ebXML Models ebXML Transport Business Message BSI Interface TPA Business Message BSI Interface

ebXML Architecture: 

ebXML Architecture Internal Business App Shrink-wrap Application Repository Implementers Business Process and Information Models Build Registration UML to XML conversion Retrieval of ebXML Specifications & Models Build Retrieval of new or updated ebXML Models Retrieval of new or updated ebXML Models ebXML Transport Business Message BSI Interface TPA Business Message BSI Interface

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Build System Specifications Profiles Scenarios Request ebXML specification Register company profile Query about Company X Request Company X’s Scenario Send Company X’s Scenario ebXML BP Model ebXML BO Library Send Company X’s Profile Submit TPA TPA Accepted Send ebXML specification Usage Example

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“ebXML is our only chance this decade to establish an international e-commerce standard.”

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“ebXML provides a platform on which to build standards ... that are developed faster and yet supported by a rich set of software tools.”

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“It is clear that ebXML will soon become the standard for all global trade. By implementing ebXML, GCI takes advantage of the excellent work that’s being accomplished to streamline many EDI processes and remove waste and redundancy from supply chains.”

Industry Groups Support ebXML: 

Industry Groups Support ebXML The Open Healthcare Group

OASIS Members Support ebXML: 

OASIS Members Support ebXML

ebXML Timeline: 

ebXML Timeline Orlando, FL USA Feb 2000 Brussels Belgium May 2000 San Jose, CA USA Aug 2000 Tokyo Japan Nov 2000 Vancouver Canada Feb 2001 Vienna Austria May 2001 Business Processes Core Components Transport Routing/Pkg Registry & Repository Trading Partner Draft Spec Open Comment Period Final Spec P.O.C. P.O.C. P.O.C. Final Spec Final P.O.C. Draft Spec P.O.C. Final Spec Final P.O.C. Draft Spec Draft Spec Draft Spec Final P.O.C. ebXML Requirements Final Spec Draft Spec P.O.C. P.O.C. P.O.C.

How to Participate in ebXML: 

Subscribe to general e-mail list and project team lists Review published specs and work-in-progress on http://www.ebxml.org Participate in open email dialogue & discussions Attend the next quarterly face-to-face meeting How to Participate in ebXML

ebXML for your strategic planning: 

ebXML for your strategic planning It’s real and it’s coming fast The only complete and integrated b2b infrastructure available Now in deliverable phase multi-vendor, proof-of-concept demonstrations vendor support announcements adoption by verticals

Summary: 

Summary Global in scope, participation and support participation is free and open to anyone, anywhere focus on needs of businesses not using EDI UN CEFACT, OASIS & >1,200 participants around the world Evolutionary development and deployment simple, low cost, technologies (HTTP, SMTP, XML, UML) complement, not compete with EDI modular architecture; use what you need Now in delivery stage specifications & Proof of Concept demos core infrastructure specifications coming soon

Get involved.http://www.ebxml.org: 

Get involved. http://www.ebxml.org