Vendors Demonstrate ebXML at XML One London

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

Vendors Demonstrate ebXML at XML One London

Bowstreet, Btrade, Commerce One, Documentum, Fujitsu, IBM, IPNet,
Killdara, Netfish/Iona,
Sun Microsystems and XML Global Implement Latest ebXML Specifications in
Proof-of-Concept Demo

Boston, MA, USA and Geneva, Switzerland; 14 March 2001—Software vendors
from around the world will come together to demonstrate the advanced
progress of the ebXML specifications at the keynote session of the XML
One conference in London on 21 March 2001. Bowstreet, Btrade, Commerce
One, Documentum, Fujitsu, IBM, IPNet, Killdara, Netfish/Iona, Sun
Microsystems and XML Global will together simulate a global, electronic
business trading network using publicly available ebXML specifications
for Messaging, Trading Partner Agreements and Registry Repository.
According to the sponsors of ebXML, UN/CEFACT and OASIS, this
proof-of-concept demonstration marks the final phase of ebXML
development and heralds the beginning of ebXML product implementations.

“Vendors are coming forward, not only to support ebXML, but also to
implement the specifications in their products,” stated Klaus-Dieter
Naujok of Netfish Technologies, chair of ebXML and member of the
UN/CEFACT Steering Group. “The participation of vendors at XML One in
London, many of whom are competitors, is a testimony to the stability
and interoperability of ebXML specifications, and we applaud their
cooperative efforts.”

"It is exciting to see the ebXML development work of the past year come
to fruition," added Dr. Robert S. Sutor of IBM, Vice-Chair of ebXML and
a member of the OASIS Board of Directors. "The companies who are
represented in this proof-of-concept demonstration are leading the way
for ebXML product developers and enablers around the globe."

At XML One, attendees will learn how they will be able to use ebXML to
dynamically formulate trading partnerships through a registry service
and exchange electronic business transactions with a consistent
XML-based messaging infrastructure. Although many types of business
transactions could be exchanged, the ebXML vendors in London will
demonstrate ebXML functionality using payloads from the Automotive
Industry Action Group (AIAG).

In addition to the 11 vendors participating in the XML One conference,
Interwoven and Cisco provided software for the ebXML demonstration. NTT
Communications, Savvion, Sterling Commerce, TIE, Viquity and
XMLSolutions also were instrumental in the proof-of-concept development.

About ebXML
ebXML (www.ebXML.org) is an International Initiative established by
UN/CEFACT and OASIS in late 1999 with a mandate to undertake an 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 of ebXML is to facilitate open trade between
organizations regardless of size by enabling XML to be used in a
consistent manner to exchange electronic business data.

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
serves as the home for industry groups interested in developing XML
specifications. OASIS sponsors include Adobe Systems, Access360,
Aerospatiale, AND Data Solutions, Arbortext, Auto-trol, Aventail,
Baltimore Technologies, B-Bop Associates, BEA Systems, Bentley Systems,
Boeing, Bowstreet, Bridge, Chrystal Software, Cohesia, Commerce One,
Critical Path, DataChannel, Dataloom, Defense Information Services
Agency, Deutsche Post AG, Documentum, EADS Airbus, eCredit.com, empolis,
Enigma, Excelergy, eXcelon, Extensibility, Extricity, First Call,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, icomXpress, Informix, Infoteria, Innodata,
Interwoven, IPNet Solutions, ISOGEN, ITEDO, Jamcracker, JetForm,
Logistics Management Institute, Mediaplex, Mercator Software,
Micrografx, Microsoft, Netegrity, Netfish, Netscape/AOL, NextPage, NII
Enterprise Promotion Association, Nimble Technology, NIST, ObjectSpace,
Pick Systems, Pearson Education, Planet 7 Technologies, Popkin Software,
ProNet Technology, Reuters, Sabre, SAP, Securant Technologies, Sequoia
Software, SilverStream Software, SoftQuad, Software AG, Sterling
Commerce, StreamServe, Sun Microsystems, Tamalpais Group, Tata
Consultancy Services, Thomas Technology Solutions, TIBCO, Virtual Access
Networks, Visa, Wavo, webMethods, Whitehill Technologies, Xerox, XML
Global, XMLSolutions and XyEnterprise.

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