WSDL-based vs ebXML -based specification of B2B protocols

[Jean-Jacques Dubray <jeanjadu@Attachmate.com>]

Gerhard Kramler from the Business Informatics Group of the Vienna University of Technology has published an excellent comparison between WS and ebXML based approaches for B2B.

 

More importantly, his group has defined a framework for such comparison, independent of specific technologies.

 

http://www.big.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2003/1103-slides.pdf

 

Conclusions:

• Framework proved useful for classifying concepts
•     A more elaborate reference model is needed to derive concrete requirements
• WSDL and ebXML are not interoperable
•   Conceptual and operational differences
•   Difference in level of abstraction: ebXML concepts could be translated to a WSDL-based     implementation while loosing
•      operational ebXML compatibility
• If your interactions fit the ebXML interaction types, then the ebXML-based approach is certainly favourable (leaving aside product and market considerations)

I think this presentation gives us a lot of avenues to explore for our work.

 

I have extended an invitation to Gerhard and his group to participate in the ebBP work.

 

Happy holidays to everyone,

Jean-Jacques Dubray
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