OASIS and UN/CEFACT to Host ebXML Showcase

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

OASIS and UN/CEFACT to Host ebXML Showcase at XML Europe 2003 in London

Conference Will Highlight ebXML Implementations Around the World

Geneva, Switzerland and Boston, MA, USA; 27 March 2003 -- International
standards bodies, OASIS and UN/CEFACT, will host the ebXML Showcase in
London, 5-6 May 2003. Highlighting the growing use of Electronic
Business XML (ebXML) in a range of industries as well as ebXML's role in
Web services, the two-day event will be held in conjunction with
IDEAlliance's XML Europe 2003 conference.

The ebXML Showcase is designed for developers and business managers
worldwide with an interest in ebXML's modular suite of specifications
for conducting business over the Internet. The event will feature
answers to real-life questions of adopting the UN/CEFACT and OASIS ebXML
standards for exchanging business messages, establishing trading
relationships, communicating data in common terms and defining and
registering business processes. Attendees will also hear about the
business benefits of managing electronic commerce through ebXML from
existing ebXML end users and software suppliers.

Keynote presentations from Paul Murphy of the European Commission,
Patrick Gannon, president and CEO of OASIS, and Ray Walker, chair of the
UN/CEFACT Steering Group, will be featured at the ebXML Showcase. The
program will also include updates from ebXML users in the
telecommunications, shipping, publishing, manufacturing, and e-commerce
industries. Representatives of the United Nations, Fujitsu, NIST,
SeeBeyond, Sun Microsystems, and others will present.

"ebXML adoption around the world has been steadily building, and some of
the most pervasive and exciting applications are being implemented in
Europe," said Patrick Gannon. "The London Showcase will offer industry
organizations and business users
the chance to learn more about planning, integrating, and implementing
various combinations of the ebXML specifications in practical business
scenarios. The program will explore how ebXML is being used to
facilitate Web services with the support of global product vendors and
the backing of major standards-setting bodies."

Ray Walker added, "We are very pleased that the ebXML specifications
will be submitted to the UN/CEFACT plenary immediately following the
ebXML Showcase. This should pave the way for a UN recommendation to
industry, commerce and governments on the use of ebXML."

The ebXML Showcase will feature a presentation by the European ebXML
interoperability pilot project (CEN/ISSS eBES Vendor Forum),
demonstrating interoperable implementations of the ebXML Messaging OASIS
Open Standard in a real-life use case scenario. The demo will employ
e-business integration scenarios from an ebXML application currently
being used within the steel industry.

The ebXML Showcase http://www.xmleurope.com/2003/ebxmlconference.asp
will be open to all XML Europe 2003 conference attendees, as well as to
those who would like to register for the two-day event separately.
Complimentary press passes are available; contact
carol.geyer@oasis-open.org for details.



About ebXML
ebXML (www.ebXML.org), jointly 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. 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. OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org)
is a not-for-profit, global consortium that drives the development,
convergence and adoption of e-business standards.

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