Re: [ebsoa] Blurb about ebSOA Work (For Interview)

["David RR Webber" <david@drrw.info>]

Joe,

Gosh!  One wonders how a consulting company can have an opinion, eh?!?

I thought that was against corporate policy and by-laws.... ; -)

Just remember only the Queen is allowed to use the Royal "we" - as
in "we cannot remember the last time we enjoyed ourselves so much
as being here tonight".

DW.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>
To: "Schuldt Ron L" <ron.l.schuldt@lmco.com>
Cc: "Duane Nickull" <dnickull@adobe.com>; "ebSOA"
<ebsoa@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 1:14 PM
Subject: Re: [ebsoa] Blurb about ebSOA Work (For Interview)


> Thanks Ron - the only caveat on top of that is that, according to my
> firm's policy, anytime I speak to the press I am never expressing my
> personal opinion. I am always expressing the opinion of my firm (which
> keeps me on my toes!).
>
> Joe
>
> "Schuldt, Ron L" wrote:
> >
> > Although I like David's words, I concur with Duane's suggestion. At this
> > stage anything other than a paraphrase of the words lifted from the
> > charter would require a caveat - such as "this is a personal opinion."
> > And how many times have journalists ignored personal opinion caveats.
> >
> > My 2 cents
> >
> > Ron Schuldt
> > Senior Staff Systems Architect
> > Lockheed Martin Enterprise Information Systems
> > 11757 W. Ken Caryl Ave.
> > #F521 Mail Point DC5694
> > Littleton, CO 80127
> > 303-977-1414
> > ron.l.schuldt@lmco.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Duane Nickull [mailto:dnickull@adobe.com]
> > Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 10:13 AM
> > To: Chiusano Joseph
> > Cc: ebSOA
> > Subject: Re: [ebsoa] Blurb about ebSOA Work (For Interview)
> >
> > Joseph:
> >
> > I would suggest lifting a sentence or two from our charter document for
> > the interview.  It captures the intent perfectly.  Since we have had no
> > formal meetings since the announcement, we cannot tweak it since that
> > may not be reflective of the groups consensus.
> >
> > How about:
> >
> > "The TC is focused on building a modern Service Oriented, Event Driven
> > Architecture specifically applying the web service paradigm to the arena
> >
> > of global electronic business.  The TC's output will be to reflect
> > advances in convergence between web services and ebXML stacks and
> > capture that output in a revision to the ebXML Technical Architecture."
> >
> >  From our Charter:
> >
> > "The TC will:
> > -- Assess the subsequent and related works noted herein and the
> > implementation experience of the existing ebXML and Web Services
> > specifications.
> >
> > -- Update the descriptive and normative statements of existing ebXML and
> >
> > Web Services specifications in an updated Technical Architecture
> > document(s) to reflect the subsequent approved versions, and the other
> > developments and implementation experiences described here.
> >
> > -- Assess the implement ability and inter operability of the multiple
> > ebXML and Web Services specifications,  provide comments and suggestions
> >
> > to the TCs managing the individual specifications, and identify gaps or
> > future work (if any) needed or desirable for useful complete
> > implementations.
> >
> > -- Assess the implement ability and interoperability of other relevant
> > approved e-business and web services standards with one or more existing
> >
> > ebXML specifications, provide comments and suggestions (if any) to the
> > TCs and other panels managing the relevant individual specifications,
> > and (if the TC elects) provide non-normative examples or suggestions for
> >
> > useful combinations and extensions of the various specifications.
> >
> > -- Adhere to the requirements of the ebXML Requirements Specification
> > [v1.06] and/or later revisions.
> >
> > -- Provide an opportunity for each TC that manages an individual ebXML
> > and/or Web Service(s) specifications to comment on and correct any
> > descriptions or characterizations of those specifications before they
> > are incorporated into any work approved by this TC.
> >
> > -- Not publish normative public guidance about an existing ebXML
> > specification that contradicts the approved text.  Suggestions for
> > change or extension should be welcome and recorded, but expressed in a
> > manner that does not undermine the approved specifications as the
> > primary source of ebXML technical guidance."
> >
> > Duane
> >
> > Chiusano Joseph wrote:
> >
> > >All,
> > >
> > >I am being interviewed by GCN (Government Computer News) next Wed. for
> > a
> > >dedicated Q&A session on Web Services standards. The article will have
> > a
> > >circulation of about 100,000 subscribers, plus the online audience.
> > >
> > >I would like, if the opportunity areas during the interview, to include
> > >a blurb about the work that our TC will be doing. So I ask: If you
> > could
> > >feed a reporter one or 2 sentences about this work, what would they be?
> > >
> > >Thanks in advance!
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Senior Standards Strategist
> > Adobe Systems, Inc.
> > http://www.adobe.com
>
> -- 
> Kind Regards,
> Joseph Chiusano
> Associate
> Booz | Allen | Hamilton
>