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Subject: Re: [regrep] Meeting agenda and reminder for ebXML Registry teleconDecember 18th, 2003
Thanks for the thought provoking questions Jeff. I will speak for myself below... Other TC members please share your thoughts. Collins, Jeff wrote: >I guess I would ask the question, how seriously does the ebXML spec wish to tackle the ECM space as an interop standard API? > Very seriously. Today, with version 2.5, I consider it the defining aspect of our specification. Since the earliest humble beginnings of this work I felt that we were defining a standard for managing arbitrary content described by standardized metadata. There was great push then from some to focus only of things *ebXML* such as CPP/A, BPSS, CC etc. but we resisted those pressures and kept a generic, content agnostic specification. It is my sincere hope that, in version 4, we fill critical missing ECM functions such as complete versioning support and evolve to support Semantic Content Management. This would take us to the next level of ECM where meaning is associated with the content and metadata describing the content. Inference is supported during discovery of content. I hope that a year from now I will be able to say: "ebXML Registry is to the Semantic Web what Web Servers were to the Web" In this view, ebXML Registry is the Semantic Web Server in a future world of the Semantic Web and Semantic Web Services. >Is that an important goal? > Very. >If so, why? > ECM is vitally important to every enterprise. ECM to date has focused on intra-enterprise CM. In an increasing connected "Business Web Services" world, the trend is shifting towards the intra-enterprise CM. Content like superman can see through walls and leap over tall buildings as long as there is adequate Access Control and Security checks in place. Many medium and large companies (mine included) have several ECM products within their various departments. Each product may be stellar in its own niche but none interoperates with another. This creates silos of information that leads to lost productivity and creates barriers to seamless communication. This is counter to the "Business Web Services" revolution. These current interoperabilty limitations among ECM products is unsustainable in the long term and customers will soon be demanding that the issue is addressed via standards. >And what specific business problem(s) have you identified or tried to tackle in this arena? > The business problem can be summed up with following examples: -Different departments within a large entity such as a government cannot share content easily unless they standardize on the same ECM product used across the enterprise. -When two business merge they bring different ECM systems that do not allow them to integrate their content. A classic and routine example is when hospitals merge to become one enterprise. -Assymetrical B2B relationships: A large enterprise such as Wallmart or GM wishes to integrate their suppliers more tightly and securely directly into their ECM systems. This is made difficult due to lack of standards. -Symetrical B2B relationships: Business partners have a need to share content in a secure mananer with peer businesses that they partner with. Integration of their ECMs and workflow across them is needed. -Existing B2B solutions are either Client/Server (e.g. SOAP) or P2P (e.g. ebXML Messaging). There are no good many-to-many business collaboration standards available yet. With standardized CM across multiple business and Publish/Subscribe content-based event notification based workflow i can see a many-to-many business collaboration. An example scenario is one of Auctions. >Have these been documented and discussed in detail? > I have not come across this problem being documented anywhere yet. It is based upon my experience and anecdotal evidence from users and customers. -- Regards, Farrukh Content Enable your enterprise with the freebXML Registry: http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net/presentations/freebXMLRegistryBrochure.pdf http://ebxmlrr.sourceforge.net --
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