David, et al.
Many thanks for the kind words. When you have a good story to tell like
ebXML, it almost writes itself. An important part of the story was the
involvement of 2,000 people from 30 countries on all inhabited continents
(none from Antarctica ... have to work on that), who contributed time and
effort to make ebXML happen. It incorporated the ideas of open standards
and a worldwide community, with the vision of Klaus-Dieter Naujok and
leadership from OASIS and UN/CEFACT.
We devoted one of the book's chapters to predecessors of ebXML that
contributed ideas to the specifications, and some of the key ideas in the
ebXML documents came out of the early work of the XML/edi Group. We often
forget that XML was originally designed as a simplified form of SGML,
itself a standard for electronic publishing. The discussions and documents
generated by this list helped define the requirements and important
components of a workable e-business architecture in which XML could play a
role. Visit the XML/edi Group's site (http://www.xmledi-group.org/) and you
can see for yourself the parallels between ebXML and the group's
work. Best regards.
Alan Kotok
Editor, < E-Business*Standards*Today />
http://www.disa.org/dailywire/
Data Interchange Standards Association
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At 06:27 PM 9/4/01 -0400, David RR Webber - XMLGlobal wrote:
>Alan and I have put our best effort into producing a
>solid text that can do justice to all the tremendous
>amount of hardwork that has gone into ebXML todate,
>and bringing that work to the decision makers that
>most now determine its forward mommentum.
>
>I must especially thank Alan for making this
>project a joy to work on and for his impeccable
>professional and balanced approach to the whole
>project.
>
>We have provided a tool here to help everyone
>involved in ebXML now step the vision forward.
>
>I hope you find it useful and helpful in
>furthering the understanding of eBusiness and
>its applicability to the real world.
>
>Together we can all succeed in our own
>small ways to improving the human condition.
>
>Thanks, DW.
>
> http://www.ebxmlbook.com
>
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>Date: 9/4/2001 4:48 PM
>
>RE: XML Global's V-P Co-Authors Landmark ebXML Book
>
>
>
>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
>* * * * * * * * * * Press Release * * * * * * * * *
>
>XML Global's Vice President of Business Development Co-Authors
>Groundbreaking Book on ebXML
>
>Vancouver, B.C., September 4th, 2001 - XML Global Technologies, Inc. (OTC
>BB: XMLG), an XML middleware company, announced today that David Webber, XML
>Global's Vice President of Business Development, and Alan Kotok, an
>independent Washington, D.C. based writer on technology, business, and
>public policy have co-authored a landmark book which is now available for
>sale in bookstores and over the web.
>
>ebXML: The New Global Standard for Doing Business On the Internet is a new
>book and the first to tackle and explain the importance the ebXML
>(electronic business XML) standards designed to expand the use of electronic
>business throughout the world. Global e-Business is projected to be in the
>trillions of dollars by the year 2004 and electronic business standards will
>play an increasingly important role in this growth. The book describes in
>plain and concise business terms how and why ebXML can make global
>e-Business a reality for companies of all sizes.
>
>"ebXML will change the way companies worldwide do business," says Peter
>Shandro, President and CEO of XML Global Technologies, Inc., a leader in the
>implementation of ebXML. "This book explains in simple business terms how
>businesses, large and small, local and international, can profit from ebXML.
>Our company," continued Shandro, "is firmly committed to ebXML and has
>already incorporated the approved ebXML specifications into our Registry and
>GoXML� software products, allowing companies to jumpstart their ebXML
>adoption".
>
>"This book dramatizes the importance of open standards in e-Business," says
>Jerry Connors, president of Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA).
>"The ebXML framework helps e-Business systems work in any industry,
>anywhere."
>
>In the book, Kotok and Webber present an executive overview of ebXML,
>including practical applications of the specifications, followed by a more
>detailed discussion for line managers and analysts. Readers can get updates
>on new developments in ebXML and e-Business in general at a special Web site
>for the book: http://www.ebxmlbook.com Published by New Riders Publishing
>(ISBN: 0735711178, 384 pages, $US 34.99) the book is available in bookstores
>and over the Web.
>
>About XML Global Technologies, Inc.
>XML Global Technologies, Inc. is an XML middleware company focused on
>providing a methodical approach to the adoption of XML-based solutions. The
>Company's GoXML� product line provides a family of three complementary
>solutions based around a patented XML-centric data transformation system:
>� Foundation provides a potent combination of automated business
>transaction
>transformation and detection driven with XML rule templates. Storage is
>provided directly to a native XML database system, complimented with robust
>support for legacy interchange format and sources such as EDI, and backed
>with an extensive library of business system adapters.
>� EBIX� server extends the Foundation product with additional workflow
>control and a multitude of direct connectors to back-end legacy systems.
>� Central broadens these capabilities by providing interchange
>solutions in
>Web service environments based on ebXML semantic registry and UDDI directory
>services registries.
>The company is an active member of the ebXML, UDDI, OAG, and OASIS standards
>initiatives. Founded in May 1999, XML Global has its U.S. headquarters in
>New York City, and a research and development office in Vancouver, B.C. To
>learn more please visit www.xmlglobal.com.
>
>About the authors
>David R.R. Webber is Vice-President for Business Development for XML Global
>Technologies, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is a cofounder of the XML/edi
>Group and an acknowledged authority on XML. Webber lectures frequently in
>the U.S., Europe, and Asia, has more than 20 years' experience implementing
>business systems in a broad spectrum of industries, and is a U.S. patent
>holder for advanced EDI software technologies.
>Alan Kotok is a Washington, DC reporter and writer on technology, business,
>and public policy, editor of E-Business Standards Today, published by Data
>Interchange Standards Association (DISA) and U.S. Techno-Politics on
>Suite101.com. Kotok joined DISA in October 1999 as standards manager for the
>OpenTravel Alliance and currently serves as DISA's Director of Technical
>Development. He served previously with Graphic Communications Association as
>V.P. for Electronic Business and 15 years with U.S. Information Agency.
>
>About DISA
>The Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA) is home for the Accredited
>Standards Committee (ASC) X12 and industry groups developing cross-industry
>e-business standards that provide the foundation enabling individuals and
>organizations to participate in global e-business. Driving an array of
>e-business initiatives, DISA provides technical and administrative support
>to its affiliated organizations. ASC X12 serves as the entry point for the
>United States into the United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for
>Administration, Commerce and Transport (UN/EDIFACT), an international
>standard relating to the exchange of trade goods and services. To learn more
>about DISA, visit www.disa.org or call +1 703-548-7005.
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