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Requirements for Integrated Solutions XML: Platform for Business Applications

Requirements for Integrated Solutions XML: Platform for Business Applications. AFEI Phoenix, AZ September 12, 2001 Dale Waldt Program Development, OASIS Director, aXtive Minds. The brunt of XML's Web impact will be on restructuring the economics of Web-based transactions

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Requirements for Integrated Solutions XML: Platform for Business Applications

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  1. Requirements for Integrated SolutionsXML: Platform for Business Applications AFEI Phoenix, AZ September 12, 2001 Dale Waldt Program Development, OASIS Director, aXtive Minds

  2. The brunt of XML's Web impact will be on restructuring the economics of Web-based transactions Rita Knox, Gartner Group “ ”

  3. Zero Latency is the killer app for XML Ray Schulte, Gartner Group “ ”

  4. No Microsoft software product will remain untouched by XML Peter PlamondonMgr. Developer Relations, Microsoft “ ”

  5. Simple Example of XML Usage • e.g., Describe a customer <customer-details id="AcPharm39156"> <name>Acme Pharmaceuticals Co.</name> <address country="US"> <street>7301 Smokey Road</street> <city>Smallville</city> <state>Indiana</state> <postal>94571</postal> </address> </customer-details>

  6. A Basic XML Processing Model XML Data XML/XSLT Processor Rendering Engine or Browser XML DTD / Schema XSLT Style Sheet Transformation XSL-FO Format Spec XTM Topic Map Public DTDs / Schemas

  7. Uses of XML • Specify data designed to solve specific problems • Database schemas • Object interfaces • Workflow and forms routing • Transactions • Multimedia • Application interoperability

  8. XML System Architecture VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L PRIORITY 2 HORIZONTAL & WEB SERVICES PROCESS/CORE COMPONENTS MESSAGING FOUNDATION (e.g., XML) CORE (e.g., IETF)

  9. Industry-Standard Specifications for Interoperability • Often described as VOCABULARIES • Members of industry collaborate on core components and business process models • Countless initiatives currently underway…

  10. Accounting Advertising Architecture and Construction Astronomy and Space Automotive Aviation and Aerospace Banking Biblical Scholarship Bibliographies Business Strategy/Business Intelligence Catalogs Communication Communications: Internet Communications: Wireless Content Management Content Syndication Customer Relationship Management Customs Data Mining Defense Aerospace Directory Services etc. Current XML Initiatives (A-D only; see XML.ORG for a complete list)

  11. XML & Common Business Processes • Financial Reporting & Transactions (FpML, XBRL, swiftML, ebXML, et al) • Human Resources (HR-XML) • Information (NewsML, LegalXML, et al) • Purchasing Management (NAPM-USA) • Insurance (ACORD) • Contracts Management (CommonAccord) • Advertising and Media (adXML) • Electronic Commerce (CBL, ebXML, et al) • Energy Trading and Consumption (ESTG) • Knowledge on the Web (KnoW) • Travel (OTA) • Customer Profiling (CPExchange) • Information Content Exchange (ICE) • Rights Information (PRISM) Etc.

  12. FpML [do] XBRL [view] MDDL [view] ISO 15022 [view, do] swiftML [view, do] FIXML [do] IRML [view] RIXML [view] FinXML [do] NewsML [view] MarketsML [view, do] ebXML [do] Some Financial Applications of XML

  13. What Could Go Wrong? • Too many initiatives • Too few experts • Incompatible industry vocabularies • Ill-conceived vocabularies • Vendor-proprietary implementations or extensions

  14. Common Types of XML Applications • Publishing Repository • Web Content Delivery • Vertical Industry Interchange • Application Configuration • E-Commerce Systems • Software Interoperability / Integration

  15. Sample 1: XML Publishing Process Print Transform XML Editing & Update Data Capture XML Data Management XML Product Staging Web Transform Data Creation XML Repository Interchange Transform

  16. Sample 2: Software Configuration

  17. Software Configuration <?xml version='1.0'?> <CHOOSECATEGORY DATE='7/3/01 1:40:07 PM'> <CATEGORY NAME='PRODUCT CATEGORIES'> <URL></URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Apparel and Accessories"> <CATEGORY NAME="General"> <URL>http://www.echoclick.com/ratings/Apparel_and_Accessories/General.html</URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Children's"> <CATEGORY NAME="Baby"> <URL>http://www.echoclick.com/ratings/Apparel_and_Accessories/Children's/Baby.html</URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Kids and Teens"> <URL>http://www.echoclick.com/ratings/Apparel_and_Accessories/Children's/Kids_and_Teens.html</URL> </CATEGORY> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Automobiles"> <CATEGORY NAME="General"> <URL>http://www.echoclick.com/ratings/Automobiles/General.html</URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="New"> <CATEGORY NAME="Cars">

  18. EDI Penetration Sample 3: e-Business Using EDI EDI Capable Fortune 1000 SMEs 95% 2%

  19. Electronic business today • Limited to large organizations • Expensive technology with high cost-of-entry • Industry-specific XML initiatives underway... • But little consensus on common requirements • Results: incompatibility, reinvention, segregated pockets of communication

  20. Enter ebXML • Global project to standardize the exchange of electronic business data • Objective: facilitate global trade by developing an infrastructure for electronic business based on public, proven XML standards • Results: compatibility, efficiency, true communication • Sponsored by OASIS and the United Nations/CEFACT • Supported by hundreds of industry consortia, standards bodies and companies from around the world

  21. Electronic Business Infrastructure VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L VE R T I C A L HORIZONTAL & WEB SERVICES PROCESS/CORE COMPONENTS MESSAGING FOUNDATION (e.g., XML) CORE (e.g., IETF)

  22. UN/CEFACT United Nations Centre for Facilitation of procedures and practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport Sets worldwide policy and technical development in trade facilitation and electronic business Developed international EDI standard, UN/EDIFACT One of only four international bodies able to set de jure standards OASIS Independent, not-for-profit Industry-standard specifications for interoperability Technical work on Conformance, CIQ, Security Services, Reg/Rep Home of XML.ORG and The XML Cover Pages 250+ members: platform vendors; new economy; vertical industries; individuals Joint Development of ebXML

  23. Requirements • Developed for final solution, not just framework • Example areas addressed: • Conducting business electronically • Globalization • Useability/Interoperability • Security, legal, digital signatures

  24. ebXML Goals • Lower the cost and complexity of electronic business • Facilitate global trade • Put SMEs and developing nations in the picture • Complement and extend current EC/EDI investment • Expand electronic business to new and existing trading partners • Converge current and emerging XML efforts

  25. ebXML Organization Steering Committee ExC + PT Leads Executive Committee 2 OASIS Members 2 UN/CEFACT Members Requirements BusinessProcess TradingPartner TechnicalArchitecture Registry/Repository CoreComponents QualityReview Proof ofConcept Transport, Routing & Packaging Marketing, Awareness & Education

  26. Ongoing Maintenance of ebXML • Ratified in Vienna, Austria in May 2001 • UN-CEFACT Technical Committee created to support and maintain ebXML application on an ongoing basis. • First meeting scheduled for July 2001 • to join or get more information go to: www.ebxml-open.org

  27. OASIS & Interoperability Standards “ ” The international presence of OASIS, especially the expertise and resources that its members bring, is very significant and accelerates global development efforts such as ebXML Ray Walker, United Nations/CEFACT

  28. OASIS & Interoperability Standards “ ” Developers of XML vocabularies and schemas look to OASIS as a central community resource that is open and objective. Lon Pilot HR-XML.ORG

  29. OASIS Overview • OASIS is a member consortium dedicated to building systems interoperability specifications • We focus on industry applications of structured information standards, such as SGML, XML and CGM. • Members of OASIS are providers, users and specialists of standards-based technologies and include organizations, individuals and industry groups. • International, Not-for-profit, Open, Independent • Successful through industry-wide collaboration

  30. OASIS Value • Comprehension of and Support for the Standards Process • OASIS experts charter the course to rapid development and adoption • Democratic Process including an Elected Board of Directors and comprehensive Intellectual Property and Anti-Trust Policies • Work is guaranteed to be representative of the industry as a whole, not any one vendor’s view • Global Visibility and Critical Partnerships • OASIS draws participation from around the world and aggressively promotes the work – to ensure viability and adoption

  31. For More Information • Patrick GannonCEO, OASIS+1 978 667 5115partick.gannon@oasis-open.orghttp://www.oasis-open.org • Dale Waldt Program Development, OASIS Director, aXtive Minds +1 716 703 8440 dale.waldt@oasis-open.org

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