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Dave Sommer VP E-Commerce, CompTIA Vice-Chair CEN/ISSS eBIF. Topics . eBIF Vision, Mission, Objectives Scope of work Membership What is Interoperability? ‘Who is Who’ in eBusiness Standardization. Vision.
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Dave Sommer VP E-Commerce, CompTIA Vice-Chair CEN/ISSS eBIF
Topics • eBIF • Vision, Mission, Objectives • Scope of work • Membership • What is Interoperability? • ‘Who is Who’ in eBusiness Standardization
Vision Solving interoperability issues is the single most important step to the fulfilment of the potential of electronic business. • The market is confused • Disappointments after the Hype • A jungle of standards initiatives (XML) in different directions • Technology vendors are pushing • End-users are bewildered
Mission eBIF should serve as the European platform for the consideration of interoperability solutions relating to eBusiness, and make strategic recommendations concerning standardization activities required to achieve this. • Defining the landscape • Set the direction • Recommend actions • Spread the word
Objectives • Improve awareness of interoperability issues • Broadly-based vision • Open Standards for eBusiness • Overview of eBusiness standards • Roadmap • Recommendations on future standards • Overview of CEN/ISSS activities • Liaison with European research projects
Scope of Work • Strategic, global, high level • No actual standardization work • Focus on the commonalities • Provide a consistent message • To the user community • Supported by a wide range of organizations • eEurope Action Plan • Provide input on interoperability
Membership • Open to all interested parties • De facto Members • CEN Members • Chairs of CEN/ISSS Workshops & Committees • European Commission • Standards-developing organizations • Vendors & Users
Adobe systems Afnet (WS/ePRO) AIDIMA ANEC Bolero Association Limited British Standards Institution CEN/ISSS Centrale für Coorganisation mbH CCI of Romania CIDX/SOLVAY CompTIA Danish Standards DIN Dr. Otto Mueller Consulting EAN International eBES ECBS ECP.NL ISO/IEC-JTC1 SC32/WG1 EICTA ENEA (WS/Textile) Estonian Informatics Centre EUROFER European Commission - DG INFSO European Commission DG ENTR Fraunhofer IAO IC Focus Icelandic Consortium, ETeB Icelandic Standards (IST) Infoterm (WS/eCAT) Interpay Nederland BV IQ-Data GmbH LAWFIRM (WS/eInvoice) LISI/ENSMA Microsoft MKEnterprise NEN NORMAPME NorStella OASIS Platte Consult RosettaNet Saphor GmbH (CDSG) SeemSeed SINTEF Société AKELA S.A. STMicroelectronics Technical University of Aachen Technical University of Opole TIEKE Uninova Union Intl des Chemins de Fer US Mission to the European Union WIRILE
What is Interoperability? • Business Interoperability • Business-to-Business • Semantics • EDI • Technical Interoperability • Application-to-Application • Architecture • XML
Interoperability Requires • Synchronised business processes • Compatible technical standards • Common framework • Trusted, secure environment • Data alignment • Classification
Who is Who in eBizz • That is the $1.000.000 question! • MoU ISO/IEC/UN-ECE/ITU • Co-signed by many organizations • Results unclear • UN/CEFACT • New structure • Focus on ebXML • OASIS partnership restored
Conclusions • Interoperability is a complex issue • A lot of work is ahead to provide clarity • Describing the landscape • Provide direction in the Roadmap • Focus is on the commonalities • Promotion & Awareness are key • eBIF is off to a good start • Join eBIF – we need your support!
Contact Info CEN/ISSS eBIF Secretariat: Barbara.Gatti@CENorm.be Chairman: Dick.Raman@TIEglobal.com Vice-Chairs: DSommer@CompTIA.org F.Posthumus@normapme.com eBIF web site: http://www.cenorm.be/ISSS/eBIF