From the Back Cover
Your in-depth guide to understanding how ebXML can affect your company's business.
ebXML, the new global standard for Internet-based B2B electronic commerce, is being embraced worldwide. In this book, two recognized OASIS experts present an authoritative guide for understanding and applying ebXML to today's hyper-competitive, hyper-dynamic global electronic marketplace. Packed with real-world implementation examples, this book synthesizes key topics surrounding ebXML. The authors examine ebXML history, its relationship to and co-existence with legacy EDI, complementary Web Services technologies, and next-generation B2B electronic commerce requirements that drive the need for ebXML as a standards-based, shared e-commerce infrastructure framework. You benefit from a powerful blend of e-business insight, representative deployment scenarios, an architectural overview, and dozens of practical recommendations that can help you make informed decisions about purchasing and implementing e-business software solutions.
You will learn how to:
* Apply ebXML concepts and avoid the pitfalls
* Understand the role of ebXML in global business
* Validate, format, and process XML
* Appreciate the relationship between XML and EDI
* Understand the ebXML framework and other e-business frameworks
* Implement B2B e-commerce with ebXML
* Analyze the future of ebXML
"With the authors' technical insight into the intricacies of the ebXML specifications, they provide a very accurate and factual view of the various specifications and their functional components."
- Patrick Gannon, President and CEO, OASIS
About the Author
Brian K. Gibb is Director of Standards and Applied Tech-nology for Sterling Commerce, a leader in e-commerce solutions. He is vice chair of the ebXML Messaging Services Technical Committee of OASIS and a frequent e-commerce speaker.
Suresh Damodaran, Ph.D., is a senior software architect for Sterling Commerce and is a contributor and reviewer of ebXML specifications. His background includes OO technology and distributed tools and programming for high-performance systems with Hewlett Packard Co. and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
