EbXML Architecture |
Electronic Business using eXtensible Markup Language, commonly known as e-business XML, or ebXML (pronounced ee-bee-ex-em-el) as it is typically referred to as, is a family of XML based standards sponsored by OASIS_(organization) and UN_CEFACT whose mission is to provide an open, XML-based infrastructure that enables the global use of electronic business information in an interoperable, secure and consistent manner by all trading partners.
ebXML was published in 1999 as an initiative of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) and the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). The original project envisioned five layers of data specification, including XML standards for:
ebXML is not itself a standard, rather, it is a container for several key specification standards administered by UN_CEFACT and OASIS_(organization). Key ebXML standards include ebXML_Messaging_Services, ebXML_Registry, ebXML_BPSS and ebXML_CPPA.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved the following four ebXML specifications as the ISO 15000 standard, under the general title, Electronic business eXtensible markup language:
OASIS technical committees retains the responsibility for maintaining and advancing the above specifications.
=See also=
*List of Web service markup languages *Comparison of Web service markup languages *ISO-11179 *Metadata
=External links=
*[http://www.ebxml.org ebXML.org homepage] *[http://www.oasis-open.org OASIS homepage] *[http://www.unece.org/cefact/ UN/CEFACT homepage] *[http://www.oasis-open.org/news/oasis_news_03_29_04.php OASIS News: ISO Approves ebXML OASIS Standards]|
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