ebXML: Concepts and Application

* Shows readers how to make informed decisions about purchasing third party ebXML solutions or implementing their own software.

* Provides an in-depth understanding of the value and use of ebXML.

* Includes valuable information on how ebXML fits in with the overall B2B domain and related initiatives.

* Offers pointers and insight into the technologies and toolkits required to implement ebXML systems.

* Presents implementation examples based on real-world implementations of ebXML systems for Fortune 500 companies.

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

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.