The key players behind ebXML are the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business, the technical and e-business group responsible for developing and promoting global business processes and tools,
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), the international, nonprofit consortium of technology companies formed to promote open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications based on standards such as XML and Standard Generalized Markup Language.
The first phase of the ebXML initiative, having met its 18-month deadline in May 2001, has received wide industry support.
RosettaNet, a consortium of more than 400 companies in information technology, electronics, and semiconductor manufacturing, plans to integrate the ebXML Messaging Services Specification into future releases of its XML-based B2B initiative.
Two Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) standards groups—the Accredited Standards Committee X12 and the United Nations Directories for Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport Working Group —have announced support for the ebXML effort to establish a set of core components for global business-process integration.
The Global Commerce Initiative, representing manufacturers and retailers, has selected ebXML as the basis for its trading exchanges and B2B communications.
The Open Applications Group Inc. has announced that it will incorporate the ebXML specifications into more than 180 business transaction standards it now supports.
Other industry groups that have embraced ebXML include the Automotive Industry Action Group, Health Level Seven, and the Open Travel Alliance.
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