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freebXML
Website Launched to Host 'free' ebXML Development
Projects
Hong
Kong, Peoples Republic of China - September
13, 2002 - The Steering Committee of freebXML
is pleased to announce today the launch
of a new initiative that aims to foster the
development and adoption of ebXML and related technologies.
Pronounced as "Free b X M L" freebXML
is an international effort comprising of founding members
from technology firms, government organizations,
standardization bodies, and academic institutions.
Representatives include Cyclone Commerce
(USA), Kasetsart University (Thailand), Korea
Institute for Electronic Commerce (Korea), Sterling
Commerce (USA), Sun Microsystems (USA), Sybase
(USA), XML Global (Canada), and the University
of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China). www.freebXML.org
is sponsored and hosted by the Center for E-Commerce
Infrastructure Development (CECID) and Department
of Computer Science & Information Systems
of HKU.
The
mission of freebXML
is to provide a centralized Website (URL:
http://www.freebxml.org)
for ebXML users and developers from around the
world to access and share 'free' ebXML code
and applications. Users and developers can also
exchange their ebXML development and deployment
experience at www.freebXML.org.
Some
features of www.freebxml.org
include 'open source' projects for download,
deployment or use cases of ebXML technology,
a list of ebXML vendor products, latest news
on freebXML, and discussion forums for developers
and users. Access to www.freebxml.org
is free of charge and open to all individuals
and organizations interested in ebXML; no memberships
are required.
Initially,
two 'open-source' projects are available for
download: Hermes
and ebxmlrr. Hermes is a Message
Service Handler (MSH) implementation of OASIS'
ebXML Message Service V2 Standard. ebxmlrr is
an implementation of the ebXML Registry/Repository V2 Standard.
Donated to the ebXML development community by
CECID, Hermes is released under the Academic Free License.ebxmlrr, hosted at Source Forge, is
an international collaboration with developers
from around the world based on the initial code
donation by Sun Microsystems Inc.
The ebxmlrr project is released under an Apache style open source license
that permits royalty free use of the source
and binaries.
freebXML.org
Founding and Steering Committee Members:
The
Steering Committee of freebXML provides guidance
on technical and promotional direction for the
freebXML initiative. Members include technical
leaders from international technology firms,
government organizations, standardization bodies
and academic institutions.
Chair:
David Cheung, Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development,
The
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Steering Committee Members:
Suresh Damodaran, Sterling Commerce, USA
Jasmine Jang, Korea Institute for Electronic Commerce,
Korea
Somnuk Keretho, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Francis Lau, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Thomas Lee, Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development,
Hong Kong, China
Matthew Mackenzie, XML Global, Canada
Dale Moberg, Cyclone Commerce, USA
Himagiri (Hima) Mukkamala, Sybase, USA
Farrukh Najmi, Sun Microsystems, USA
Nikola Stojanovic, Individual Member, USA
About
CECID (http://www.cecid.hku.hk):
Established in January 2002, the Center for
E-Commerce Infrastructure Development (CECID)
at the University of Hong Kong conducts e-commerce
research and development with the vision of
helping Hong Kong increase its competitiveness
in the international arena. CECID has the missions
to develop e-commerce enabling technologies,
to join important international e-commerce initiatives,
to support e-commerce standardization for Hong
Kong and the Asia Pacific Region, and to transfer
e-commerce technology and skills to the community.
As an OASIS member, CECID is participating in
the standardization projects, such as ebXML
and Universal Business Language
(UBL). CECID also collaborates with a number
of lead technology users in the Asia Pacific
Region on the application of advanced e-commerce
technologies.
About
ebXML (http://www.ebxml.org):
The mission of ebXML is to provide an open XML-based
infrastructure enabling the global use of electronic
business information in an interoperable, secure
and consistent manner by all parties. ebXML
(Electronic Business using Extensible Markup
Language), sponsored by UN/CEFACT
and OASIS,
is a modular suite of specifications that enables
enterprises of any size and in any geographical
location to conduct business over the Internet.
Using ebXML, companies now have a standard method
to exchange business messages, conduct trading
relationships, communicate data in common terms
and define and register business processes.
About
OASIS (http://www.oasis-open.org):
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured
Information Standards) is a not-for-profit,
global consortium that drives the development,
convergence and adoption of e-business standards.
Members themselves set the OASIS technical agenda,
using a lightweight, open process expressly
designed to promote industry consensus and unite
disparate efforts. OASIS produces worldwide
standards for security, Web services, XML conformance,
business transactions, electronic publishing,
topic maps and interoperability within and between
marketplaces.
About
Sun Microsystems (http://www.sun.com
):
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision
-- The Network Is The ComputerTM --
has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of
industrial-strength hardware, software and services
that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide
to dot-com their businesses. With $19.2 billion
in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than
170 countries.
PR
Contacts for Press and Analysts:
Dorris Tai (cwtai@cecid.hku.hk)
Business Manager
Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development
(CECID)
Dept. of Computer Science & Information
Systems
The University of Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2859 2818
Fax: +852 2547 4611
URL: http://www.cecid.hku.hk
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