Requirements for Integrated Solutions XML Platform for Business

Requirements for Integrated Solutions XML: Platform for Business Applications AFEI Phoenix, AZ September 12, 2001 Dale Waldt Program Development, OASIS Director, a. Xtive Minds

“ The brunt of XML's Web impact will be on restructuring the economics of Webbased transactions Rita Knox, Gartner Group ”

“ Zero Latency is the killer app for XML Ray Schulte, Gartner Group ”

“ No Microsoftware product will remain untouched by XML Peter Plamondon Mgr. Developer Relations, Microsoft ”

Simple Example of XML Usage • e. g. , Describe a customer <customer-details id="Ac. Pharm 39156"> <name>Acme Pharmaceuticals Co. </name> <address country="US"> <street>7301 Smokey Road</street> <city>Smallville</city> <state>Indiana</state> <postal>94571</postal> </address> </customer-details>

A Basic XML Processing Model XML Data XML DTD / Schema Public DTDs / Schemas XML/XSLT Processor XSLT Style Sheet Transformation XSL-FO Format Spec Rendering Engine or Browser XTM Topic Map

Uses of XML • Specify data designed to solve specific problems – Database schemas – Object interfaces – Workflow and forms routing – Transactions – Multimedia – Application interoperability

XML System Architecture PRIORITY 2 V E R T I C A L V E R T I C A L HORIZONTAL & WEB SERVICES PROCESS/CORE COMPONENTS MESSAGING FOUNDATION (e. g. , XML) CORE (e. g. , IETF) V E R T I C A L

Industry-Standard Specifications for Interoperability • Often described as VOCABULARIES • Members of industry collaborate on core components and business process models • Countless initiatives currently underway…

Current XML Initiatives (A-D only; see XML. ORG for a complete list) • Accounting • Communication • Advertising • Communications: Internet • Architecture and Construction • Communications: Wireless • Astronomy and Space • Content Management • Automotive • Content Syndication • Aviation and Aerospace • Banking • Customer Relationship Management • Biblical Scholarship • Customs • Bibliographies • Data Mining • Business Strategy/Business Intelligence • Defense Aerospace • Catalogs • Directory Services • etc.

XML & Common Business Processes • Financial Reporting & Transactions (Fp. ML, XBRL, swift. ML, eb. XML, et al) • Human Resources (HR-XML) • Information (News. ML, Legal. XML, et al) • Purchasing Management (NAPM-USA) • Insurance (ACORD) • Contracts Management (Common. Accord) • Advertising and Media (ad. XML) • Electronic Commerce (CBL, eb. XML, et al) • Energy Trading and Consumption (ESTG) • Knowledge on the Web (Kno. W) • Travel (OTA) • Customer Profiling (CPExchange) • Information Content Exchange (ICE) • Rights Information (PRISM) Etc.

Some Financial Applications of XML • • • Fp. ML [do] XBRL [view] MDDL [view] ISO 15022 [view, do] swift. ML [view, do] FIXML [do] IRML [view] RIXML [view] Fin. XML [do] News. ML [view] Markets. ML [view, do] eb. XML [do]

What Could Go Wrong? • Too many initiatives • Too few experts • Incompatible industry vocabularies • Ill-conceived vocabularies • Vendor-proprietary implementations or extensions

Common Types of XML Applications • Publishing Repository • Web Content Delivery • Vertical Industry Interchange • Application Configuration • E-Commerce Systems • Software Interoperability / Integration

Sample 1: XML Publishing Process Print Transform XML Editing & Update Data Capture XML Data Management Data Creation XML Repository XML Product Staging Web Transform Interchange Transform

Sample 2: Software Configuration

Software Configuration <? xml version='1. 0'? > <CHOOSECATEGORY DATE='7/3/01 1: 40: 07 PM'> <CATEGORY NAME='PRODUCT CATEGORIES'> <URL></URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Apparel and Accessories"> <CATEGORY NAME="General"> <URL>http: //www. echoclick. com/ratings/Apparel_and_Accessories/General. html</URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Children's"> <CATEGORY NAME="Baby"> <URL>http: //www. echoclick. com/ratings/Apparel_and_Accessories/Children's/Baby. html</URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Kids and Teens"> <URL>http: //www. echoclick. com/ratings/Apparel_and_Accessories/Children's/Kids_and_Teens. html</URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="Automobiles"> <CATEGORY NAME="General"> <URL>http: //www. echoclick. com/ratings/Automobiles/General. html</URL> </CATEGORY> <CATEGORY NAME="New"> <CATEGORY NAME="Cars">

Sample 3: e-Business • EDI Penetration Fortune 1000 SMEs 95% 2% Using EDI Capable

Electronic business today • Limited to large organizations • Expensive technology with high cost-ofentry • Industry-specific XML initiatives underway. . . • But little consensus on common requirements • Results: incompatibility, reinvention, segregated pockets of communication

Enter eb. XML • Global project to standardize the exchange of electronic business data • Objective: facilitate global trade by developing an infrastructure for electronic business based on public, proven XML standards • Results: compatibility, efficiency, true communication • Sponsored by OASIS and the United Nations/CEFACT • Supported by hundreds of industry consortia, standards bodies and companies from around the world

Electronic Business Infrastructure V E R T I C A L V E R T I C A L HORIZONTAL & WEB SERVICES PROCESS/CORE COMPONENTS MESSAGING FOUNDATION (e. g. , XML) CORE (e. g. , IETF)

Joint Development of eb. XML UN/CEFACT OASIS • United Nations Centre for Facilitation of procedures and practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport • Sets worldwide policy and technical development in trade facilitation and electronic business • Developed international EDI standard, UN/EDIFACT • One of only four international bodies able to set de jure standards • Independent, not-for-profit • Industry-standard specifications for interoperability • Technical work on Conformance, CIQ, Security Services, Reg/Rep • Home of XML. ORG and The XML Cover Pages • 250+ members: platform vendors; new economy; vertical industries; individuals

Requirements • Developed for final solution, not just framework • Example areas addressed: – Conducting business electronically – Globalization – Useability/Interoperability – Security, legal, digital signatures

eb. XML Goals • Lower the cost and complexity of electronic business • Facilitate global trade • Put SMEs and developing nations in the picture • Complement and extend current EC/EDI investment • Expand electronic business to new and existing trading partners • Converge current and emerging XML efforts

eb. XML Organization Executive Committee 2 OASIS Members 2 UN/CEFACT Members Steering Committee Ex. C + PT Leads Requirements Business Process Trading Partner Technical Architecture Registry/ Repository Core Components Quality Review Proof of Concept Transport, Routing & Packaging Marketing, Awareness & Education

Ongoing Maintenance of eb. XML • Ratified in Vienna, Austria in May 2001 • UN-CEFACT Technical Committee created to support and maintain eb. XML application on an ongoing basis. • First meeting scheduled for July 2001 • to join or get more information go to: www. ebxml-open. org

OASIS & Interoperability Standards The international presence of OASIS, especially the expertise and resources that its members bring, is very significant and accelerates global development efforts such as eb. XML “ ” Ray Walker, United Nations/CEFACT

OASIS & Interoperability Standards “ Developers of XML vocabularies and schemas look to OASIS as a central community resource that is open and objective. Lon Pilot HR-XML. ORG ”

OASIS Overview • OASIS is a member consortium dedicated to building systems interoperability specifications • We focus on industry applications of structured information standards, such as SGML, XML and CGM. • Members of OASIS are providers, users and specialists of standards-based technologies and include organizations, individuals and industry groups. • International, Not-for-profit, Open, Independent • Successful through industry-wide collaboration

OASIS Value • Comprehension of and Support for the Standards Process – OASIS experts charter the course to rapid development and adoption • Democratic Process including an Elected Board of Directors and comprehensive Intellectual Property and Anti-Trust Policies – Work is guaranteed to be representative of the industry as a whole, not any one vendor’s view • Global Visibility and Critical Partnerships – OASIS draws participation from around the world and aggressively promotes the work – to ensure viability and adoption

For More Information • Patrick Gannon CEO, OASIS +1 978 667 5115 partick. gannon@oasis-open. org http: //www. oasis-open. org • Dale Waldt Program Development, OASIS Director, a. Xtive Minds +1 716 703 8440 dale. waldt@oasis-open. org