Good job Alan. My vote is to go with this.
Ed
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> Simon, et al
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> Good job. Your abstract -- and I assume the presentation it represents --
> touches all the right points. I did a little editing to add a lead sentence,
> break up into paragraphs for easier reading, and use a little more active
> rather than passive voice, but keep your ideas intact. See below; keep or
> toss as you wish. Best regards.
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> Alan Kotok
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> p.s. Internet is a formal name and thus capitalized (or capitalised if you
> prefer ....)
>
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>
> ebXML: The new language of electronic business
>
> The Electronic Business XML or ebXML initiative combines the best of the new
> Web technology with previous experience of electronic transactions, and
> promises to extend the benefits of business data exchange to companies of all
> sizes anywhere in the world.
>
> Over the last 25 years most of the world's larger enterprises have exchanged
> electronic transactions with their customers and suppliers in volumes that
> today are measured in billions of dollars. However, only those organisations
> with the deepest pockets and large support resources could afford the
> development, software, and networks needed to make it work. Now, with the
> availability of the Internet, organisations worldwide and in all sizes are
> looking to do business electronically with each other, in ways which remove
> dependencies on their trading partners and specific technology vendors.
>
> The last year has seen an explosion in initiatives to provide the
> infrastructure that enables small, medium and large organisations to conduct
> business electronically using the Internet. Many of the initiatives share
> common requirements in core infrastructure and to reduce reinvention and the
> risks of incompatibility. In November 1999, the UN CEFACT and OASIS
> organisations came together to form the ebXML initiative to develop a global
> infrastructure for electronic business, based on public, proven standards,
> and being freely open to all. It represents the only global initiative of
> its type in the industry today. As a result it now has the global backing and
> participation of large and small vendors, key industry groups from both the
> EDI and XML worlds, and end-users.
>
> The first phase of this 18-month work is now nearing completion and is
> defining the framework by which all enterprises, irrespective of size,
> location and implementation will interact and do business. This presentation
> provides an insight into the ongoing work of ebXML and will discuss the
> architecture defining the framework and how the specifications for transport,
> business process, registry and repository and core components fit together.
>
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