How about this:
The ebXML Registry is a constituent of the Electronic
Business using XML (ebXML) standard, which develops standards and
protocols to support business-to-business (B2B) operations. The ebXML
Registry TC has defined a registry specification, known as ebXML Reg/Rep,
for publishing and discovering shareable content and metadata. The ebXML
Reg/Rep is both a registry and a repository.
Although designed to support
the discovery requirements for ebXML, the ebXML Reg/Rep may be used as a
general-purpose registry and repository.
The UDDI specification defines a registry service
focused on supporting the requirements for publishing and discovering Web
services. UDDI does not include a repository.
Although designed to support the
discovery requirements for Web services, UDDI may be used as a
general-purpose registry.
At 11:14 AM 1/15/2004, Berry, Nicholas F wrote:
Most of my critique of
Farrukh's FAQ statement is grammatical.
My comments/changes are in red. I would have used
"strikeout" but my Outlook program has disabled it for some
reason. Hence, I've included Farrukh's original beneath mine for
reference. Thanks for putting up with a lurker's comments.
--Nicholas
<Nicholas>
The ebXML
Registry is a
constituent of
the Electronic Business using XML (ebXML) standard, which develops
standards and protocols to support business-to-business (B2B) operations.
The ebXML Registry TC has defined a general purpose registry
specification*,
known as ebXML Reg/Rep, for publishing and
discovering
shareable** content and metadata***.
The ebXML Reg/Rep
is both a registry and a repository.
UDDI, managed by the UDDI Spec TC, is focused as a registry service for
Web services and its artifacts. [I
don't believe it's wise for Reg/Rep to attempt a definition of UDDI in
this particular space....leave that for the ebXML FAQ. I'd strike
this entire sentence.]
UDDI and ebXML
Registries may be
used both within
the organization and across organizations.
*"service" is a loaded word these days.
**"arbitrary" connotes whimsical or meaningless; I don't think
it's in our interest to state that we deal with "arbitrary"
information. However, I do believe one of the most pertinent
aspects of the ebXML Registry is that it shares information, and you
don't mention that here.
***Is there a requirement somewhere that metadata registered in an ebXML
registry be "standardized"? I don't believe so, except to
the extent that it be useful to at least two parties, and they agree on
both the semantic meaning and structural integrity of such
metadata. However, I couldn't think of a modifier that encapsulated
that idea.
</Nicholas>
<Farrukh>
ebXML Registry is a constituant part of the Electronic Business using XML
(ebXML) standard, which develops standards and protocols to support
business-to-business (B2B) operations. The ebXML Registry TC has
defined a general purpose registry service for publishing and discovery
of arbitrary content and standardized metadata, known as ebXML Reg/Rep.
ebXML Reg/Rep is both a registry and a repository.
UDDI, managed by the UDDI Spec TC, is
focused as a registry service for Web services and its artifacts.
Both UDDI and ebXML Registry may be
used within the organization and across organizations.
</Farrukh>
-----Original Message-----
From: Anne Thomas Manes
[mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 7:12 AM
To: Farrukh Najmi;
Cc: Luc Cl幦ent
Subject: Re: [regrep] UDDI FAQ entry on ebXML Registry
Farrukh,
Your characterization of UDDI is inaccurate. UDDI is a
general-purpose
registry. (We have a technical note that explains how to use UDDI as
a
registry for ebXML services.) It can also be used to register Web
sites,
Non-Web applications, schemas, namespaces, software assets,
non-electronic
services, etc. I know a number of users that use UDDI as a software
asset
management system.
Obviously there is a tremendous amount of overlap between the
capabilities
of the two registries. The one significant difference between the two
is
that RegRep is both a registry and a repository, and UDDI is only a
registry.
Anne
At 10:02 AM 1/14/2004, Farrukh Najmi wrote:
>Team,
>
>The UDDI TC has the following question in their FAQ:
>
>8. How does UDDI compare with the work of the OASIS ebXML Registry
TC?
>
>I was helping Luc scrub the answer to the question. With Luc's
>permission
>I post the latest answer below.
>The description below seems reasonable to me. Does any one have any
comments?
>
>My thanks to Luc for his responsiveness on this subject.
>
>BTW maybe we should consider having the exact same question and
answer
>in
>our FAQ (with Luc's permission)?
>
>--
>Regards,
>Farrukh
>
>>ebXML Registry is a constituant part of the Electronic Business
using
>>XML
>>(ebXML) standard, which develops standards and protocols to
support
>>business-to-business (B2B) operations. The ebXML Registry TC has
defined
>>a general purpose registry service for publishing and discovery
of
>>arbitrary content and standardized metadata, known as ebXML
Reg/Rep.
>>ebXML Reg/Rep is both a registry and a repository.
>>
>>UDDI, managed by the UDDI Spec TC, is focused as a registry
service
>>for
>>Web services and its artifacts.
>>
>>Both UDDI and ebXML Registry may be used within the organization
and
>>across organizations.
>
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