AS2, ebXML or SOAP: Which Messaging Standard To Select For Your Supply Chain and Why

»Rik Drummond, »Drummond Group Inc.

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Abstract

The platform for mission-critical business-to-business transactions is steadily moving from proprietary networks to the Internet. In 2003 and beyond, six major factors will combine to exponentially accelerate this trend, including:

* Marketplace momentum

* Lower costs

* Business advantages of near real-time information

* Internationalization

* Technology Maturity

* International interoperability efforts

As organizations change their infrastructure to support the Internet, they must decide which Messaging Service standards to support. AS2 (EDI over the Internet) and ebXML Messaging are two of the most recognized Internet Messaging Service standards.

In this session, DGI will:

* Make recommendations on which standards to implement based on technology and business criteria.

* Show how business needs to map technical requirements for Messaging Services.

* De-bunk and explain the technology underlying AS2 and ebMS.

* Compare AS2 and ebMS to each other and, where applicable, compare them to SOAP and the evolving Web Services standards.

* Walk through an in-depth technical comparison of AS2, ebMS and SOAP.

Keywords

»AS2, »E-Business, »EbXML, »ECommerce, »SOAP, »Web Services, »XML.

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Biography

»Rik Drummond

CEO and Chief Scientist

»Drummond Group Inc.

»Fort Worth, Texas

»United States of America

Email: rvd2@drummondgroup.com

Web: http://www.drummondgroup.com

As the chief executive officer and chief scientist for Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), Rik Drummond has led the company's technical and research strategies while steering DGI to constant growth and innovation. He is a widely respected authority in the eBusiness industry and has been a driving force in the technical standards bodies and vertical industry groups supporting B2B commerce. Drummond also has been instrumental in the development of XML, EDI, EDI over the Internet (EDI-INT) and electronic messaging. Most recently, he serves as chairperson for "Secure EDI over the Internet (AS1 & AS2)," an IETF workgroup with more than 400 members, and leads the Work Group for the ebXML messaging standard, an initiative organized through the United Nations and OASIS. He also serves as editor for the UN/CEFACT Technologies and Methodologies Work Group.His vision, business acumen and candor have made him a popular speaker at conferences worldwide and as an expert contributor for major publications on EDI/XML, EAI, eBusiness trends, architecture and B2B strategies. Before co-founding DGI, Drummond helped drive adoption for Internet enabled secure messaging, including consulting industry clients with standards development and architecture strategies. He was involved in electronic messaging and eBusiness as a network and software consultant for defense contractors and at Digital Equipment Corporation.