WSDL-based vs ebXML -based specification of B2B protocols

Gerhard Kramler from 
the Business Informatics Group of the Vienna University of Technology has 
published an excellent comparison between WS and ebXML based approaches for 
B2B.

 

More importantly, 
his group has defined a framework for such comparison, independent of specific 
technologies.

 

http://www.big.tuwien.ac.at/research/publications/2003/1103-slides.pdf

 

Conclusions:

  

  
Framework proved useful for classifying 
  concepts

  

  
    A more elaborate reference 
  model is needed to derive concrete 
  requirements

  

  
WSDL and ebXML are not 
  interoperable

  

  
  Conceptual and 
  operational differences

  

  
  Difference in level of 
  abstraction: ebXML concepts could be 
  translated to a WSDL-based     implementation while loosing

  

  
     
  operational ebXML compatibility

  

  
If your interactions fit the ebXML 
  interaction types, then the ebXML-based 
  approach is certainly favourable 
  (leaving aside product and market considerations)

I think this 
presentation gives us a lot of avenues to explore for our 
work.

 

I have 
extended an invitation to Gerhard and his group to participate in the ebBP 
work.

 

Happy holidays 
to everyone,

Jean-Jacques Dubray 

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