V3.0 of ebXML for SOA

Duane raised some interesting points that I'd like 
to

focus on - in regard to - creating a new 3.0 
release of

ebXML.

 

My biggest departure point is around the single 

issue of a perscribed architecture as opposed 
to

a suggested architecture.

 

I believe that trying to force certain 
technology

components down peoples throats as "you 
must

have this to be ebXML compliant" is a serious 

mistake - and especially in the area of 
payloads.

 

One of the reasons payloads were never 
perscribed

is exactly that.

 

The great strength of ebXML is that you can eat 
just

the pieces you need.

 

Next up - Registry and CAM components offer 
a

phased approach - that is based on sound business 
ROI

to discreet problems - around information alignment 
and

interoperablity.

 

Now - if people discover they really can save money 
and

work more efficiently by using your technology - 
you will

not have to force them to use it - they will come 
to it

themselves - and that's essential 
longterm.

 

So - again - its comes back to - articulating where 
those

ROI factors are - from a business-centric view - 
and that

is what we need to spend our effort on 
IMHO.

 

As for the SOA fit - yes - we do need to make sure 
that

SOA literature includes ebXML components as 
options

there - and so again - the value proposition 
needs to be

made at that level.   But its not a case 
anymore from

the technology level of saying "you must have this 
to 

have an SOA" - as UDDI found out - that dog does 
not

hunt.

 

Identify the business needs in a replicatable and 
formal

way - and the technology to accomplish that will 
then

make sense for people.  Again the OASIS BCM TC 
is

focused there.

 

The platform for "ebXML Architecture" may actually 
be 

a losing proposition - and instead just perpetuates 
the 

notion of SOA v ebXML - whereas if the effort is 

 

  "ebXML V3.0 for SOA" 

 

I think you have a much much stronger message that

all the TCs can signup to - to make sure their 
piece

of the pie makes ebXML for SOA a compelling 

business success.

 

Cheers, DW.