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Tim,
I second Ken's e-mail below regarding UBL, and provide additional
information: UBL is based on the UN/CEFACT ebXML Core Components data
modeling methodology - you'll see ubiquitous references within UBL to
entities such as Core Components, Business Information Entities (BIEs),
etc.
If you'd like more background on the Core Components methodology, here
are some presentations I gave last year on Core Components [1][2] (same
presentation, different formats). I'm leading the effort to "Core
Component enable" the OASIS/ebXML Registry architecture to inherently
recognize and handle Core Components and their associated entities.
Hope this helps.
Kind Regards,
Joe Chiusano
Booz | Allen | Hamilton
Strategy and Technology Consultants to the World
[1] http://xml.gov/presentations/bah/ebXMLcore.htm
[2] http://xml.gov/presentations/bah/ebXMLcore.ppt
"G. Ken Holman" wrote:
>
> At 2004-01-29 23:05 -0800, Tim Bray wrote:
> >Is there a well-shaken-out library of schema fragments for names,
> >addresses, phone numbers, that kind of stuff, that hits an 80/20 point
>
> After years of semantic analysis and development to come up with an XML
> vocabulary for business documents, the Universal Business Language (UBL)
> project is approaching 1.0 release next month. UBL 1.0 Beta was out last
> November.
>
> http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ubl
>
> Jon Bosak is the chair. Many of the people on the committee also work on
> UN/CEFACT standards and are ensuring compatibility with EDI semantics where
> possible.
>
> >and is getting some use out there?
>
> It is very early in the adoption curve but things are starting to happen:
>
> Denmark Becomes First Country to Adopt OASIS Universal Business Language
> http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/announce/200401/msg00007.html
>
> Chinese and Japanese localization committees have already been established.
>
> >I'll look at any schema language. --Tim
>
> UBL promises to hit your desired 80/20 rule for business around the world.
>
> This may not have progressed enough for what you were looking for, but as
> with many things in the early stage you need to look at the foundations
> upon which UBL was built, the people who have invested their time into it,
> and their objectives for an open, world-wide, and unencumbered
> technology. Hopefully you'll find what you need in there.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> ........................ Ken
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