7 Software Applications Certified by Drummond Group for Global ebXML Interoperability; Interoperable ebMS Systems Mark Launch of Drummond Certified Program.AUSTIN, Texas -- Drummond Group Inc. (DGI DGI Direction Générale des Impôts (French: Department of Revenue) DGI Dirección General Impositiva (Argentina) DGI Danske Gymnastik- & Idrætsforeninger (Denmark) DGI Drummond Group Inc. ), the leading interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. e-commerce certification company, today announced that seven software products from seven leading companies successfully completed the Drummond Certified See certification. (TM) program's ebMS (ebXML Message Service)-4Q05 interoperability testing. This test round formally launched DGI's Drummond Certified program designed for industries to drive adoption of technical standards and certify a stable foundation of software products to support their supply chains. Starting in 2006, all ebMS, AS1, AS2, AS3 and CSOS CSOS Center for Social Organization of Schools tests will be conducted under the Drummond Certified program. ebMS is the messaging layer of the ebXML framework. The adoption of interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. ebMS systems is critical to the growth of today's marketplace to ensure that different information systems within numerous industries are able to exchange information efficiently and effectively. Companies demonstrating interoperability among their products in the ebMS-4Q05 test round included Axway Software, Cleo Communications, Cyclone cyclone, atmospheric pressure distribution in which there is a low central pressure relative to the surrounding pressure. The resulting pressure gradient, combined with the Coriolis effect, causes air to circulate about the core of lowest pressure in a Commerce, Inc., Inovis USA, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Oxlo Systems, Inc., and Sterling Commerce. The software products from these solution providers deliver a cross-industry selection of tested standards-based, interoperable ebMS solutions to worldwide industries, including automotive, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , government, health care, public health and retail. "For effective and timely responses between trading partners around the world, it is essential to choose tested and certified interoperable ebMS products," said Rik Drummond, DGI's chief executive officer. "Reliance on secure business data messaging techniques that are interoperable with various product versions and platforms will continue to advance to serve the needs of ever-changing industries throughout the world. These Drummond Certified solutions are ready to simplify and streamline the integration process between organizations and their customers at all levels." Interoperability and conformance testing Conformance testing or type testing is testing to determine whether a system meets some specified standard. To aid in this, many test procedures and test setups have been developed, either by the standard's maintainers or external organizations, specifically for of B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and electronic commerce products are DGI's core competency A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
n. Conformity. Noun 1. conformance - correspondence in form or appearance conformity agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and and interoperability testing services, as well as certification and test development of software applications, DGI facilitates these professional, vendor-neutral services under its own newly-launched Drummond Certified program and various association-branded certification programs throughout several industries. For specific ebMS-4Q05 test results, final report and registration information for 2006 test rounds, please visit: http://www.drummondgroup.com/html-v2/ebXML-companies.html. About Drummond Group Inc. Drummond Group Inc. (DGI) is an independent, privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that works with software vendors, vertical industries and the standards community to drive adoption for standards by conducting interoperability and conformance testing, publishing related strategic research and developing vertical industry strategies. Founded in 1999, DGI represents best-of-breed in the industry on linking horizontal infrastructure technologies, standards and interoperability issues with the needs of vertical industries such as retail, grocery, health care, transportation, government and automotive. For more information, please visit www.drummondgroup.com or email: info@drummondgroup.com. Editor notes: The list below reflects products that passed the ebMS-4Q05 Drummond Certified(TM) interoperability test.
Company Product, Version
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Axway Software ebMS Connector v2.1
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Cleo Communications VersaLex(TM) v3.0 tested in VLTrader(TM) v3.0
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Cyclone Commerce Cyclone Interchange/Activator/Central v5.3
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Inovis USA Inc. BizManager 3.0
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Oracle Corporation Oracle Application Server 10g (10.1.2)
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Oxlo Systems Inc. AutoTPX ebMS MSH, v1.31
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Sterling Commerce Gentran Integration Suite/Sterling Integrator
v4.1
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