ECCMA Receives an Award from NATO AC/135 for the ECCMA Open Technical Dictionary.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BETHLEHEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2002 During the 3rd annual ECCMA ECCMA Electronic Commerce Code Management Association conference in Washington D.C., John Clark the chair of the Group of National Directors on Codification The collection and systematic arrangement, usually by subject, of the laws of a state or country, or the statutory provisions, rules, and regulations that govern a specific area or subject of law or practice. NATO NATO: see North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO in full North Atlantic Treaty Organization International military alliance created to defend western Europe against a possible Soviet invasion. AC/135 presented an award to ECCMA's executive director Ms. Yvette Thomas congratulating the members of the Association for their work on the ECCMA Open Technical Dictionary (eOTD). The Electronic Commerce Code Management Association (ECCMA) is a not-for-profit membership association with more than 1,000 members from 47 countries. ECCMA staff and members worked with the Defense Logistics Information Service The Defense Logistics Information Service, or DLIS, provides logistics and information technology services to the United States Department of Defense, Federal agencies, and international partners. External links
DLIS Defense Logistics Information System DLIS Digital Log Interchange Standard ), a Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department activity located in Battle Creek, Michigan “Battle Creek” redirects here. For other uses, see Battle Creek (disambiguation). Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County. to create the eOTD as the first global Open Technical Dictionary developed to provide a means to unambiguously name and define goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . The eOTD has as its base over 5,000 man-years of work by the cataloging experts from the Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS) and members of the NATO National Codification Bureau (NCB (Network Control Block) A packet structure used by the NetBIOS communications protocol. ). It is a fitting tribute to this work that the 2002 launch of the eOTD coincides with the 50th anniversary of the passing of the Defense Cataloging and Standardization Act (Public Law 436). Despite its lackluster name, Public Law 436 standardized many procedures for identifying and cataloging supply items and ensured that each item purchased by the Federal Government is identified, classified and numbered according to a single cataloging system made up of a unique dictionary of approved item names with their corresponding requirement codes (attributes) and validation tables. This amazing body of work is used to catalog the 31 million items of supply purchased by government agencies around the world from over one Million manufacturers and vendors. Ms Yvette Thomas, Executive Director of ECCMA, said: "We thank the NATO AC/135 committee for their recognition of this important work that would not have been possible without the vision and support of DLIS. John Clark the Chairman of NATO AC/135 said: "The eOTD represents a landmark in the development of global logistics and collaborative commerce. The eOTD allows governments, industry and commerce to collaborate on the development of a robust dictionary to unambiguously name and define goods and services using a common language. We are grateful that ECCMA members have chosen to use the work of the NATO Codification Bureau as the base for this new Open Technical Dictionary as this will ensure that the 19 members of NATO and the 30 non-NATO countries that use the NATO Cataloging System will be able to more easily interface their procurement and logistics systems with those of industry and commerce." DLIS Deputy Commander Rick Maison said: "The Federal/NATO cataloging system was designed to create a better understanding of the Form, Fit and Function of each item to reduce inventory costs while at the same time improving the speed and reliability of supply as well as encouraging fair and open competition among suppliers. These were tall challenges that went beyond a manufacturer's part number and marketing description and required skilled catalogers to name the properties and characteristics of an item in a consistent manner. As electronic commerce develops, commercial activities from around the world are struggling with these same issues and we are glad to have been able to contribute the unique experience of our cataloging experts who have played such a key role in managing the world's largest inventory for 50 years." Editor's notes: DLIS (Defense Logistics Information Service), is a major field activity of the Defense Logistics Agency and has the mission to create, obtain, manage and integrate logistics data from a variety of sources for dissemination as user-friendly information to meet or exceed the needs of DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. , Federal and international logisticians. www.dlis.dla.mil ECMMA (Electronic Commerce Code Management Association) is a not for profit membership organization focused on the development and management of Open Standards for Content. www.eccma.org NATO/AC135, The NATO Codification System The NATO Codification System (or NCS) is a standard approach to identify, classify and number items of supply. This is applicable to items that are repetitively used and stocked (e.g., repair parts, equipment, food items, etc.). is managed and run by a NATO Cadre Group made up of the National Directors on Codification (AC/135). This group, which is under the authority of the Conference of National Armament Directors (CNAD CNAD Conference of National Armaments Directors (NATO) CNAD Conselho Nacional Antidopagem (Portugal) CNAD Center for A New American Dream CNAD Calling Name Delivery CNAD Conference of NATO Armaments Directors ), is committed to increased effectiveness and efficiency of global logistics systems and operations for participating nations and to provide the bridge necessary to facilitate global logistics operations. It establishes the codification policy and supports the day-to-day operations of the national codification bureaus of the NATO nations. www.nato.int/structur/AC/135/ |
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