Sterling Commerce Helps Propel B2B Internet Commerce Standards; Company Among Select Group to Offer Interoperable ebXML Business Integration Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2004 Sterling Commerce today joined a handful of industry leaders to achieve ebXML Messaging Service Interoperability & Conformance Validation. The completion of this validation represents another important step in the adoption of open, global standards to facilitate 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 Internet commerce across the supply chain. Sponsored by eBusinessReady(TM), an industry-neutral software compliance and interoperability testing program under joint partnership of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. (UCC An abbreviation for the Uniform Commercial Code. ) and 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 testing ensures the availability of multiple, interoperable vendor solutions for subsequent deployment. This is the third round of interoperability testing for the OASIS ebXML Messaging Service (ebMS) specification version 2. A message transport protocol, ebMS is focused on B2B messaging with quality of service features such as reliable messaging and security added to file transfer protocols A list of notable file transfer protocols: List of file transfer protocols Primarily used with TCP/IP
in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. and SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. . It is used to securely and reliably send XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , binary data, X12, EDIFACT (Electronic Data Interchange For Administration Commerce and Transport) An ISO standard for electronic data interchange (EDI) that was proposed to supersede both X12 and TRADACOMS as the worldwide standard. See EDI. or any other data types between two organizations over the Internet. "The testing and validation ensure that different e-business software offerings can seamlessly work in concert under real-world conditions, eliminating costly communication obstacles and facilitating more efficient trading partner relationships," said Rik Drummond, Drummond Group CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Sterling Commerce has been involved with ebXML development since initial stages, through its participation in successful proof-of-concept testing for key automated registry and messaging specifications. Brian Gibb, Sterling Commerce director of Architecture Development, was a former vice chair of the ebXML Messaging Services ebXML Messaging Services is a standard under the E-Business XML umbrella which provides a secure and reliable SOAP / Web Services based transport protocol to the ebXML Architecture. Technical Committee. Other OASIS ebXML technical committees the company serves on include Implementation, Interoperability and Conformance; Collaboration Protocol Profile and Agreement; and Registry. "For more than 25 years, Sterling Commerce has been involved in developing e-business standards," said Sam Starr, president and CEO, Sterling Commerce. "We were one of the first companies to embrace ebXML functionality and are among the first to make ebXML available in our business integration solutions." About eBusinessReady(TM) eBusinessReady is an industry-neutral software testing program, under joint partnership of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. (UCC) and Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), to enable vertical and horizontal interoperability across the global supply chain. For software buyers, eBusinessReady provides a valued resource for product selection and cost savings by taking the guesswork out of implementing interoperable supply chain solutions. For software vendors, eBusinessReady certifies solutions and enables companies to deliver certified interoperable products to their customers. The eBusinessReady program addresses the needs of enterprises and supply chains by providing a neutral third party test of software solutions for interoperability and compliance. Visit www.ebusinessready.org for more information, or email: information@ebusinessready.org. About Sterling Commerce Sterling Commerce, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBC), is one of the world's largest providers of business integration solutions. For Global 5000 companies and their customers, suppliers and partners, Sterling Commerce software and services help maximize business performance and improve business metrics through integration of applications, external partner systems and people. With more than 25 years of experience serving more than 30,000 customers in a vast range of industries, Sterling Commerce is a recognized pioneer in electronic commerce through its longstanding expertise in EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. . Today, as customers explore new ways to improve business performance via the Internet, Sterling Commerce continues to innovate its software and services to further the global adoption of e-commerce while offering its customers strategic solutions that leverage existing technology. For more information, visit www.sterlingcommerce.com SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is one of the world's leading data, voice and Internet services providers. Through its world-class networks, SBC companies provide a full range of voice, data, networking and e-business services, as well as directory advertising and publishing. A Fortune 30 company, SBC Communications is America's leading provider of high-speed DSL Internet Access services and one of the nation's leading Internet Service Providers. SBC companies currently serve 55 million access lines nationwide. In addition, SBC companies own 60 percent of America's second-largest wireless company, Cingular Wireless, which serves more than 23 million wireless customers. Internationally, SBC companies have telecommunications investments in 26 countries. |
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