1. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 OIC XML SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP(XZIG) PROGRAM SPONSOR 2000 8

2. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 XML: A Management overview Mark BROADBENT Asia/Pacific Developer Programs Manager Sun Microsystems, Inc.

3. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 WHAT IS XML? XML is Portable data XML is a universal syntax for describing and structuring data separate from application and presentation logic (Burton Group Network Strategy report v1, 28 June 1999) XML is a family of related technologies that include data display, translation, fragmentation, searching, navigation and exchange XML is license-free, platform-independent and well supported

4. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 Why is XML important Integration of your existing applications and data - Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) E-commerce - Primarily B2B, supply chain Data & Document management

5. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 B2B transactions over XML

6. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 B2B Application Evolution E-Business? Unassisted Selling Supply Chain Mgmt Integrated Web store Tech-enabled relationship Mgmt Interactive Marketing Collaborative Extra-nets Web Store & E-catalog Channel Master Extra-nets Community Extra-nets EC Functionality Customer Self-Service Procurement Automation B2C B2B Web Brochures EC Integration Source: Gartner Group

7. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 Gartner Recommendation Enterprises should set common architectural guidelines, and select e-commerce platforms, components, products and applications that can be used to support both B2C and B2B initiatives

8. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 B2B & B2C E-Commerce Technology Requirements Transactions - High volume Security Integration of disparate platforms, apps, data sources Complex messaging - offer, etc Integrate legacy assets IDC report on Application Enabling technologies

9. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 The W3C Process Over 350 members; all can contribute to development, along invited experts Specifications progress as: - Working Draft, usually followed by 1 or more public WD - Candidate Recommendation (a beta period) - Proposed Recommendation - Recommendation (equivalent to a standard)

10. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 A family of technologies? XML V1.0 REC FEB ‘98 Namespaces REC JAN ‘99 Associating Style SheetsREC JUN ‘99 XSL TransformationsREC NOV ‘99 (XSLT)

11. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 More Family Fragment InterchangeP REC soon XML SchemaC REC soon Xlink/XpointerC REC soon XML QueryStill reviewing requirements XformsData Model: P. WD DOML1: REC, L2: C REC, L3: WD soon XML SignaturesWD FEB ‘00

12. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 XML E-Commerce Initiatives Horizontal Market frameworks EBXMLUN/CEFACT, OASIS XML/EDIXML Tools vendors Common Business LibraryCommerce one CXMLARIBA BIZTALKMicrosoft

13. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 XML E-commerce initiatives Vertical Markets Most are listed at: xml.org/xmlorg_catalog.htm Also Cupunisis project between SABRE & NOKIA - Using Wireless Markup Language (WML)

14. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 Recommendations

15. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 Where do I go for more Information?

16. 2/06/00X-ZIG 26/04/2000 Sun Developer Connection