1. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future1 ebXML Messaging: The Future Ian Jones E-Commerce Engineer, BT Group plc. Chair ebXML Messaging Services TC

2. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future2 Outline A brief history –Version 1.0 –Version 2.0 Version 2.1 Version 3 - The plan

3. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future3 (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) United Nations Centre for the Facilitation of Procedures and Practices for Administration, Commerce and Transport A brief history

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5. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future5 Version 1.0 Features, Scope & Requirements –Envelope and headers for business documents –Reliable Messaging and Error Handling –Messaging Routing –Security –Audit –Quality of Service –Platform Independent Interoperability –Restart and Recovery Delivered a workable specification

6. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future6 Version 2.0 Improvements –Simplification –Element & Attribute rationalization –Better alignment with CPP/A –Modularization Changes –Removal of TraceHeader element –Removal of Via element

7. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future7 Version 2.1 Outstanding Issues Changes requested –None external - mostly issues internal What is being developed What is new or different –Documentation Migration issues

8. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future8 Version 2.1 - Issues Lots of outstanding issues - no consensus for 2.0 Interoperability testing issues Multi-hop definition & implantation

9. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future9 Version 2.1 - Development Revised specification in development Removal of superfluous elements, e.g. RefToMsgId in unbundled Ack. Warning on features that may have significant changes in version 3, e.g. multi-hop

10. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future10 Version 2.1 - Migration Version 2.1 is an interim release Preparation for version 3.0

11. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future11 Version 3.0 Preview paper Requirements Use of other Web Services SOAP 1.2 WS-I Basic & other profiles New payload services Migration issues

12. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future12 Version 3.0 - Preview Paper Why did we produce it ? –To start discussion –To gather requirements –To inform others of what were thinking –Invite comments & input We still invite ideas & help

13. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future13 Version 3.0 - Requirements More and better modularization - allow easier integration of other Web Services and related technologies. Re-evaluate need or process for multi-hop processing Alignment other WS specifications and newer ebXML specifications

14. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future14 Version 3.0 - Re-use of other Web Services Reasons –increase interoperability –only invent the necessary WS Reliability / WS Reliable Messaging WS Security WS Composite Application Framework SAML

15. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future15 Version 3.0 - SOAP 1.2 New “approved” version of SOAP Toolkits now support Modular - future proof design Issue packaging - still propose SWA method

16. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future16 Version 3.0 - WS-I profiles Investigate using the WS-I profiles –Well known - interoperable definition –Build on pre-tested combinations –reduced software development costs

17. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future17 Version 3.0 - Changes Manifest - move to SOAP header Allow “payload” in SOAP body Investigate and redevelop use of Digital Signatures now technology is more mature Synchronous reply - definition and handling Reliable messaging failure recovery Large attachments Conversational Semantics and BPSS Alignment

18. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future18 Version 3.0 - New Payload Services Compression Encryption

19. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future19 Version 3.0 - New Features Query Version and Supported Functions Default – Basic CPA Language Neutral / Abstract Message Service API MSH Clustering

20. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future20 Version 3.0 - Migration Incompatibility –SOAP 1.2 –Version Attributes Support for previous versions –An open topic - should version 3.0 MSH handle version 2, 2.1 messages?

21. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future21 Summary Version 2.1 is a bug fix with some tidy to prepare for version 3.0 Version 3.0 is a major upgrade and we invite comments, input and help Version 3.0 starts being built here tomorrow!

22. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future22 Questions

23. 27 April 2004ebXML Messaging: The future23 Thank You