1. The Past as a Guide to the Future OASIS Symposium The Future of XML Vocabularies New Orleans, 24-29 April 2005 David Burdett SAP Labs LLC

2. Q & A Introduction Panel Introductions

3.  SAP AG 2005, The Past as a Guide to the Future / David Burdett/ 3 Timetable Introduction (5 mins) Panel Introductions ( 25 mins - 5 each) Questions and Answers (~55 mins) Questions and Answers (~55 mins)

4.  SAP AG 2005, The Past as a Guide to the Future / David Burdett/ 4 XML Vocabularies scope … Business Documents Orders, Invoices, etc. etc Codes International, National, Industry specific, Company specific Choreographies The sequence in which messages are exchanged Representations How to use XML Semantic definitions Explaining what documents and codes mean What it means to send a message Validation Rules How to check a document is OK

5.  SAP AG 2005, The Past as a Guide to the Future / David Burdett/ 5 Issues Industry Acceptance Standards must be used and understood … not just developed Cross Industry Interoperability Businesses work in multiple industries … standards are often designed for just one Managing Semantics Definitions of fields and codes vary Handling Context The same business document varies: by industry, locale, process, etc. Managing Change Vocabularies are not static … they change and evolve

6.  SAP AG 2005, The Past as a Guide to the Future / David Burdett/ 6 SAP and Standards Technology Standards Active participation in the Web Services standards activities in OASIS, W3C, WS-I, etc. Semantic Standards Chair of UN/CEFACT TMG – developing next generation business document and process standards Industry Speak - SAP’s vertical industry initiative Aerospace (Spec2000), Agricultural (RAPID), Automotive (AIAG, Star Standard and Odette), Chemical (CIDX), HighTech (RosettaNet), Manufacturing (S95, OPC, MIMOSA), Oil and Gas (PIDX), and Mill Products - Paper (PapiNet)

7. Q & A Introduction Panel Introductions

8.  SAP AG 2005, The Past as a Guide to the Future / David Burdett/ 8 The Panel – Real Experience David Archer, CEO, Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium David Connelly, CEO, Open Applications Group George Percivall, Executive Director, Interoperability Architecture, Open Geospatial Consortium Dick Raman, CEO - Chairman, TIE Holding NV - UN/CEFACT Paul Tearnen, Vice President of Standards Management, RosettaNet Introductions 5 minutes each !

9. Q & A Introduction Panel Introductions

10.  SAP AG 2005, The Past as a Guide to the Future / David Burdett/ 10 Initial Questions Lessons learned What went right, what we could do differently Cross Industry Convergence Is it important? How could it happen? Standards Groups The role of organizations like OASIS Guidance for the Future What to do if you want to develop a new vocabulary?

11.  SAP AG 2005, The Past as a Guide to the Future / David Burdett/ 11 Questions & Answers Questions and Answers?