XML Europe 2001 logo21-25 May 2001
Internationales Congress Centrum (ICC)
Berlin, Germany

ebXML Business Overview

Laura Walker <laura.walker@oasis-open.org>
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ABSTRACT

Eighteen months ago, the United Nations CEFACT and OASIS began an initiative to facilitate electronic business over the Internet using XML. Hundreds of organizations from around the world came together in an open process to collaborate on the development. This presentation provides a historical overview of the ebXML project, celebrates the accomplishments of the past year and a half and offers insight into the future of the initiative.

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Biography

Laura Walker
Executive Director
OASIS
Billerica
Massachusetts
USA
Email: laura.walker@oasis-open.org

Laura Walker - Laura Walker serves as the executive director of OASIS, where she directs the Consortium's day-to-day operations from its Boston headquarters. Walker has been involved with the electronic and internet publishing industries for over 15 years, including assignments with Honeywell, American Management Association, GTE, Intergraph, Xerox, Chrystal Software and Proxima, where she led the development of an eCommerce-based accessories business unit. From 1995-1997, Walker served as Chief Marketing Officer of OASIS. In 1998, she was named "Mobile Maven" in recognition of her contributions to mobile computing.