OASIS ebXML Messaging Services Technical Committee

The TC approved a clarified charter on 07 April 2021 (https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ballot.php?id=35920.

The original Call For Participation for this TC may be found at http://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/tc-announce/200105/msg00001.html.

  1. Name of the TC

    OASIS ebXML Messaging Services Technical Committee

  2. Statement of Purpose

    The purpose of this TC is to develop and recommend technology for the transport, routing and packaging of business transactions using standard Internet technologies. This work will foster consistency across specifications developed in other forums and carry forward the work started in the ebXML Transport, Routing and Packaging project team. Further information on the ebXML Initiative can be found at http://www.ebxml.org.

  3. Scope of Work

    The specific objectives will be to define, specify and maintain interoperability specifications for the transport, routing and packaging of business transactions using the existing ebXML specification and standard Internet technologies as baseline.

  4. Deliverables

    This Technical Committee will:

    • address maintenance issues that may arise in the implementation of ebXML Messaging Service Specification Version 3.0;
    • address maintenance issues that may arise in the implementation of AS4 Profile of ebMS 3.0 Version 1.0;
    • develop revision releases with the aim of clarifying and modernising the existing specifications should this become necessary;
    • respond to requirements raised by committee members and by the joint OASIS -- UN/CEFACT Requirements and Technical Architecture Committees;
    • prepare Technical Reports, White Papers and other documents to further the consistent adoption of messaging service specifications;
    • proactively engage with related activities in external forums, especially the W3C Activities and Working Groups;
    • coordinate TC activities with other technical committees and work groups operating within OASIS and UN/CEFACT; and
    • develop future versions of the ebXML Messaging Service Specifications with consideration of related technologies adopted by other forums

    The ebXML Messaging Technical Committee will use the ebXML Messaging Specification Version 3.0 as the starting point for discussion.

  5. IPR Mode

    This TC will operate under the RF on Limited Terms Mode of the OASIS IPR Policy.

  6. Audience

    The anticipated audience for the work created by this TC includes:

    • Business messaging users
    • Business messaging middleware vendors

  7. Language

    The TC will operate and publish its documents in English.