1. xCBL 3.0 represents four years of work that we don't want to start over from scratch.
2. xCBL's IP is unencumbered. This is really important.
3. xCBL 3.0 reflects experience gained in EDI, RosettaNet, OBI, and ebXML.
4. Microsoft and SAP are basing systems on xCBL.
5. Many vendors already have xCBL code for use in adapters.
6. The owners of xCBL are willing to put it into a real standards process for the benefit of the industry and to work within that process to advance the industry standard.

In the software business, this is as good as it gets.