Web Sites

You could spend a lifetime reading Web-based literature about XML and e-business.We tried to limit the selections in this section to those directly related to the subject matter of the book.

ebXML

www.ebxml.org

For anything dealing with ebXML, of course, start here. Get the latest specifications and news.

XML Cover Pages

xml.coverpages.org

Don't even think of starting anywhere else in your search for general XML information. Robin Cover has made it his life's work to chronicle anything and everything dealing with XML and its predecessor SGML.

XML.com

www.xml.com

News, articles, reference lists, tool guides. Good for both the techie and newcomer. (Full disclosure: Alan Kotok is a regular contributor to XML.com.)

XML.org

www.xml.org

Billed as "The XML Industry Portal," this site is slanted to the activities of OASIS, but is still worth the visit.

United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/ CEFACT )

www.unece.org/cefact

The international EDI standards body that cosponsored the ebXML initiative.

Data Interchange Standards Association (DISA)

www.disa.org

The secretariat for the accredited standards committee X12 as well as Open Travel Alliance, two early and leading ebXML supporters. (Full disclosure: Alan Kotok is an employee of DISA.)

XML/edi Group

www.xmledi-group.org

Good resource on the use of XML for e-business, and independent of vendors . While some of the reading is a little dated, signing up for the listserv gives you access to nearly 2,000 professionals worldwide, many of whom enjoy answering end- user questions. (Full disclosure: David Webber is one of the founders of the XML/edi Group.)

UML Resource Page, Object Management Group

www.omg.org/technology/uml

Specifications on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and references to articles and tutorials.

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

www.ietf.org

The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) provides open standards on the base Internet technology that underpins the Web, email, and FTP. The MIME specifications used in SOAP and ebXML's messaging specifications come from the IETF.