Advancement of Structured Information Standards
Hubspan Joins Oasis Supporting the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
SEATTLE (May 24, 2001) – Hubspan, an e-business infrastructure provider, today
announced that it has joined Oasis, an organization focused on the Advancement of
Structured Information Standards. With more than 170 of the world’s leading technology
firms focused on using XML to solve business problems, Oasis is prompting participation
from industry, bringing together competitors and industry standards groups. Through
open discussion and debate, the OASIS process reconciles conflicting perspectives to
create XML implementations that are representative of the industry as a whole.
“It’s our instant doorway into accessing the most relevant information and latest
developments concerning Business-to-Business information standards,” said Haresh
Sangani, vice president of technology. “Being able to network with industry colleagues
and learn about emerging standards is a crucial part of our company’s success. We
applaud Oasis’ efforts in this area and plan to participate by sharing the expertise we’ve
acquired through implementations and collaborating with them on this initiative.”
Leveraging its expertise in streamlining and connecting trading partners, Hubspan’s
ability to provide low risk, high-value integration solutions echoes the consortium’s
dedication to lowering the barrier to entry to Internet-enabled business. Hubspan is a
hosted service for connecting businesses to online supply chains, trading partners,
marketplaces and private buyer networks. The company’s connectivity solutions help
bridge the communication barriers and technology gaps between business partners, as
well as provide the infrastructure to enable full supply chain collaboration.
About Oasis
OASIS is the international, not-for-profit consortium that advances electronic business by
promoting open, collaborative development of interoperability specifications. With the
United Nations, OASIS sponsors ebXML, a global framework for electronic business
data exchange. OASIS operates XML.ORG, the non-commercial portal that delivers
information on the use of XML in industry. The XML.ORG Registry provides an open
community clearinghouse for distributing and locating XML application schemas,
vocabularies and related documents. OASIS serves as the home for industry groups
interested in developing XML specifications. OASIS technical work embraces
conformance, security, business transactions and other interoperability issues. More
information about OASIS can be obtained at
www.oasis-open.org.
About Hubspan
Hubspan is a hosted infrastructure that allows companies to exchange supply- and
demand-chain information with their trading partners. The company’s connectivity
solutions allow clients to easily leverage their existing infrastructure and connect to all
trading partners regardless of technical sophistication. Hubspan’s service also helps
bridge communication barriers and technology gaps (protocols, standards and business
rules) between business partners and across their entire trading community, as well as
provides the infrastructure to enable full supply chain collaboration. Through one
connection to the Hubspan service, businesses can reach any trading partner quickly and
cost effectively while also greatly reducing the cost and impact of maintenance and
change, resulting from disparate standards and emerging technologies.
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