TESTING CONNECTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC BUSINESS

As the networked economy grows in size and importance, the ability to
conduct business via electronic means becomes increasingly important.
A CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) in development will support the
ongoing transformation of European businesses into globally integrated
enterprises.

Brussels (13 November 2008)

The CEN/ISSS eBusiness Interoperability
Forum (eBIF) is leading an international project on ‘Global eBusiness
Interoperability Test Bed Methodologies’. The major objective of this project is to
define arrangements for a comprehensive and global eBusiness interoperability
test bed. The first step is an analysis of the benefits, risks, and resources
required for a global eBusiness interoperability test bed. This phase will last 12
months, and result in a final draft CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA). The
following phase will guide the development of test beds as shared testing
facilities. Collaborating in this project will be European groups – the Enterprise
Interoperability Centre, ETSI and IST (Icelandic Standards) and industry
interests. International partners include the National Institute for Science and
Technology (NIST) and US industry interests, plus representatives from Asia.
The open meeting that marks the official start of this project took place in
Brussels on 21 November 2008, and further presentations will be made at the
open eBIF Conference, which will take place in Utrecht on 8 and 9 December.

For more information on these events see http://www.cen.eu/isss/ebif or contact
barbara.gatti@cen.eu.

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