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Development of Open Source and Standards Technology in Hong Kong
The document outlines the development of open source and standards technology in Hong Kong, spearheaded by the Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development, focusing on e-business interoperability and integration projects. It discusses various initiatives including Project Phoenix and Pyxis, as well as open source software such as the Hermes Integration Suite, which facilitates B2B communication and document exchange. The future of B2B e-commerce in Hong Kong is tied to the maturation of standards like ebXML and the increasing adoption of open source solutions.
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- 1. Development of OpenSource and Standards Technology in Hong Kong Thomas Lee Chief Technology Officer Center for E-Commerce Infrastructure Development The University of Hong Kong ETSI Workshop on Open Source and Open Standards Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 2. CECID HK UniversityR&D center established in 2002 20+ full time staffs Focus: Open Source B2B and EAI Technology Primarily funded by HK Govt (US$3M) Project Phoenix (US$1.2M): establish ebXML infrastructure in HK Project Pyxis (US$1.8M): develop e-business interoperability software platform Additional industry sponsorship ~US$0.9M (cash and software) Commercial revenue R&D outsourcing and consultancy R&D productization ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 3. B2B Integration Business Partner Business Partner e.g. Buyer e.g. Seller PO Invoice B2B procurement G2B document submission, trade declaration Document exchange with trading hub ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 4. Enterprise Application Integration BP .Net / Microsoft Java / Linux Oracle AS400 PeopleSoft Very expensive commercial EAI packages Solutions usually requires extensive customization ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 5. OS2 E-Commerce Technology OS2 = Open Standards × Open Source (Software) Catalyst for e-commerce adoption Open Standards Interoperability between different products by different vendors Competitive market more cost-effective products Open Source (Software) Commoditize mature software components vendors compete in value-added products and services Lower entry cost in new technology adoption Foster quality home grown products / services for local and international adoption ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 6. ebXML B2B E-Commerce Electronic Business Using XML Internet based B2B e-commerce infrastructure Low cost EDI alternative, esp. for SMEs and developing countries Co-developed by United Nations UN/CEFACT and OASIS (~400 tech com’s and org’s) V1 released in May 2001, V2 has become mature ebXML Message Service V2 widely adopted esp. in Asia ebMS: enhanced Web Services with integrated security and reliability mechanisms Core Component Technical Specification accepted as data modeling methodology for B2B exchange ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 7. Hermes Integration Suite B2B and EAI open source software suite i.e. free to use and provide services B2B Messaging Gateway (ebMS V2) Received ebXML Asia Interoperability Cert, HK IT Excellence Awards Merit and Asia Pacific ICT Awards Merit Very mature product, many production cases deployed in HK and overseas Will support AS2 and other protocols in next release (Dec 2004) ebMail E-form client to email electronic documents to the gateway SMEs can prepare documents on GUI and dial up to send/receive documents Web Services Integrator (to be open-sourced in Jan 2005) EAI engine to integrate data between heterogeneous enterprise apps Based on Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL) ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
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- 10. B2B Connector CommercializedHermes as standalone device for B2B exchange Plug-and-play, Internet-based, low-cost Support conversion between different e-business standards Connect SMEs to large trading partners e.g. governments, large buyers, exchange hub… FAX machine for e-commerce ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 11. Sony HMV Music 4 ebXML 1 Messaging Service over HTTP/S 3 Internet Internet 2 Hermes Hermes ebMS Gateway ebMS Gateway Delivery of CDs 5 ebXML for B2B procurement ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 12. Dangerous Goods Declarationwith ebXML Shipping Agents Paper submission HKSAR 1 Govt W eb su bm 2 iss io n Internet Hermes XML submission Hermes MSH 3 ebXML Message Service MSH B2G document submission in ebXML Common B2G gateway developed in govt ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 13. Large HK SubwayOperator WS- BPEL PeopleSoft Oracle Financial Procurement System .Net app FoxPro app Java app E.g. staffing / finance / procurement applications Dec 2004 ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 integration
- 14. Product Data Synchronization Retailer Supplier GDSN User Browser Recipient Source User Browser Data Pool Data Pool GDS Connector GDS Connector Global Data Synchronization Backend System Backend System ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 15. Hermes Integration Suite Business partner ebXML Web Services ISP Large enterprise SME partner ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 16. HKSARG Interoperability Framework Standardizes technologies used in eGovernment services, e.g. Web Services – simple integration ebMS v2 – reliable doc exchange ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 17. HK Govt XMLData Standardization XML data modeling and standardization for e-govt applications Standardized Common Schemas person’s name, HKID#, address, etc. Central Data Registry http://www.xml.gov.hk Already applied in G2G/G2B cases, e.g. Infectious diseases notification Weather info publishing One of international eGovernment best practices http://egovernment.xml.org ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 18. DTTN eLogistics Platformin HK Digital Trade and Transportation Network Large scale eLogisitcs infrastructure for 9 industries Study report estimates Investment of US$380M over 17 years Benefits of US$1.5 billion Backbone: ebXML + Web Services We believe OSS will play an important role for companies to connect to the platform ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 19. OS2 for TechnologyAdoption Chasm Early Market Mainstream Market Visionaries Pragmatists Conservatives Skeptics ad hoc / OSS OSS adoption software product hardware proprietary dev. adoption product solutions adoption open open standards OSS hardware product standards adoption productization dev. dev. ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 20. Timeline of ebXMLAdoption in HK 2001.5: ebXML v1 2003.1: ebXML 2004.1: Surpassed finalized Asia interop. 10K downloads for 2001.5: ebXML certification Hermes and ebMail funding proposal 2003.6: 2004.2: Completed submitted opensourced HKSARG Schema 2002.1: secured 1st ebMail – ebMS for SMEs Guide based on funding CCTS and UBL 2002.4: hosted 2003.9: Launched ebXML registry test 1st two B2B, B2G 2004.8: Hermes site ebXML production won HK IT 2002.9: started cases Excellence Award freebXML.org 2003.11: Secured Merit 2002.9: opensourced 2nd funding 2004.11: 1st B2B Hermes – ebMS OSS Connector deployed ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 21. HK Users &Known Overseas Users Recorded 10,000+ downloads from 65+ countries Overseas Users Spherion (Australia) TEDIS (Australia) connect to Telstra TIE (The Netherlands) Webswell (USA) CrimsonLogic (Singapore) I3T (Thailand) DangangNet (Malaysia) ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 22. The Road Ahead Market-driven business models for open source software support, services, and productization University-driven initiatives are not sustainable Technology transfer is critical International collaboration in development and provision of open source solutions Promotion of industry perception on open source software’s business values Esp. governments, large enterprises, vendors A business spin-off is planned for sustainable development and provision of open source solutions ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 23. We Believe B2BE-Commerce… Will take off when mature standards (e.g. ebXML and UBL) and software, esp. in OS2, are available in 2 years Will be enabled by simple plug-and-play software and hardware in 5 years Will eventually become as easy-to-use and widespread as fax machine ETSI Workshop, Sophia Antipolis, France, 16 Dec 2004
- 24. Thank You URL: http://www.cecid.hku.hk Email: ytlee@cecid.hku.hk