This document provides an introduction to key concepts in electronic business or eBIZ adoption. It defines terminology like electronic documents, actors or roles, processes, and transactions. It explains how standards are represented using XML schemas and business rules are defined using schematron. The document outlines the importance of conformance for interoperability and discusses the relationship between integration and interoperability. Finally, it introduces the concept of use profiles to reduce ambiguity and improve implementation of eBIZ specifications in a given industry context.