IP: HIGH-TECH HEAVYWEIGHTS FORM NEW E-BUSINESS CONSORTIUM: Edupage, November 29, 2000

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and SAP are among more than 20 high-
> profile technology companies forming the Business Internet
> Consortium to allow better communication among competing
> e-business software. The think tank will study how well
> e-businesses' back-end software works with that of their vendors
> and customers. Though Sun Microsystems and Oracle were absent
> from the group, the roster of participating companies shows the
> importance of cooperation for the future growth of e-business.
> Participating firms expect 20 to 30 percent of the future
> U.S. economy to be affected by e-commerce and want to ensure
> that their various versions of software do not hinder
> e-business growth. Standardization efforts are ongoing--last
> month 37 tech companies signed an agreement to use RosettaNet XML
> for e-business communication.  (Cnet, 29 November 2000)



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