The ebXML Registry/Repository 1.0 Implementation is based on JavaTM
2, Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) technology and provides an important
infrastructure component for businesses to conduct highly interoperable
e-commerce transactions in a consistent, predictable, standards-based
manner. An article on Sun's web site explains what developers get with
the free download announced at the JavaOneSM Conference and
how it adds value to IT operations. The article also
covers both business perspectives and technical details, including the
value of registries and repositories in e-business infrastructure and
details on J2EE technology, Electronic Business XML (ebXML), and Universal
Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI).
Web services in general, and e-business models in particular, demand
directory infrastructures that enable flexible management of
relationships among constantly evolving pools of business
organizations. Registries and repositories provide advertising for a
business's services
and a storage place for underlying XML and e-business
resources. Because these can be expensive, the Sun
ebXML Registry/Repository Implementation (RegRep) can be used to submit,
store, retrieve, and manage resources to facilitate ebXML-based
business-to-business (B2B) partnerships and transactions.
The RegRep implementation uses Enterprise JavaBeansTM (EJBTM)
technology, thereby reducing development complexity while providing
automatic support for middleware services such as database
connectivity, transaction management, scalability, and security. The
RegRep package is available for free download, and is useful for
any developer using the JavaTM technology platform who needs a
registry to
submit, store, and retrieve XML resources.
From a development standpoint, XML schemas and data are easy to clone;
what is more difficult is coming up with the infrastructure that allows
everything to work together. The RegRep package provides a storage
container that supports the underlying ebXML infrastructure for smooth
B2B transactions, allowing the developer to focus on developing
applications.
ebXML is complementary to UDDI, expanding the capabilities of UDDI by
providing a richer security model and a more comprehensive registry
service application programming interface (API) that can access
e-business resources.
The package contents of the ebXML Registry/Repository 1.0 Implementation are:
- Registry Information Model
- Registry Services
- Security Model
- Data Access API
- Java Technology Objects Binding Classes
- JavaServer PagesTM (JSPTM) Tag Library
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