Electronic Messaging Association: *Press Release* '88 X.400 Challenge

Bill Wohler (wohler@newt.com)
Thu, 22 Feb 1996 22:28:45 -0800 

  There were several EDI folks at yesterday's meeting, so I enclose
  the following for their benefit.  While EDI over the Internet seems
  great (I knew it was cheaper, but hearing that *one* transaction
  might cost $15,000 was a real surprise), and EDI over email may or
  may not work out, EDI over X.400 seems infinitely silly.  We should
  be able to offer our own EDI challenge.

  Please forward to more relevant mailing lists.

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To:      ema_members@pc40.ema.org
Subject: *Press Release* '88 X.400 Challenge
From:    EMA@pc40.ema.org (Electronic Messaging Association)
Date:    Tue, 20 Feb 1996 14:26:25 -0500


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 1996
		
Leading Providers Join Testing Of X.400 EC Infrastructure
EMA Effort Spurs Enhancement of 1988 X.400 Products

	Arlington, VA -- Nearly a dozen leading software and service
providers, including AT&T, Control Data Systems, GE Information
Services, IBM Global Network, ISOCOR, MaXware, Inc., MCI
Telecommunications Corporation, NEXOR, SITA Group, Sprint, and Supply
Tech, Inc., will participate in the Electronic Messaging Association's
'88 X.400 Challenge Interoperability Testing to support electronic
commerce applications such as the movement of EDI interchanges. The
goal is to demonstrate an '88 X.400-based Electronic Commerce
infrastructure at EMA's Annual Conference, EMA'96, in Anaheim, CA.

	Spurred by user demand for North American ADMDs to move toward
1988 X.400 availability and interoperability, the '88 Challenge began
in mid-1995 with the purpose of implementing a viable EDI
message-based electronic commerce solution. EMA members developed a
profile for the project, identifying a set of agreed-upon X.420 and
X.435 elements of service. Interoperability testing of the profile
will take place during February and March, and a live demonstration
will be held at EMA'96, April 27-May 1, 1996.

	"EMA's '88 Challenge is bringing software and service
providers together to implement a useable set of functionality to make
end-to-end message-based EDI a reality," said Joanne Ghahremani of the
Electronic Commerce Acquisition Program Management Office (ECA PMO),
the X.400 Challenge Work Group Leader. "This benefits everyone
involved in moving the messaging world rapidly towards enhanced '88
interoperability."

	The Electronic Messaging Association (EMA) is an
inter-industry forum dedicated to the promotion, development and use
of electronic messaging technologies for secure global electronic
commerce. Founded in 1983, EMA is now composed of nearly 500 user and
provider member companies representing industries, such as aerospace,
financial services, natural resources, consulting, hardware and
software development, and network service providers.  This gathering
of a diverse user and provider membership creates the most
comprehensive resource for information on the messaging industry and
the issues affecting its future. EMA is located at 1655 North Fort
Myer Drive, Suite 850, Arlington, VA 22209 and on the World Wide Web
at http://www.ema.org.


'88 X.400 PUBLIC RELATIONS
CONTACT INFORMATION

Diane Nakamura
AT&T
201/331-4061
dnakamura@attmail.com

Pat Kelly
CONTROL DATA SYSTEMS, INC.
612/482-4859
patrick.j.kelly@cdc.com

Alan Meyers  
GE INFORMATION SERVICES
301/340-4898
ameyers@geis.geis.com

Linda Wizner
IBM GLOBAL NETWORK
813-878-5472
The_Wiz@vnet.ibm.com

Helge Krogenes
MAXWARE, INC.
203/226-2866
helge.krogenes@maxware.telemax.no

John R. Houser
MCI
312/938-4820

Anne Wills
NEXOR
PO Box 132
Nottingham NG7 2UU
Internet:anne.wills@nexor.co.uk
X.400: G=Anne;S=Wills;O=NEXOR;P=NEXOR;A=ATTMAIL;C=GB

Terry Tucker
SITA
Tel: +44 181 730 1345
Fax: +44 181 730 1389

Robin Carlson
SPRINT
913-624-6303
Robin.Carlson@SprintA1.Sprint.Com

Rob Slemmons 
SPRINT
913-624-6096
Rob.Slemmons@SprintA1.Sprint.Com

Ms. Emily  Phillips 
SUPPLY TECH INC.
313/998-4874
phillips_e@supplytech.com


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