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EDIFICE intends to create a range of FOCUS GROUPS in the area of: 

• API – WebServices

This technology has matured over the last few years and both solution providers and implementors have deployed B2B integrations using this methodology. The questions remain on how applicable the API methodology is in support of the business processes commonly used in our industry, and also how reusable investments made by both the WebService Provider (i.e. The company that offers the API) and the WebService User (i.e. The company that uses the service) will be. With this new focus group we are aiming to provide answers to these and more questions that current and future API users may have.

• Data Modeling

Data Modeling is key to B2B information management, especially when dealing with heterogeneous standards, methods, and solutions for your B2B network and your trading partners. A solid data model provides visibility, transparency and control of your B2B network. But as always, there are many ways, methods, standards and solutions on the market to develop such a model. With this focus group, EDIFICE would like to zoom in on member use cases and best practices within our industry.

• B2B Analytics & Big Data

How can big data and B2B analytics help to generate the necessary insights required to manage and monitor large scale B2B integrations?

Use cases, best practices, best of breed solutions – all will be invited to share their visions, solutions and results.

Companies interested to contribute are welcome! GET IN TOUCH WITH US TODAY!

It is our aim to reinforce EDIFICE as THE B2B integration professional user group for the high-tech industry, independent of any particular technology, methodology, standard or solution provider.

This requires constant reminding that EDIFICE is – and has always been – a user group of B2B integration and automation professionals in support of supply chain best practice.

Our members can suggest any subject-related area of interest to EDIFICE at any time in order to organise Focus groups, Work groups, Webinars or Conferences around them.

EDIFICE was accepted as Liaison partner Category D in IEC TC91 WG1.
(a category D liaison has full member rights within WG1)

IEC is the International Electrotechnical Commission www.iec.ch

The collaboration project relates to the update of the IEC 62090 Product package labels for electronic components using bar code and two-dimensional symbologies Standard. (publication date 2002-11-22)

The initiative emerged in the EDIFICE Automatic Data Capture Task Group (ADC).

The ultimate goal is to update the IEC 62090 Standard so it answers the package labeling requirements of the component manufacturers, distributors and users and is accepted by the customer base.

Register here to participate in this project.

Experts from the companies participating are:

• Denso Wave
• Epson Electronics
• Ericsson
• Eurodata Council
• IBM
• iconectiv
• Infineon
• Kathrein KG
• Kyocera
• Laird
• Murata
• Nokia Networks
• Partron Co, Ltd.
• Robert Bosch
• Vectron International
• Wuhan Huagong Genuine Optics Technology Co., Ltd.

Mikael Hjalmarson of Ericsson was elected as EDIFICE Chair for the next term of 2 years.
He is looking forward to support the organisation in achieving the goals that are being set by the membership.

Mikael is a Subject Matter Expert in rule Expert Product Management

• Has an Engineering degree, complemented with Business and Law courses
• Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1968
• Joined Ericsson in 1996 and has been working within Supply, IT and Group Functions
• Manages corporate standards for identification, structuring, marking and traceability of products included in Ericsson offerings.
• Part of GF Technology Process that manages the PLCM Framework and the Functional Areas for Product Management and Product Development.

Mikael’s external engagements are:

• Chairman of SIS/TK 166
• Member of SEK/TK 3
• Member of ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC 31
• Member of ISO/IEC/TC 122
• Member of IEC/TC 3
• Member of EDIFICE/ADC
• Member of ATIS/AIDC and /TMOC

Texas Instruments, founding member of EDIFICE, publishes its SC B2B Guidelines which are documents designed to aid the trading partners of Texas Instruments in the implementation of B2B commerce. These documents are provided to let TI’s trading partners know what data is required by TI’s application systems; they are intended as guides, not as contracts by which either party is bound.

The publication of TI’s guidelines have been stored on the EDIFICE site since 2005. The idea of making actual utilizations available was re-launched at the past conferences in Brussels and San Jose as a result of the B2B standards usage survey that was conducted earlier this year.

The main message was that the membership and partners are convinced that EDI is here to stay. Making the actual usage of complex standard B2B messages available, will benefit all parties.

The Texas Instruments B2B Message Repository is available here.

The 123rd EDIFICE conference was held on 24-25 June 2014 in San Jose, California. The conference was hosted by Cisco and co-sponsored by OpenText.
Cisco, OpenText, Freescale, TrustWeaver/Signature South and EDIFICE contributed to the theme of B2B Integration Trends and Challenges.
More on the Presentations and speakers can be found on the 123-Conference page.

IBM智慧采购管理上海论坛（6月12日•上海）

EDIFICE had the privilege to contribute to the IBM Smarter Procurement 12 June Forum in Shanghai.

Leo Yeung of OpenText|GXS, Chairman of the EDIFICE Asia Chapter, represented the EDIFICE organisation and had the opportunity to introduce EDIFICE to the invited procurement experts in the High-Tech Industry in China. Leo shared with them our views on the trends and challenges of B2B development in China as a trusted advisor.

The audience included 46 CPO VIP attendees from 38 different companies representing Insurance, CUP/CMB/CMBC, BEA，HSBC，City，Utility, Manufacturing, Transportation, Retail and IT service
89% were Procurement decision makers.

According to the audience’s feedback, the aim to successfully introduce the IBM vision on end-to-end e-procurement solutions was achieved.

Leo and EDIFICE are convinced that these kind of events are of benefit to the Industry and the entire EDIFICE membership.

EDIFICE thanks IBM for the opportunity to collaborate on this event.

Member companies are welcome to join forces with EDIFICE on similar initiatives.

The 122nd EDIFICE Conference that was held on 14-15 May in Brussels was another successful event.
The theme covered contributions from HP, OpenText|GXS, Adeslin, Ticio, TrustWeaver, EDIFICE and the European Commisson.
For more information click the 122-Conference page.

Geneva, 8-9 April 2014

EDIFICE took the opportunity ot act as supporter of this ICC conference on Facilitating Trade in a digital economy. This conference provided an opportunity for business and public administration practitioners to engage in a constructive dialogue on the regulatory and practical issues that arise when paper-based trade and administrative processes are replaced with ICT-facilitated interactions.