RE: XML protocol comparison

> I understand why BizTalk and eCo are
> not in the protocol group -- by why
> ebXML?
>
> The transport for ebXML is just a protocol!
Yes, you are right, the transport is, but ebXML itself is far more.
By the way BizTalk & eCo also  encode data in xml.

from the ebXML HP:"....an open XML-based infrastructure enabling the global
use of electronic business information in an interoperable, secure and
consistent manner by all parties."
Unfortunately the ebXML-WGs have released hardly any specs yet.

regards
Bernhard