19 ebXML History Begun as 18-month initiative in November 1999 V1.0 Specifications delivered on schedule in May 2001 Developed in an open process by more than 2000 participants representing 100 organizations in 150 countries Facilitation meetings held in N.America, Europe and Japan Development and deployment of the specifications is continuing within OASIS and CEFACT with support from NIST, UCC/EAN, EU and more.