News
Date: May 2, 2001
Subject: Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) Registry Goes Live
The first fully operational version of the Universal Description,
Discovery and Integration (UDDI) Business Registry, considered the
Web's "Yellow Pages," went live May 2, 2001. Its launch was
facilitated with the support of more than 260 companies, including
American Express, Compaq, SAP, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Boeing, and
British Telecommunications.
The registry will collect three types of data:
- Information relevant to businesses, such as names and descriptions,
will be listed in the White Pages;
- government, international, and technology-based identifiers as well as geographic locations will be cataloged under the Yellow Pages;
- and transaction points, compatible technology, and specific documentation apropos to companies will be found in the Green Pages.
UDDI was announced in September 2000 by IBM, Ariba, and
Microsoft. Hewlett-Packard will soon take over for Ariba, and together
with IBM and Microsoft will continue to maintain the registry's
servers throughout the next year before turning it over to a standards
body. The participating companies believe that the directory will
clear the way for Web services by applying a universal set of
protocols that can make sharing information and locating partners and
customers a simple matter for businesses. A second version of UDDI
should launch within the next two months, followed by a third version
by the end of this year, says Microsoft's Chris Kurt.
See
Infoworld, May 2, 2001
More information is available at www.uddi.org
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