Participants in the OASIS ebXML Registry Technical Committee have created a new ebXML Registry REST Subcommittee. In keeping with the TC Charter focus on developing future versions of the OASIS ebXML Registry Specifications with consideration of related technologies adopted by other forums, the REST Subcommittee will develop a specification document to allow implementers to develop a complimentary optional REST-based interface for Registry.  The REST support will follow the REST principles.

The latest release of IBM Websphere Partner Gateway has added native support for ebXML Messaging and CPA.

The following excerpt is from What's new in V6.1 - Detail:

ebXML Messaging Service (ebMS) 2.0 used in Canada, Europe, and Asia, and in healthcare and auto industries, and support for the ebMS 2.0 Basic Profile

 AUSTIN, TX—Drummond Group Inc. (DGI), the leading B2B interoperability certification company, today announced that five software products from five companies successfully completed the Drummond Certified™ program’s ebMS (ebXML Message Service)-4Q06 interoperability testing. Companies demonstrating interoperability among their products in the ebMS-4Q06 test round included Axway, Cleo Communications, Inovis, Inc., Sterling Commerce and Xenos.

By Alan Kotok, ebXML Forum

Have you ever misplaced your glasses or keys, only to discover they were right in front of you all the time? This same phenomenon seems to be happening with some so-called experts, observers, and analysts who recently report low levels of ebXML adoption, particularly when compared to generic Web services.