Universal Business Language (UBL): This is an important development in the use of XML vocabularies. In any human language, the same word can mean different things for different industries. Conversely, different words sometimes can mean the same thing in different industries. The OASIS UBL Technical Committee's charter is to define a common XML business document library. UBL will provide a set of XML building blocks and a framework that will enable trading partners to unambiguously identify and exchange business documents in specific contexts. This is an effort to unite efforts underway by organizations and standards groups around the world. The OASIS UBL Technical Committee intends to enhance and harmonize overlapping XML business libraries and similar technologies to advance consensus on an international standard. Organization: OASIS. More information: UBL page on the OASIS website (new window).
More on the general topic: Common XML vocabularies
- Address XML
- Computing Environment XML
- Content Syndication XML
- Customer Information XML
- Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) XML
- Geospatial XML
- Human XML
- Localization XML
- Math XML
- Open Applications Group Integration Specification (OAGIS)
- Open Office XML
- Topic maps XML
- Trade XML
- Translation XML
- Universal Data Element Framework (UDEF)
