That is the purpose of the new book, ebXML: the New Global Standard for doing Business On The Internet. This book describes the demands and changing business conditions that make collaborative e-business imperative more and more companies, and show how ebXML is designed to meet these conditions. This book then provides a fuller explanation of the business needs ebXMLs, XML, earlier work involving XML for business data exchange, related web services specifications, and further details of the ebXML technical architecture. ebXML: the New Global Standard for doing Business On The Internet is the first book on ebXML, and work only extended so far, both print and electronic, written for business managers. Technical documentation provides specific guidance for systems developers, but business people who make fundamental business decisions on using technology strategically, and this book addresses concerns.