eXFlow: a Web services-compliant system to support B2B process integration

In the B2Bi scenario, business process management certainly plays an essential role if an enterprise wants to integrate internal existing processes with trading partners' in a manageable manner. ebXML, RosettaNet, and Web services are among the emerging standards that play a key role in the automation of B2Bi from the angles of both business and technology. How would these all be engineered together to bring this B2Bi into reality? A Web services-compliant eXFlow solution is aimed at providing such an environment. This paper is to give a detailed account of this solution. We further illustrate the concepts behind with a typical B2Bi application scenario.