Re: [ESDS] Discovery Services Features and Functionality Survey

[Ali Rezafard <[e-mail]>]

Dear ESDS members,

There has been a change to the dial in number, please use:  
1-866-642-1665 (for out US 719-387-8317) the participant code is: 173715

My apologies about the change.

Thanks,
Ali

On 23-Feb-09, at 8:20 PM, Ali Rezafard wrote:

> Dear ESDS members,
>
> We wanted to thank you for your response to the questioner that was  
> posted earlier this month. We have received couple separate requests  
> for clarifications on some of the questions. We wanted to arrange  
> for a group session, where we could go over the survey together to  
> clarify and discuss each question in detail together.
>
> The EPCglobal Data Discovery JRG will host a webinar for the  
> workgroup members and the IETF ESDS work group to review the survey  
> in details in order to ensure proper understanding and accurate  
> survey results.
>
> The session will be about 2 hours and give us the opportunity to  
> collect your industry's requirements for Discovery Services.  
> Answering these questions would require both technical  
> knowledgeability as well as business expertise in your domain.
>
> Webinar details are provided below.
>
> Best Regards,
> Ali
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: "Gena Morgan" <[e-mail]>
>> Date: February 20, 2009 2:54:01 PM GMT-05:00
>> To: <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail]>, <[e-mail] 
>> >
>> Subject: EPCglobal Data Discovery Survey
>> Reply-To: [e-mail]
>>
>> When: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2009 10:00 AM (EST)
>> Where: Conference Call : 1-866-910-4857 Outside the U.S.: 
>> 1-719-387-5500 Participant Code: 173715
>> *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
>>
>>
>> EPCglobal is currently gathering end-user requirements to develop a  
>> Discovery Service Interface standard.
>>
>> EPCglobal defines Discovery as:
>> Finding and obtaining all relevant information resources (such as  
>> EPCIS data).. to which a party is authorized,..when some of that  
>> data is under the control of other parties with whom no prior  
>> business relationship exists.
>>
>> The Data Discovery JRG has developed this survey as a part of the  
>> requirements gathering process. It is aimed at end users that will  
>> be generators and consumers of visibility data to enhance and  
>> improve their supply c hain or for enabling the gathering of data  
>> across the entire lifecycle of a product.
>>
>> Some of you may have started the survey or completed the survey,  
>> but this review may still be valuable to you! If you have not begun  
>> the survey - please try and attend this session.
>>
>> The EPCglobal Data Discovery JRG will host a webinar for the  
>> workgroup members and for the IETF ESDS members to review the  
>> survey in detail in order to ensure proper understanding and  
>> accurate survey results.
>>
>> Please join us for this webinar!
>>
>>
>> Gena Morgan has invited you to present at an online meeting using  
>> Live Meeting.
>> Join the meeting.
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> <meeting.ics>
>>> Dear ESDS members,
>>>
>>> As part of our collaborative efforts with EPCglobal Data Discovery  
>>> JRG to devise the best possible approach for Discovery Services  
>>> (DS), we are collecting requirements and prioritizing them, from  
>>> all potential end users of DS. EPCglobal has compiled a  
>>> comprehensive survey for the key questions and technical debates  
>>> facing the end users and the eventual EPCglobal Software Action  
>>> Group that will draft the specification.
>>>
>>> We would like to ask for some of your time and insight to better  
>>> understand and evaluate DS design choices. The survey is an online  
>>> questionnaire divided into two main sections, the Client  
>>> Perspective and the Resource Perspective. The first section  
>>> focuses on questions relating to the Client, who is doing the act  
>>> of discovery. The second section explores the questions facing the  
>>> Resource (or resource owner), who is interested in being  
>>> discoverable by authenticated and authorized Clients.
>>>
>>> Your answers will direct and clarify the requirements for DS and  
>>> we thank you in advance for your time and effort. At the end of  
>>> the survey we will ask for your contact information and we might  
>>> contact you to verify your email and authenticate your answers.
>>>
>>> Here is the link to the survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=es2mDxhMFOo0H7dWMch_2fZA_3d_3d
>>>
>>> Please remember to use Surveymonkey's webpage navigation buttons  
>>> instead of your browser's navigation. Each of your survey answers  
>>> are saved in a local cookie when you click the "Next" button. So  
>>> you could finish the survey in multiple sessions (using the same  
>>> link), as long as you use the same browser on the same computer  
>>> and have not cleared your cookies.
>>>
>>> The survey will conclude by February 27, 2009. Please feel free to  
>>> also discuss the questions on the ESDS mailing list.
>>>
>>> We thank you in advance for your participation and assistance.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Ali Rezafard