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R.T.Crowley (1948-Present) is a pioneer in the development and practice of Electronic Data Interchange ([[EDI]]), an early component of electronic commerce. |
'''R. T. Crowley''' (1948-Present) is a pioneer in the development and practice of Electronic Data Interchange ([[EDI]]), an early component of [[electronic commerce]]. |
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He was was a developer of the early forms of EDI, working with Edward A. Guilbert, the creator of the technology, from the inception of the idea, and assisted in the development of [[UN/EDIFACT]], the international EDI standard based through the United Nations. He is active in many EDI projects around the world, including having served as chair of [[ANSI ASC X12]], the US national standards body for EDI, from 1993 to 1995. He has served as a member of the US Delegation to the United Nations on matters of electronic commerce and EDI, and been a civilian advisor to the committee creating the US government implementation guides for electronic commerce. |
He was was a developer of the early forms of EDI, working with Edward A. Guilbert, the creator of the technology, from the inception of the idea, and assisted in the development of [[UN/EDIFACT]], the international EDI standard based through the United Nations. He is active in many EDI projects around the world, including having served as chair of [[ANSI ASC X12]], the US national standards body for EDI, from 1993 to 1995. He has served as a member of the US Delegation to the United Nations on matters of electronic commerce and EDI, and been a civilian advisor to the committee creating the US government implementation guides for electronic commerce. |
Revision as of 15:40, 24 December 2002
R. T. Crowley (1948-Present) is a pioneer in the development and practice of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), an early component of electronic commerce.
He was was a developer of the early forms of EDI, working with Edward A. Guilbert, the creator of the technology, from the inception of the idea, and assisted in the development of UN/EDIFACT, the international EDI standard based through the United Nations. He is active in many EDI projects around the world, including having served as chair of ANSI ASC X12, the US national standards body for EDI, from 1993 to 1995. He has served as a member of the US Delegation to the United Nations on matters of electronic commerce and EDI, and been a civilian advisor to the committee creating the US government implementation guides for electronic commerce.
He is the founder of the EDI standards committee for the ocean transport industry, as well as the US Customs Electronic Systems Advisory Committee (CESAC), advising the US Customs Service (USCS) on matters of electronic commerce. He now serves as chair of the X12 Security Task Group, vice chair of ISO Technical Committee 154 US Technical Advisory Group, and was one of the authors of the X12 technical report on the use of XML for conducting EDI. A well-known speaker on EC and EDI, Crowley has authored many articles and books on EDI. His book, "EDI - Charting a Course to the Future" is one of the best selling books on the topic.