Standards and Protocols

UCC takes global leadership role in establishing and promoting multi-industry standards for product identification and related electronic communication.

Practical resources for small business involved in or considering eCommerce implemetations. Expert Advice and Assistance

Regulates the UK's electronic trust service providers. The site contains detailed background information, and information on how to become a member or gain tScheme approval.

OFX is a unified specification for the electronic exchange of financial data between financial institutions, business and consumers via the Internet.

Supports the development of open standards for content over the Internet. Includes standards downloads, membership information and FAQ.

Information on how to trade electronically; bar coding and numbering systems; electronic data interchange (EDI); electronic commerce and trading over the Internet; international standards and the global EAN/UCC system.

A collection of resources for the new UDDI standard for e-commerce, sometimes referred as a yellow pages for e-commerce.

PeSIT protocol is the result of efforts by the banking profession, in the framework of GSIT, to field a file transfer system. Site is in English and French.