Last week, we read in "XML E-Business Standards: Promises and Pitfalls," dated Jan. 5, 2000, by Robert Worden, at http://www.xml.com/pub/2000/01/ebusiness/index.html, about XML-lubricated e-commerce: Recent announcements by Ford and General Motors that they both intend to use e-commerce for all their supply procurements� in Ford's case worth $80 billion per annum�have been noted by some commentators as signaling the day when e-business came of age. More information on Ford's supply-chain portal, Auto-Xchange, can be found at https://fsn.ford.com/Auto-Xchange/. From the FAQ: What about EDI? Investments that suppliers have made in EDI will continue to be valuable. Auto-Xchange provides either an alternative or supplement to EDI depending on supplier priorities and development plans. What does this mean for XML? Auto-Xchange will be an XML-based solution, which means that participants will use XML to handle transactions over the Internet when using Auto-Xchange William J. Kammerer FORESIGHT Corp. 4950 Blazer Memorial Pkwy. Dublin, OH USA 43017-3305 (614) 791-1600 Visit FORESIGHT Corp. at http://www.foresightcorp.com/ "Commerce for a New World" ======================================================================= To signoff the EDI-L list, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/
