It seems to me that EDI is a standard, and it's been around for years, decades even. I think that part of the problem is that the computer nerds (us) get ideas for 'improvements' (such as XML) to what is actually working right now (EDI), and try to figure out if these improvements will help, hinder or merely cause confusion. Meanwhile the media picks up on mentions of these new 'standards' and report them, throwing the rest of the world into confusion (geez...should I go with 8 tracks, cassettes, CD's?) and this ends up causing industry to freeze while the nerds endlessly debate the issue.
So what's the solution?
I have no idea, other than slowing down the speed of improvements (Ted Koscinski's [sp?] method), or speeding up a universal acceptance of new standards (down with Beta...go VHS), or completely gagging the press...it's a tough problem.
Drake Weideman
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From: david frenkel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 10:09 AM
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Subject: Who needs Standards?
Lack Of Standards Blocks Supply-chain Automation
Attendees at a conference said the absence of standard approaches for using
e-business technology to automate corporate supply chains has become a big
barrier for users -- and there's no real solution on the horizon.
http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV65-665_STO59259_NLTbb%2C00.html
Dave Frenkel
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