James You are correct, X12 voted to align. There were a number of issues. Far to many to get into. I don't think legacy or pride were issues.
Doug Doug Anderson Vice President Sales Support Kleinschmidt Inc. 847-405-7457 (Office direct) 847-826-3531 (cell) 847-945-4619 (fax) http://www.kleinschmidt.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 1:46 AM To: Doug Anderson Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [EDI-L] EDIFACT vs. X12, public/free vs. nonpublic/expensive Doug, I remember there were initiatives to bring X.12 into closer alignment with EDIFACT, is that still occuring? If not could you comment on why? Food for thought for the rest of us: It is slightly ironic to note that since it is UN EDIFACT and the USA is one of the largest contributors to the UN our tax dollars are supporting the "free" standard used by the vast majority of the world outside North America. (Even Japan is moving toward EDIFACT away from their local legacy standards) 1) Why can't we get alignment with the global community? Legacy issues, pride or ? 2) As supply chains are now truly global wouldn't one standard facilitate global supplier adoption, cut cost and improve efficiencies? Regards, James Hatcher ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
