Ralph, please see the "Resources" section at http://www.novannet.com/ to fetch my article, "Is There Still Life Left in That Old EDI?" It attempts to answer some of your question, though it doesn't so much talk about the details of XML. But it does examine some of the received wisdom about XML being the be-all and end-all of e-commerce.
William J. Kammerer Novannet, LLC. Columbus, US-OH 43221-3859 +1 (614) 487-0320 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mazza, Ralph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 03 June, 2003 03:19 PM Subject: XML vs. EDI Can anyone point to a dumbed-down explanation of what XML is and what distinguishes it from EDI? It's not that I have nothing else to do, but despite my ignorance of technical matters, I would like to gain a rudimentary understanding of what this EDI vs.. XML debate is all about. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Chessman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 2:01 PM To: WEDI SNIP Transactions Workgroup List Subject: RE: Transition paper Of course, this begs the question: If XML is so terrific, why on earth must they "shove" the X12 transactions into it? Seems to me this is yet another incarnation of the EDI vs. XML debate. Don't think anyone's been swayed in either direction in a while... Don't see any new, compelling arguments for either one... 8-\ Best regards, Bill Chessman Inovis(tm), Inc. --- The WEDI SNIP listserv to which you are subscribed is not moderated. The discussions on this listserv therefore represent the views of the individual participants, and do not necessarily represent the views of the WEDI Board of Directors nor WEDI SNIP. If you wish to receive an official opinion, post your question to the WEDI SNIP Issues Database at http://snip.wedi.org/tracking/. These listservs should not be used for commercial marketing purposes or discussion of specific vendor products and services. They also are not intended to be used as a forum for personal disagreements or unprofessional communication at any time. You are currently subscribed to wedi-transactions as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this list, go to the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org or send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you need to unsubscribe but your current email address is not the same as the address subscribed to the list, please use the Subscribe/Unsubscribe form at http://subscribe.wedi.org
