If such enabling architecture techniques, etc. existed that truly enabled
interoperable automated XML-based document exchange such as that envisioned
by James there would be no need for the global efforts of the ebXML
Initiative, with well over 1,000 participants from all of the major national
and international standards bodies and all of the major and other ISV's and
individual companies working extremely hard and long hours to develop such a
global standard interoperable architecture and framework. The world of
electronic business would already have what it needs and would instead be
implementing and deploying rather than developing such a standard
architecture and framework.
Furthermore, neither would the likes of Microsoft, IBM and Ariba feel the
need to annouce this effort:
"IBM, Microsoft and Ariba are proposing to develop formats, protocols and
conventions necessary to maintain an online database that will enable
companies to divulge and discover the online business standards required to
streamline commerce and procedure to bring companies to the Net. Although
the directory will contain some human-readable information, it will
primarily support the system-to-system (S2S) domain. More information can be
found at "Microsoft, IBM, Ariba to create major advance in B2B
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20000901/tc/commentary_microsoft_ibm_ariba_t
o_create_major_advance_in_b2b_1.html"
Rachel
-----Original Message-----
From: james anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 4:49 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: XML Schemas/DTD for HealthCare Industry
The argument below is spurious. XML with schema supports value domain
specifications. It also supports tag specifications. XML with "enabling
architecture" techniques also allows automated trnslation between tag sets.
Rachel Foerster wrote:
>
>
> Lastly on the issue of using XML -- since XML is extensible that means
that
> the originator of the XML document gets to choose the tag names. Just
> imagine if you would, a situation where each provider generating a health
> care claim chose not only their on tags but data content along with the
data
> attributes. We'd be even worse off then now, with only (!) 450 +/-
> proprietary formats!
>
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