RE: EDI ---> XML<< Has anyone out there already digested the XML material and identified the "real information" (info needed to implement XML in a real world) behind XML? Consider this a reply for both your message and Steve Bollinger's. It's premature to judge the effect XML/EDI 'had' on eBusiness. That's like suggesting in 1906 (three years after Kitty Hawk) that aviation is a flop. Why? The XML spec was released in 1998. There were some lessons learned in the 1999 European XML/EDI Pilot Project, but much of the activity during 2000 has been focused on creating standards for an eBusiness infrastructure. XML Schema is a few months old. Two major eBusiness initiatives (ebXML and UDDI) have drawn participation from key players, but they are still infants. If you're interested in emerging eBusiness technologies, you might want to attend ebXML Day or UDDI Day at XML DevCon 2001 in New York City. On April 9, ebXML instructors will be rolling out the specifications for ebXML Registry/Repository, Message Service, and Collaborative (Trading) Partner Agreements. On UDDI Day (April 10), a team of IBM and Microsoft instructors will teach a UDDI programming workshop (the APIs, the payload, how to use the IBM and Microsoft toolkits, and so on). Registration for either event (UDDI Day, ebXML Day) is included with the Special Events pass. The Special Events pass is free if you pre-register. There are other eBusiness, ebXML, UDDI classes and workshop in the main conference program, so you might want to check that out before deciding to attend only the free events. We'll have people such as Peter Chen teaching conceptual modeling, Jonathan Robie doing a tutorial on XML Query, Steve Melton unveiling SQLX, three of the XML/EDI founders doing an eBusiness Workshop, and a workshop on business transformations with XSLT: http://www.xmldevcon2001.com/NY/html/conference.php ------ XML/edi Group Discussion List ------ Homepage = http://www.XMLedi-Group.org Unsubscribe = send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Leave the subject and body of the message blank Questions/requests: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To receive only one message per day (digest format) send the following message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], (leave the subject line blank) digest xmledi-group your-email-address To join the XML/edi Group complete the form located at: http://www.xmledi-group.org/xmledigroup/mail1.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- Plan on attending the upcoming meeting during DISA's conference: http://www.disa.org/conference/annual_conf/index.htm
