Karen,
Would you share with us your analysis of both EDI and XML ?
As both Matthew and Gait already stated, it is better to leverage the
existing EDI system rather than to build an Extranet scenario. This will
enable the company to have an accelerated ROI ( both experience curve, as
the staff in place already operates and maintains the system and cost of
acquisition of an other system ).
Gait stated already the technical details of the implementation to consider.
Hope it helps,
Regards
Alnoor Dramsi
your B2B integration partner
100% XML and Java
http://www.korom.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karen Niklasson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 2:42 AM
Subject: The future of EDI!
> A request for ideas and/or opinions.
>
> I am a student doing a project on 'The future of EDI' focusing on the
retail
> trade.
>
> I understand the basics of traditional EDI standards and the use of VANs.
> Also I have found a number of advantages and disadvantages of using both
> traditional EDI and the use of XML to transmit data. However I wondered
if
> anyone could help clear up in my mind the idea of how XML can be
> incorporated, should you introduce an Extranet scenario or are there other
> options? I have read in some articles that there are XML servers that read
> the XML message but surely this is not as secure as an extranet?
>
> Perhaps it would be useful for me to explain the context of the problem.
>
> The business scenario that my project aims to solve is:
> A large retailer has a number of Trading Partners (TP) already set up on
EDI
> using VANs. However is unable to connect the smaller TP's due set up
costs.
>
> Questions:
> What would be the best solution for that company?
> Would it be to create an Extranet and have the new TPs log in to receive
XML
> data?? How can the existing EDI TPs be incorporated into the new system?
>
> I was just wondering if anyone had any ideas or opinions they would care
to
> share with me, I would also like to say that many of the previous messages
I
> have received through the XML/EDI group have been really useful and I hope
> nobody minds being quoted in my assignment.
>
> Regards,
>
> Karen Niklasson
>
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