Hi Ken, Thanks for writing.
At 02:34 PM 3/16/2001 -0800, Ken North wrote:
>Steve,
>
>My comment above was not based on just your last posting, but on the
>collective wisdom and wit shown in your postings here about XML as an
>enabling technology for B2B. For example:
>
>"... please let us not go the way of the close minded zealot where we
>consider using XML format for our EDI needs. I am very hard pressed to find
>any real world "value added" to XML despite the hype."
There is no inconsistency here. I do see you pointing out several places
where I said XML rather than XML/EDI where I mean XML/EDI. In this example
you give, I thought it was clear from the context I meant XML/EDI because I
clearly say "where we consider using XML format for our EDI needs". I
realize in the next sentence I just say XML where I mean XML/EDI (in other
words "using XML for formating business transactions for exchange between
companies"). I certainly apologize for any appearance of
inconsistency, There certainly is no inconsistency in what I intended from
my earlier to my more recent comments.
>"This is valid enthusiasm where XML applies to the web, invalid in my view,
>where this applies to business document transactions (EDI)."
I think this actually supports how consistent I have been in not slamming
all XML then just as I am not doing so today. Prior to about Aug/Sept of
2000 you may find inconsistency in some statements because I had different
views that were still evolving in this regard. In May of 2000 when I
started my project I was totally fired up and on the XML/EDI bandwagon.
>The obvious question is "Why?"
>
>If XML doesn't measure up as a technology for building B2B applications,
>what's the point of continuing to migrate to an XML-centric model over the
>next two years?
Ken, please don't make the error of generality in supposing that I express
the views of all of Cisco Systems. I only express the views of Steve
Bollinger. I speak for no one but myself and these are NOT the views of
Cisco Systems official or otherwise. Cisco like any other place is a
company of individuals, groups and sub-groups all having their own ideas
and opinions.
Thanks for your comments,
Steve
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