At 01:34 22/06/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Where you say that using XML is like being part of a community - do you
>mean that every organisation with whom you wish to conduct business
>electronically needs to also use XML. For example, if I want to exchange
>data with others within the Health Industry (ie. medical practitioners,
>hospitals, ancillary providers (ie. dentists, physiotherapists etc.) and I
>want to use an XML protocol, does everyone else have to use XML as well.
>Alternatively, can I use XML while my partners continue to use EDIFACT.
We're going through a period of transition so it's not uncommon to work in
a mixed mode where some partners use XML and others EDIFACT.
We see that a lot where a company opens up to new partners or new
applications; for reasons I explained previously, they adopt XML but they
retain their EDIFACT solution (or build an EDIFACT compatibility mode in
the new one) for existing partners/applications.
--ben
New! XML and the Enterprise at www.marchal.com
"The model adds significantly to the technology's understanding and use."
-- Bruce Peat, chair; XML/edi Group
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