Rachel, This is very gratifying to see someone make a sensible statement.
The W3C "line" is that all you have to do is create a bunch of Schemas and XSLT and all will be sunshine and light. Clearly people have spent $$$ on such "B2B" implementations and realized this comes up way short. The real story that I see is in line with the GAO report. We need to complete the ebXML work and provide real interoperable foundations and clear implementation best practices before wholesale adoption is recommended. There are outbreaks of good working going on of course. All is not gloom and doom! The NIST/OAG testbed is vital work that is starting and the meetings this coming week at NIST will be providing the impetus behind that (see http://openapplications.org) And we are seeing industry groups such as OAG/STAR preparing to implement ebXML solutions. My sense is that six months from now we will be better able to address the maturity issues and close off the gaps that remain today in providing a complete solution that is capable of being deployed government wide. I'd urge people to get involved in completing the ebXML work that is ongoing - and I look forward to meeting folks who can attend the Netware conference in May in Baltimore. Thanks, DW. =========================================================== Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > GlacierHere's the headline from ComputerWorld, and here's the link to the complete article: http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV47_STO69907_NLTPM%2C00.html GAO says XML not ready for extensive government use By PATRICK THIBODEAU (April 05, 2002) WASHINGTON -- XML, the data exchange standard that's being deployed by federal agencies to improve interoperability, isn't a mature standard. And without centralized leadership, XML implementations by various agencies could actually hurt the interoperability of government systems, the U.S. General Accounting Office said in a report released today (download .pdf). < ------ 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
