Armin,
The ebXML Initiative is keenly sensitive to the need for mutilingual support
and capabilities. This is a key component to be included in the ebXML
technical specifications for the global ebXML framework. You may wish to
participate in this initiative. To do so go to the ebXML web site at
http:/www.ebxml.org , select which project teams in which you would like to
participate and subcribe following the instructions on each team's page. I'm
sure your insights and comments relative to multilingual support would be
invaluable.
Rachel Foerster
ebXML Initiative
Marketing Awareness & Education Team Lead
>
> On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, Armin Osterholzer wrote:
>
> > Could you or anyone else on the list shed some light on
> > how the various XML activities intend to cater for non-English
> > in tags. What is the situation regarding transmission of Asian
> > language (2-byte letters), e.g. Mandarine, Kanji, etc.. via XML?
> >
> > Maybe I misunderstand and this is a "non-issue", however with
> > "traditional" EDI (ANSI, EDIFACT) we continue to have difficulty
> > in that area.
>
> In a pure XML environment this is theoretically a non-issue
> because XML
> supports UNICODE which supports 2 byte letters. However, theory and
> reality live in two different realms. I think it is probably
> safe to say
> that the standardization efforts will probably remain with English
> characters. However, even though some believe architectural
> forms (lofty
> name for standardized mapping) are dead, I belief they can become very
> important in the internationalization of EDI/XML standards.
>
> It will also take some time for software to support UNICODE
> but it will
> happen.
>
> Betty
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