RE: EDI or XML Poll - Computerworld

["Welsh, David" <David.Welsh@nordstrom.com>]

Yeh, but it's all true .... ain't it !

Dave


> -----Original Message-----
> From: William J. Kammerer [mailto:wkammerer@foresightcorp.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 5:27 AM
> To: ebXML Awareness
> Subject: Re: EDI or XML Poll - Computerworld
> 
> 
> The "Quickpoll" at http://www.computerworld.com/  just illustrates the
> brilliance of the ebXML Marketing, Awareness and Education team, who
> undoubtedly must have had a hand in planting this.
> 
> It reads: "Will a standard like ebXML help widescale adoption 
> of XML in
> B2B e-commerce?"  And the possible answers are 1) Yes, XML 
> will become a
> significant force, 2) No, EDI lives on, 3) Maybe, and 4) Not sure.
> 
> So our choices here are either ebXML is going to succeed, 
> paving the way
> widescale adoption of XML in B2B e-commerce [good, if you're behind
> ebXML], or EDI will live on [also good, if you're one of the 
> majority of
> ebXML folks who come from an EDI background].
> 
> William J. Kammerer
> FORESIGHT Corp.
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