ISTH XML Core Payments XML Kernel Transaction Standard

["Todd Boyle" <tboyle@rosehill.net>]

Look at this initiative
http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2003-12-02-a.html#backgrounder

There is also the IFX meeting this week in Dallas, jan 12-15
their latest version 1.5.... a 683 Kb, 16000 line XML
schema...  
With a 10-meg data dictionary.  That's 10 megs of text. no
graphics.

Dallas is 70 miles up highway 35 from Crawford Texas...
6 of the top 10 contributors to Bush/Cheney are now banking 
and finance.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/buyingpres.html
And you thought it was oil, weapons makers etc.

Todd Boyle - Kirkland WA - 425-827-3107 
http://www.ledgerism.net/ 

> http://www.disa.org/pr02.cfm?Name=846
> http://xml.coverpages.org/ifx.html
> http://www.google.com/search?q=%22IFX+forum%22
>
> > Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) .... a robust XML framework
> > for the electronic business-to-business exchange of data among 
> > financial service institutions around the world...
> > 
> > The IFX Forum has just published for public review the latest 
> > version of the IFX specification, Version 1.5, which extends the
> > ATM, POS, Business and Consumer Banking support provided by 
> > earlier versions. This new version builds on IFX’s multi-channel
> > capabilities, such as enabling customers to deposit, withdraw and
> > transfer funds, and allows financial institutions to exchange 
> > essential information with their customers, their service 
> > providers and other financial institutions; read the News
> Release.
> > 
> > 
> > IFX Version 1.5 - Public Review Download
> >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > ... Document for the IFX Business Message Specification v1.5 Public
> Review
> > ... Business Message Specification Document 1.5 Public Review (zip
> format 3.3 MB)
> > ... IFX Business Message Specification 1.5 Public Review Data
> Dictionary (Zip format 144 KB)
> > ... View the DTD or download the IFX 1.5 Public Review DTD(Zip
> format 67 KB)
> > ... View the Schema or download the IFX 1.5 Public Review XSD (Zip
> format 67 KB)
> > 
> > ... All of the above files contained in one zip file - download (3.3
> MB)
> > 
> > ... Your comments are welcome. Please post all comments to the
> online form.
> > 
> > 
> >