Matthew MacKenzie wrote: > > Ed, > > When I started out with ebXML, I was hoping for a revolution. That was overly idealistic, for the reasons you state. Iraq? (sorry couldn't resist;) > Evolution, however, is inevitable. > > -Matt > > On Jul 13, 2004, at 1:31 PM, Ed Dodds wrote: > > Matthew: > > First come standards -- then come mergers. I think there are a lot of good ol' > boys and gals who don't want to have to compete for their jobs during the great > shake out. Just look at the aversion the US's NPO sector (1.8 million orgs > strong) has to developing/adopting any kind of meaningful colloboration > enabling standards... > > Ed Dodds > ---- Original message ---- > > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 12:09:33 -0400 > From: Matthew MacKenzie <mattm@adobe.com> > Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [xml-dev] Edi complexity, does ebxml really reduce > > it?] > > To: Chiusano Joseph <chiusano_joseph@bah.com> > Cc: "ebxml-dev@lists.ebxml.org" <ebxml-dev@lists.ebxml.org> > > Joe, > > Standardized infrastructure that draws on the experience and knowledge > of hundred of professional computer science and business operations > people is ebXML. > > Locally defined infrastructure defined by a small team of individuals > with the only common point of the architecture being a file format is > "EDI". > > Its an aging argument that "we can do it with EDI", or "why not just > design our own". An evolution has to take place in the way we do > business, and the only way to clear the path for true business > innovation is to agree on a lingua franca for how we integrate our > businesses. > > Regards, > > Matthew MacKenzie > Sr. Architect > Adobe Systems > > ___________________________ > Matthew MacKenzie > Senior Architect > IDBU Server Solutions > Adobe Systems Canada Inc. > http://www.adobe.com/products/server/ > mattm@adobe.com > +1 (506) 871.5409 -- Kind Regards, Joseph Chiusano Associate Booz | Allen | Hamilton The ebxml-dev list is sponsored by OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> The list archives are at http://lists.ebxml.org/archives/ebxml-dev/ To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/>
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