RE: [ebxml-mktg-sc] WP - eBusiness Solutions Part 1 - Messaging

[Alan Kotok <akotok@disa.org>]

David:

Sounds good.  Lord help us if ever get to be VP of anything!

Alan Kotok
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At 02:33 PM 4/22/03 -0400, David RR Webber - XML ebusiness wrote:
>Alan,
>
>OK, OK, I need to explain what each column is.
>
>EDI-VAN is a full-service system.
>
>AS2 assumes a standalone messaging solution - etc, - I'll
>add to list of 'to dos' little section on each item.  The idea
>is to marry this to what people actually buy out there in the
>marketplace... so Alan you have to put on your VP Marketing
>glasses -  not your technical standards glasses ; -)
>
>Cheers, DW.
>====================================================
>Message text written by Alan Kotok
> >
>Mark, et al:
>
>I was trying to make two points about using the terms EDI and VAN.  (1) EDI
>
>is the syntax and VAN is the delivery.  You can use ebMS or AS2 to deliver
>messages in EDI syntax.  (2) If VANs now use AS2, why have separate columns
>
>for VANs and AS2?  If people in the business like myself are confused, why
>perpetuate the confusion in this table?
>
>Alan Kotok<