The future of EDI and XML

It's easy to hear "XML will replace old EDI."  I think the more reasonable
statement is that "People will continue to use EDI and will begin to use XML
as their trading partners demand it."  People like us will make money only
if we know XML...

Buck 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schenck, Don 
> Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 3:02 PM
> To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject:      RE: Web apps on the AS/400
> 
> Ken --
> 
> The future of Microsoft is being built on XML, NOT EDI. If you want to bet
> against Microsoft's future success, do it -- but considering their past
> success, I'd hedge that bet. 
> 
> If you consider the sheer number and intensity of companies and worldwide
> organizations behind XML, you'll see that XML is the future of computing.
> 
> Do I REALLY believe it's that important and will be that pervasive?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> So does Microsoft ... IBM ... Sun ... Oracle ... and on and on ...
> 
> -- Don Schenck
>    Schenck Technical Consulting
>    DonS@SchenckTech.com / www.SchenckTech.com 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ken.Slaugh@cm-inc.com [mailto:Ken.Slaugh@cm-inc.com]
> > Sent: March 20, 2001 2:42 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: RE: Web apps on the AS/400
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > EDI had standards too and every solution deviated from 'the standard'.
> > 
> > Ken Slaugh  
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