At 2003-11-24 21:37 +0100, J.Pietschmann wrote:
>Alaric B Snell wrote:
>>No matter how we hate it, it looks like the Web will be primarily for
>>human consumption for the time being at least, I guess :-/
>
>This is about to change, B2B is in full swing.
Absolutely!
>I suspect over some time the data model used in communication will
>stabilize
It is already happening ... check out the Universal Business Language
committee chaired by Jon Bosak:
http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/ubl
The core components of UBL are based on the same core components defined by
UN/CEFACT upon which EDI is based. UBL describes a
document/Internet-oriented approach to business transactions, compared to
the message/VAN orientation of EDI.
After two years of intense volunteer effort, the committee is now voting on
an imminent Beta 1.0 Committee Draft release for public review.
Very interesting stuff!
..................... Ken
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