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RE: PC Week on "Why XML is Failing" ?????

• From: "Stephane Dubois" <sdubois@e...>
• To: <xml-dev@x...>
• Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 13:00:28 -0700

Does anyone know (or might venture a guess) how many XML-enabled business
document servers are in operations in the U.S. today? I'm talking
specifically of servers dedicated to performing e-commerce transactions. thx
Stephane Dubois
e2be.com

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-xml-dev@x... [mailto:owner-xml-dev@x...]On Behalf Of
KenNorth
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 4:37 PM
To: xml-dev@x...; Steve DeRose
Subject: Re: PC Week on "Why XML is Failing" ?????


> But XML does *not* solve the problem of semantic heterogeneity
[ snip ]
> one of the best things I expected from XML was simply that it would make
the *real* semantic
> problems visible

No question there has to be semantic agreement. Those issues are being
addressed:

"Syntax-Neutral Definition of Business Semantics"
Martin Bryan
http://www.personal.u-net.com/~sgml/neutral.htm


"Executable Trading-Partner Agreements in Electronic Commerce"
Martin Sachs, Asit Dan, Thao Nugyen, Robert Kearney, Hidayatullah, Daniel
Dias
http://www.ibm.com/developer/xml/tpaml/tpapaper.pdf


================== Ken North =============================
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