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Len Bullard wrote: > Articles like this are to be expected. Today I read another article about competing dialects of XML. The author is Mike Hogan (POET Software). "XML and Data Integration" (XML-Journal, May/June 2000): www.xml-journal.com Excerpts: "The problem is that many of these DTDs are competing to solve the same problem. Much like the Tower of Babel, there's been a fragmentation of dialects of XML - represented by DTDs." "Some pundits predict a consolidation of XML dialects. The Internet, they claim, favors universal standards that facilitate interoperability. However, the nature of mankind and early evidence suggest that we can anticipate an increased balkanization of XML. As soon as a few companies form a group to define a standard DTD for their industry, another competing group is formed." "Application vendors also play a role in this fragmentation. Companies benefit in many ways by defining the leading dialect in their market." "As a result, XML, which many people viewed as the complete solution for data interchange, is turning into the modern-day Tower of Babel." The article goes on to discuss transformations and data staging. ================== Ken North ============================= See you at AD2000 London (www.applicationdevelopment.com) XML DevCon 2000 New York City (www.xmldevcon2000.com) =========================================================== *************************************************************************** This is xml-dev, the mailing list for XML developers. To unsubscribe, mailto:majordomo@x...&BODY=unsubscribe%20xml-dev List archives are available at http://xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ ***************************************************************************
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