Re: XML and RDBMS/OODBMS

From: Mirch Masala <9rowzn01i_at_9rowzn01i.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 18:56:19 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <b990gj$spq$1@hercules.btinternet.com>

"Steve Long" <slong_at_ieee.org> wrote in message news:db116f55a50435469475e7dbbab78708_at_TeraNews...
> 1. It is a widely accepted standard which is easily understood and
applied.
> 2. It is self-describing and allows for localized variations.
> 3. It is human readable.
>
> For serious business processing, I still think the older EDI stuff works
> better for performance and efficiency.

Wasn't the problem with EDI that it was too complex and was never widely adopted :-?

vr Received on Tue May 06 2003 - 13:56:19 CDT