InquisitiveNomad

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• Aug 31st, 2007

 

Actually it isnt. XML may be eay to write and even parse, but the use of XML as a medium of B2B data interchange is still bleak. XML is used mainly for Application integration as it is just within the organisation and where major security issues will not rise. Also, with the ESB revolution and the whole industry striding towards SOA, XML is able to make its own impact. But still, for B2B integrations, organisations prefer to use EDI ( electronic Data Interchange ) as compared to XML because EDI has withstood the test of time on security and also has tailor made templates for each industry. XML is still in the amatuer stage; its still evolving. It will take a long time before we get to see XML taking up the place of EDI.