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Article: E-marketplace watch.(Electronic data interchange )(Brief Article)
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- Information Age (London, UK)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2002
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Electronic data interchange
Electronic data interchange (EDI), the 30 year-old electronic transaction standard, is still very much in use - despite earlier predictions that it would quickly be usurped by cheaper, non-proprietary and more flexible Internet-based XML technology.
EDI's strength lies in the fact that - unlike XML - it is a proven standard with an installed base of large organisations, says Giga Research Group analyst Ken Vollmer. The market is also being given an extended lease of life by a number of recent announcements.
For example, automotive industry e-marketplace Covisint recently launched a web-based EDI platform; Vollmer ...