soul / 02-Apr-02
[ Semantics, Ontologies & UBL ]
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The Issue
•"The great thing about XML is that it enables the incredible experimentation we see in the marketplace.  But there are hundreds of XML groups creating Internet commerce 'languages'. This, coupled with the various transaction standards in common use, presents formidable obstacles to organizations wishing to build or participate in global trading webs." 


     Howard Smith, Director, Ontology.org, &
             Director of Strategy, E-Business, CSC Europe, 2000