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Re: <ADVOCACY> Why I Don't Like XML
This article I just received from NetworkWorldFusion talks a little
about the Wal-Mart's UCCnet and AS2 mandates and adds GIS to the mix.
I found it interesting since it touches some of the points discussed
lately on this list
The art of balancing e-commerce processes
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/020705specialfocus.html?page=1
--- In "Sylvia Webb" <swebb@g...> wrote:
> Earl, to your statement "When Wal-Mart sends POs in XML, we'll be
ready.
> Until then, fagetaboudit.." You may want to go to Google and do a
search on
> "Wal-Mart xml" and "Wal-Mart EAN.UCC". While they may not be
sending PO's to
> your customers, they are and have been active participants providing
> leadership in several EAN.UCC (now GS1) XML initiatives. Statements
that
> they do not see the benefits in XML are inaccurate.
>
> Sylvia Webb
> ________________________________
>
> From: Earl Wertheimer [mailto:earlw@s...]
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 10:05 AM
> To: Hurd, Richard [SLCUS]; EDI-L Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [EDI-L] <ADVOCACY> Why I Don't Like XML
>
>
> Richard
>
> > Now maybe it's the puritanical spirit in me, but geez, if I'm
spending
> damn near
> > twice as much time, data storage and bandwidth shipping my
delimiters as I
> am to
> > ship my data (44 bytes versus 125 bytes), well that to me is just
plain
> dumb. I
> > don't care how cheap it is, I don't care how fast your data link
is -- if
> you
> > spent twice as much time shipping data than overhead, your
throughput
> would
> > double. Wouldn't it?
>
> Except that the 7x increase in size (125 / 17) is offset by the huge
> increase
> in connection speeds. Something like 47Kb to 10Mb ??
>
> "The data transmitted expands to the available bandwidth"
>
> When WalMart sends POs in XML, we'll be ready. Until then,
fagetaboudit..
>
> Earl Wertheimer
> earlw@s...
> http://www.spe-edi.com
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