To take this one step furthur, Rosettanet
(www.rosettanet.org) used EDI wrapped in XML in its
original implementation.
Dave Frenkel
> Surely it would be cheaper if they just changed the transport without
> switching the actual format of the messages - X12, EDI etc. can be
> encrypted and piped over ftp just as easy as XML, flatfiles etc. Re-doing
> all the mapping and translation logic would be an unnecessary expense.
> --
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Boynton, Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 10:44 AM
> Subject: Re: JB Hunt and EDI to XML (and more) conversion
>
>
> > What's good for the 800 pound gorilla may not be as good for the banana
> (JB
> > Hunt TPs), which just get squeezed some more.
> >
> > Denny Boynton
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Les Zalewski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 7:29 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: JB Hunt and EDI to XML (and more) conversion
> >
> >
> > Interesting article on Internet Week's site today:
> >
> > ***************************************************
> > J.B. Hunt's EDI Swap-Out
> >
> > When it comes to a quick return on investment, no e-business project may
> > have a quicker payback than swapping out EDI links for Web-based
> > alternatives.
> >
> > Case in point: Transportation company J.B. Hunt is kicking off a new
> > integration project this month that aims to move its biggest customers off
> > expensive EDI networks and onto new Web- and XML-based trading networks.
> >
> > The deployment, which will cost the company about $200,000, was sourced
> with
> > a keen eye on return on investment. By saving on EDI value-added network
> > (VAN) costs and moving new applications onto the cheaper network, J.B.
> Hunt
> > is aiming for a fifteen-month ROI payback on the project. --Richard
> > Karpinski
> >
> > Read on:
> > http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eD8O0BhIua0V30RFT0Ae
> >
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