Dave,
When you talk about XML standards, the question to ask yourself is do you
require "accredited", "cross-industry", "industry specific", "supply-chain(trade
group) specific", or application specific" standards.
In the area of accredited standards, ANSI ASC X12 is just beginning to
Currently there is no single set of XML standards for EDI transactions in the same way
as ANSI X12 or UN/EDIFACT are defined.
There are a number of initiatives currently underway to define business transactions
in XML syntax. Some of the better known ones are :
ebXML - a joint effort between
