| ODBC connectivity via XML middleware; EDI? Get XML experts on board!
XMLSoftware's InterAccess
provides
ODBC databases access across the Internet via the use of
XML. The COM DLL, available for Windows NT, provides a
similar
programming interface to the Microsoft ADO model.
InterAccess is payware, but a demo can be downloaded from
XMLSoftware's web site.
An article
from Internet Week reports that "EDI is alive and
kicking", but still urges large companies to "get plenty of
XML experts
on board". An interview with analyst Ken
Vollmer reported that the replacement of traditional
value-added-networks with managed IP networks will ensure
that EDI stays alive for a while yet:
"There are a number of companies that would like
[IT managers] to think that EDI is dead,
so that they
can sell [them] something completely new
and
different," Vollmer said. "Don't believe
it."
However, that doesn't mean companies should ignore
XML:
"If I were
managing EDI at a large company right
now, the
first thing I would do is get plenty of
XML experts
on board," Vollmer said.
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