Impact Of XML On Data Interchange: An XML/EDI Model

Abstract

Extensible mark-up language (XML) is emerging as the main standard of representation of structured documents on the World Wide Web (WWW) (Gibb, 2000).  An XML/EDI model is presented with advantages and challenges of this model.  XML is here to stay and with ever increasing number of big players adopting it, it will become a major component in application and systems design in the near future.