The Potential of Visa's XML Standard

by A. Turner ... Other international standards organizations include Oasis/XML.org, and Microsoft BizTalk. ... affect how business transactions occur today and the form they will ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/02/news_analysis/NA_EC_ADT_02_28_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-02-28 Summary: Visa introduces a new global XML invoice specification.

Mercator Software Extends EAI Solutions for Insurance with XML

by M. Reed ... The addition of XML (the Extensible Markup Language) to the existing support ... descriptions of ACORD standard transactions in graphical form, including importing ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/04/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_04_21_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-04-21 Summary: Mercator Software (which is changing its name from TSI International Software to reflect the name of its flagship product) has announced support within its Integration Broker products for both XML and EDI transactions based on the ACORD standard for the insurance industry.

Microsoft Joins XML Specification Committee for Financials

by M. Reed ... in any form, such as a printed financial statement, an HTML document for a company's Web site, an EDGAR filing document with the SEC, a raw XML file, or other ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_05_02_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-05-02 Summary: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MFST) has joined the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) committee to help launch an XML-based standard for translating financial reports between applications. Formerly known as the Extensible Financial Reporting Markup Language (XFRML), the language should allow companies t

Secure Transport of EDI and XML for Trading Exchanges

by D. Geller ... Secure Transport of EDI and XML for Trading Exchanges D. Geller - August 3, 2000 Event Summary. IPNet Solutions, Inc. specializes ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/08/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_08_03_00_1.asp - 10k - 2000-08-03 Summary: IPNet Solutions adds support for the AS2 security standard to its product suite. IPNet builds products to link marketplace partners who use different data formats.

Novell Uses XML, LDAP, NDS to Manage AD, IOS, etc.

by C. McNulty ... strategy is the DirXML metadirectory, which Novell demonstrated in beta form at its ... Access Protocol) to connect to other directories and XML (Extensible Markup ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Networking/2000/04/news_analysis/NA_NW_CFM_04_14_00_1.asp - 6k - 2000-04-14 Summary: Novell s new DirXML directory will use XML and LDAP to seamlessly manage legacy directories from an NDS platform. Get ready for the Acronym Wars.

Baan And SSA GT Merge To Form A Mid-Market Empire With An ''Iron ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Baan And SSA GT Merge To Form A Mid-Market Empire With An ''Iron ... Also, XML interfaces cannot be retrofitted over a few generations' old products; therefore SSA ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_15_03_1.asp - 18k - 2003-07-15 Summary: SSA GT has many times surprised even the biggest skeptics by turning around seemingly non-viable vantage products (which iBaan and Ironside certainly are not) and/or ailing vendors (which Baan has been, and Ironworks will have likely become).

What s New in Microsoft SQL Server 2000

by M. Reed ... formatted in the Extensible Markup Language (XML). Most newly released products from data warehouse vendors support XML in some form. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/06/research_notes/PN_DW_MFR_06_21_00_1.asp - 21k - 2000-06-21 Summary: SQL Server 2000, the next major release of SQL Server 7, is Microsoft s SQL 7 release of its database both re-architected and re-written. Microsoft has high hopes for the latest version in a market that was worth $8 Billion in 1999, an 18% increase over 1998. What remains to be seen is whether it will

A Drop-ship Enablement Pioneer Leads the Way

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... is important to note about CommerceHub's infrastructure is that it acts as an invisible translation tool, converting all styles of XML, EDI, web form, or even ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2006/08/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_08_28_06_1.asp - 28k - 2006-08-28 Summary: By providing a single plug-and-play connection to multiple trading partners, CommerceHub strives to enable basically any retailer to electronically integrate with its suppliers, regardless of the idiosyncratic systems and capabilities that might exist among them.

Composing Collaborative Financial Applications

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Form modifications are stored as separate XML documents, and thus become "upgrade friendly" as customizations are preserved during future upgrades. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_14_05_1.asp - 24k - 2005-11-14 Summary: With its short term ownership under Baan all but forgotten, CODA has been doing well, owing to its astute offerings tailored to the preferences of each regional market, coupled with some recent appetizing acquisitions.

Process-based Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to life, service oriented architecture (SOA) is the physio-skeletal system that allows the life-form to move about and function. XML (extensible markup language ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_03_14_07_1.asp - 14k - 2007-03-14 Summary: The right balance of automated processes with paper records and manual, human interaction is necessary to keep costs under control with a flexible yet controlled set of procedures. The strategic software category, governance, risk management, and compliance, is poised to help.