What is XML?

XML, or eXtensible Markup Language, is a new, high-powered Web language developed for conducting electronic business. Unlike hypertext markup language (HTML), which displays the text and images now found on Web pages, XML enables the exchange of structured data over the Web.

Uniting EDI with XML provides win-win, affordable and easy-to-use business solutions for all organizations. By enhancing EDI processes, ASC X12 can evolve the current infrastructure into something more universally accessible. XML, with EDI as the foundation, provides ubiquitous connectivity and interoperability.

Developing cross-industry XML specifications represents a huge standardization effort that is ongoing. For instance, important standards include RosettaNet for the Computer and Electronics industry and ebXML, an emerging, international standard for business information exchange.

VIRADIX can assist your organization achieve the benefits of web-based e-commerce using a combination of EDI and XML.