Developing an XML/EDI trading system for business-to-business electronic commerce: An Exploratory Study
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Recent times have seen the rate of adoption of EDI systems decrease significantly. In an attempt to develop widely accessible EDI systems companies are looking to the Internet and emerging standards for data transportation. An XML-based electronic trading system is an example of a system that facilitates Internet-based EDI transactions. The purpose of this research is to investigate the issues associated with developing an XML-based electronic trading system. The findings indicate that while there are difficult issues to overcome when developing an XML-based electronic trading system, these issues must be considered and resolved prior to developing the system
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