Lostdood, change that T to an M...... WEBM
reporting after the close today, they are considered by
many to be emerging standard for the XML (extensible markup
Language) It can diffential info among different computing
systems. It can differential between names and quantities.
software Language that ARBA, CMRC, SAP and others are using
XML is the language. Dell, LU, Bell atlantic,
WEBM is strategic partners with ARBA, CMRC, EDS, SAP, MSFT,
deloitte consulting, KPMG.
I think WEBM is setup technically like TIBX was a couple of
weeks ago at the 57-62 range.
I'm going to post a couple of articles on WEBM on
the WWoS thread.
John
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From today's TSCM
There's also a huge interest in XML, because of its ability to label the information it's carrying. That's a big step forward from HTML, XML's predecessor, which simply told computers how to display information, but not necessarily what it was.
Now, with XML, a computer understands whether a number is a price or a quantity, or if a word is a name or an address. That seemingly simple distinction is extremely important in making the systems of different companies talk to each other, and that's where webMethods comes in. The company's software essentially translates one company's data -- say a purchase order -- into an XML format. Once the purchase order is transmitted to a supplier, webMethods' software can decode it on the other end so the supplier's system automatically understands what the first company wants to buy.
XML has slowly gained momentum since programmers started noodling with it in 1996, and Microsoft's Steve Balmer has called it the "secret sauce" that will propel the Net forward. Companies competing for a piece of the XML pie include webMethods, |
