The Issue
"The great thing about XML is that it enables the incredible
experimentation we see in the marketplace.  But there are
hundreds of XML groups creating Internet commerce
'languages'. This, coupled with the various transaction
standards in common use, presents formidable obstacles
to organizations wishing to build or participate in global
trading webs."
     Howard Smith, Director, Ontology.org, &
             Director of Strategy, E-Business, CSC Europe, 2000