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