While EDI transactions account for most worldwide commercial activity, XML-based alternatives are beginning to gain traction. According to Forrester Research, stateful XML, stateless XML, and even flat file exchanges are all projected to grow at a faster rate than EDI over the next few years. The firm predicts stateful XML transactions will be required for a growing number of B2B process-oriented transactions and are projected to exceed the growth of EDI transactions over the next five years.
Reuters - The U.S. government has been using
its border checkpoints to collect information on citizens that
will be stored for 15 years, raising concern among privacy
advocates, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.