I sure hope so! We could use some rain in Texas...

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Michael C. Rawlins, Senior Software Engineer, GXS
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On 11/16/2012 2:00 PM, Leah Halpin wrote:
>
> KEWL!!!  XML better watch out, the cloud is 
> coming..............................
>
> Happy Friday Everyone!
> Leah
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jason McMahon <[email protected] <mailto:gutausse%40clear.net>>
> To: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 2:52 PM
> Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Transaction Set for Product Dimensions
>
>
>
> I receive e-mails all the time offering positions for EDI work for iSeries
> and mainframe systems. At best EDI is a convenient front engine for
> translating data into a usable form without requiring customers and 
> vendors
> to provide compatible flat files. Because so much money, time and 
> resources
> have been spent developing programs that run on these systems programmers
> are at a premium. The movement away from this falls on those companies 
> that
> have either abandoned these legacy systems, or never had one to begin 
> with.
> Now that the cloud is becoming more popular, I believe there will be even
> less dependency upon EDI and much more direct interaction between 
> companies.
>
> One thing EDI forces all companies to enact is standardization between
> customers and vendors. And it forces everyone to comply with a transaction
> standard. Be clear about what you are ordering, how you are shipping and
> invoicing and save on time and labor costs, while minimizing mistakes.
>
> I hope that whatever replaces EDI maintains this compliance.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jason McMahon
>
> 10830 Lake Thames Apt A
>
> Cincinnati, OH 45242-3126
>
> [email protected] <mailto:gutausse%40cinci.rr.com>
>
> <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b>
> http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jason-mcmahon/11/743/51b
>
> _____
>
> From: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> 
> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com>] On 
> Behalf Of
> Rachel Foerster & Associates
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 12:21 PM
> To: 'Michael Mattias/LS'; [email protected] 
> <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Transaction Set for Product Dimensions
>
> I don't interpret Mike's comments to be shooting the messenger at all -
> rather, Mike is just providing current insight into changing business
> processes.
>
> Rachel Foerster
> 847-872-8070
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> 
> <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> 
> <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf
> Of
> Michael Mattias/LS
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 8:12 AM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com> 
> <mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Transaction Set for Product Dimensions
>
> >I do feel obliged to point out that it seems the world is moving away
> >from EDI for exchanging this type of data and instead doing it through
> >GDSN (1SYNC, GS1, etc.)
>
> Shooting the messenger?
>
> Michael C. Mattias
> Tal Systems Inc.
> Racine WI
> [email protected] <mailto:mmattias%40talsystems.com> 
> <mailto:mmattias%40talsystems.com>
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