Title: XML and electronic business

Authors: J. Michael Tarn, David C. Yen, H. Joseph Wen

Addresses: Department of Business Information Systems, Haworth College of Business, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA. Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. Department of Applied Computer Science, College of Applied Science and Technology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA

Abstract: In this article, the revolutionary features of this next-generation markup language are examined through the comparison of XML and HTML. Following the discussion of the contributions and downsides of XML, the authors explore the effects of XML on electronic business, specifically focusing on the relationship of XML with web browsers, enterprise integrated system applications, internet and mobile communications, electronic transactions and internet security. This article is concluded with the trend of XML in electronic business.

Keywords: XML; markup language; HTML; electronic business; e-commerce; browser; ERP; mobile communications; EDI; internet security.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEB.2003.002179

International Journal of Electronic Business, 2003 Vol.1 No.3, pp.296-309

Published online: 21 Jul 2003 *

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