*************************************************************** ****************** WELCOME TO SGML NEWSWIRE ******************* *************************************************************** * * * To subscribe, send mail to sgmlinfo@avalanche.com * * * * (Please pass along to interested colleagues) * * * *************************************************************** GARTNER GROUP STUDIES SGML ========================== Included in the contents of the Gartner Group's 15 June 1993 Electronic Commerce Strategies (ECS) Research Notes is "SGML's Role in Electronic Commerce." The report gives a simple description of SGML and cites several government organizations that are "evaluating, or specifying, SGML." These include the Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval (EDGAR) program, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Food and Drug Administration, the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association, and the Environmental Protection Agency's 1990 Clean Air Act (which has caused the Society of Automotive Engineers to develop an SGML application called J2008). It also lists the following potential industry uses of SGML: the Airline Transportation Association (ATA-100), the Associated Press' News Industry Mark Up Language, and a semiconductor industry specification for exchanging technical documentation. The notes also describe some of the pitfalls of SGML, but conclude that, "Despite SGML's failings, we expect that some of our clients will be required to use it in various government filings, particularly EDGAR. Accordingly, electronic commerce managers must become familiar with SGML, and with the vendors offering SGML products, to respond to these coming requirements." Although these particular notes seem to focus on SGML in government applications, it may also be said that a number of commercial organizations are implementing it as well, including those in the commercial aerospace, pharmaceuticals, electronic publishing, and automotive industries. For reprints of the ECS Research Notes, contact: Gartner Group, Inc. 56 Top Gallant Road P.O. Box 10212 Stamford, CT 06904-2212 Tel: (203) 967-6700 Fax: (203) 324-7901 ************************************************************** * SGML NEWSWIRE LIST MANAGER * * * * Linda Turner * * Corporate Communications * * Avalanche * * 947 Walnut Street * * Boulder, CO 80302 * * sgmlinfo@avalanche.com * * linda@avalanche.com * * Vox: (303) 449-5032 * * Fax: (303) 449-3246 * **************************************************************