Is cXML a threat to EDI Standards ?

cxml.org says ....

cXML(Commerce XML)  is very different from most other electronic business protocols. cXML is a streamlined protocol intended for consistent communication of business documents between procurement applications, e-commerce hubs and suppliers. 

The current standard includes documents for setup (company details and transaction profiles), catalogue content, application integration (including the widely-used PunchOut feature), original, change and delete purchase orders and responses to all of these requests, order confirmation and ship notice documents (cXML analogues of EDI 855 and 856 transactions) and new invoice documents.

What are the benefits of cXML?

• Very easy to implement automated order receipt, fulfillment updates and catalogue transport
• Many sell-side solutions come with the protocol out of the box.
• cXML is the most widely adopted B2B protocol
• cXML is only way you can implement PunchOut today.
• Extensible: If your buyer relationships require more information than cXML supports intrinsically, that data may still be sent end-to-end.
• Leverages XML, which is the most robust language for describing information
• cXML is the only B2B XML standard that leaves much of the syntax from EDI behind

What document types does cXML support?
cXML v1.2 supports catalogue content and supplier descriptions, PunchOut (of a few varieties), Master Agreement, Purchase Order (create, edit and delete), Order Confirmation, Ship Notice, Invoice and various additional synchronization and integration transactions

cXML Capabilities

cXML allows buying organizations, suppliers, service providers, and intermediaries to communicate using a single, standard, open language. Successful business-to-business electronic commerce (B2B e-commerce) portals depend upon a flexible, widely adopted protocol. cXML is a well-defined, robust

language designed specifically for B2B e-commerce, and it is the choice of high volume buying organizations and suppliers. cXML transactions consist of documents, which are simple text files containing values enclosed by predefined tags. Most types of cXML documents are analogous to

hardcopy documents traditionally used in business.

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