A new set of document type definitions (DTD) for the XML specification. cXML works as a meta-language that defines necessary information about a product. It will be used to standardize the exchange of catalog content and to define request/response processes for secure electronic transactions over the Internet. The processes includes purchase orders, change orders, acknowledgments, status updates, ship notifications, and payment transactions.
Commerce XML. A meta-language that defines the necessary information about a product. It is a set of document type definitions (DTD) for the XML specification. Eventually, it will be used to define the exchange of transaction data for secure electronic transaction over the Internet.
ommerce xtensible arkup anguage
cXML stands for 'commerce XML' and is a data exchange format used by Ariba.
Commerce eXtensible Markup Language
( ommerce E tensible arkup anguage) A streamlined standard for the exchange of XML-based business documents. For more information, see http://www.cxml.org.
Ariba Technologies cXML (Commerce XML) is a framework being driven by Ariba Technologies as a new standard for B2B e-commerce. Supported by an influential group of some 40 companies (including Sterling Commerce, InterWorld, Vignette, Extricity Software & Harbinger), cXML is in direct competition with Microsoft's BizTalk. According to Ariba, CXML is complimentary to existing XML initiatives such as RosettaNet, Vignette's ICE and OBI.
XML is a protocol intended for communication of business documents between procurement applications, e-commerce hubs and suppliers. cXML is based on XML and provides formal XML schemas for standard business transactions, allowing programs to modify and validate documents without prior knowledge of their form.
