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| New York, NY,
USA October 9, 2002 ACORD XML Standards
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| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 3 | |
| INTRODUCTION | 4 | |
| THE NEED FOR STANDARDS | 6 | |
| Integration Costs Are Too High | 6 | |
| Estimated Efficiencies | 7 | |
| Main Benefits | 7 | |
| ADOPTION OF STANDARDS | 9 | |
| Current State of Adoption | 9 | |
| Main Hurdles to Adoption | 9 | |
| Why be a First Mover? | 10 | |
| Addressing the Other Concerns | 10 | |
| When Will Standards "Cross the Chasm"? | 11 | |
| Best Practices for Adoption | 11 | |
| ABOUT ACORD XML STANDARDS | 13 | |
| Acord History | 13 | |
| Membership | 13 | |
| The Standards Process | 15 | |
| About The XML Standards | 16 | |
| CASE STUDIES | 17 | |
| Internal Systems Development | 18 | |
| Integration With Business Partners | 21 | |
| CONCLUDING POINTS | 23 | |
| ABOUT CELENT | 24 | |
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