XML Report Web Services Overview In the past, there have been a number of different methods for sharing information between differentcompanies or organizations. Over the years a number of standards and standard file formats haveemerged, but each had its own unique strengths and weaknesses. EDI, for instance was created toexchange data between companies (usually for purchasing or other supply-chain related use) but theEDI format was exacting and cumbersome for developers to use in their applications. If you have worked as a developer for long, chances are you have made your own ad hoc attempt atinformation exchange – through extracts, data interchange, database replication, and synchronization.While these methods may provide information to the people who need it, it is very time-consumingtrying to impose some standards on these processes and the information itself. Even when information was successfully shared between organizations, it was then a question of "Whatdo we do with it now?" Often, another database instance would have to be created, transformation andloading routines developed and finally, another suite of reports would have to be created, resulting induplication of effort between whoever owned the data and the organization they were sharing it with.

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