人们普遍认为,计算机化的影响将和工业革命的影响一样重大。计算机提供高速度、低成本的各种服务。然而,国际贸易数据通信似乎是一个缺少的环节。而对这种通信的需求却很大。纸面文件及其过程表示所需的花费不仅多达货物价值的10％,而且交易速度慢、安全性差、繁锁且成本高。电子数据交换不仅可使主要的参与方成本降低约为50％,而且还使有关的每一个人都能受 It is generally accepted that the impact of computerization will be as great as the impact of the Industrial Revolution. Computers provide a variety of services at high speed and at low cost. However, international trade data communications seem to be a missing link. There is a great demand for such communications. Paper documents and processes indicate that not only do they cost as much as 10% of the value of the goods, but also slow transactions, poor security, cumbersome and costly. Electronic data exchange will not only reduce the cost of major parties by about 50%, but also enable everyone involved to