A Multilingual Browser for the UN/EDIFACT Communication Standard

Communication processes in the commercial sectors are increasingly directed towards computer technology of data exchange. This trend leads to the standardization of the data exchange. Among the several proposed standards, the UN/ EDIFACT communication standard seems to become the de facto standard in the future. However, the general take-up of EDIFACT would not happen until a large number of companies is participating in the electronic data interchange. Thus, the EDIFACT standard must be introduced to each possible client, preferably in his / her mother tongue. This paper summarizes the problems and illustrates the necessary steps when implementing a multilingual information system for the UN/EDIFACT standard.