  Data interchange? (ASN, ROSE, XML) 
 The Question is:
 
We want to use ASN.1/BER (ISO 8825) encoding of interface messages on a
Alpha OpenVMS system. Is a toolset available for Alpha?
 
 The Answer is:
 
  XML might be a better choice for data interchange.
 
  XML source code is available from various sites, including:
 
    http://www.oracle.com/
 
  A ROSE (ISO 9072) API is available as part of DECnet-Plus.
 
  An ASN.1 compiler is available for various platforms from:
 
    http://www.oss.com/
 
