Problem of encountered using text across computer platforms and in different language?

Texts can be delivered with a cross-application approach using the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML). This same level of cross-platform and cross-application delivery has not been achieved for all of the characters that these texts include. An ideal solution to the problems in character representation would be cross-platform, flexible, and durable. Many in the computing, publishing, and library worlds have suggested that the Unicode standard is the wave of the future. The following seeks to demonstrate the frailties of other options that are considered for text presentation and the success of Unicode and its sibling standards in addressing these weaknesses.