XML

XML

Description: XML is a mark-up language for documents containing structured information.

Structured information contains both content (words, pictures, etc.) and some indication of what role that content plays (for example, content in a section heading has a different meaning from content in a footnote, which means something different than content in a figure caption or content in a database table, etc.). Almost all documents have some structure.

A mark-up language is a mechanism to identify structures in a document. The XML specification defines a standard way to add mark-up to documents.

Links:

W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) developers of XML: www.w3.org/XML/ 

Microsoft XML Tutorial: msdn.microsoft.com/xml/tutorial/

XML.com features a rich mix of information and services for the XML community. A collaborative partnership between Seybold Publications and Songline Studios, an affiliate of O'Reilly & Associates. www.xml.com 

Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 enables the development and management of application integration within and between organizations using the universal standard of XML:  www.microsoft.com/biztalkserver/ 

Apache XML Project: xml.apache.org