Extensible Markup Language (XML) has evolved considerably in its short five-year history. It started out as a simple way to mark up data and relied on seasoned technologies for data validation, such ...

platforms and environments, XML is an irresistible option. It is an open, accepted standard that runs on multiple platforms. It's also the only data technology that clearly spells out data structures ...

The latest enterprise relational database management systems (RDBMSes) from market leaders IBM Corp., Microsoft and Oracle Corp. all boast improved XML-handling capabilities. XML figured prominently ...

With a name like Extensible Markup Language, it must be boring. Right? Shorten that to XML and think again. Fast becoming a requirement for conducting business online, XML is the key to flexibility.