With the proliferation of information on the Web, the need for standardization of content semantics became desirable. Readers who wanted content delivered in particular formats, and those who wanted ...

Nearly everyone is talking about XML (Extensible Markup Language) these days. But few understand what it's really all about. XML's proponents claim it will cure everything that's wrong with HTML and ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is an XML database? XML databases use XML to model and query data. XML is a ...

Data exchange format is just too slow, some say. But there's debate over the best way to make Extensible Markup Language fly. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...

Microsoft said Thursday that XML would be the default file format for three applications when it ships Office 12 late next year. The company said its new Microsoft Office Open XML Formats would be ...

My last JavaWorld article “Simplify XML Processing with VTD-XML” looked at three important benefits of VTD-XML: performance, memory usage, and ease of use. VTD-XML makes XML applications not only ...