XML: data´s universal language

Author

Roy, Jaideep ; Ramanujan, Anupama

Author_Institution

Bear Stearns & Co., USA

Volume

2

Issue

3

fYear

2000

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

36

Abstract

You have probably heard a lot lately about Extensible Markup Language (XML): a new tag based language for describing data. Trade journals and industry magazines devote cover pages to it, and application vendors build in support for it and promote its virtues. The most enthusiastic supporters claim XML will open the door for the next generation of Internet applications. But will XML live up to all the hype? XML is fast becoming the key language for an increasing number of new applications. It is poised to fundamentally alter the way we deliver and use information and to enable the creation of new, powerful applications. It has the potential to shape the future of the Web, among other things. But XML is still a work in progress. Designers and developers are adding new features to it and developing new technologies around it

Keywords

Internet; hypermedia markup languages; information resources; standards; Extensible Markup Language; Internet applications; XML; new technologies; next generation; tag based language; universal language; work in progress; Application software; Cities and towns; HTML; Heart; Internet; Knowledge management; Markup languages; SGML; Web sites; XML;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

IT Professional

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1520-9202

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6294.846203

Filename

846203