XML is a tool to encode documents and serialize data for its
transmisstion over internet.It is a cross-platform and software and
hardware independent tool.XML is a fee free open standard recomanded by
the World Wide Consortium.
XML basically foucses on
describing information by offering freedom to its authors to invent
their own tags and their own document structure. This makes it a
complement to HTML.HTML mainly foucses on displaying data.
Tags, attributes and element structure in the XML documents provide
context information that can be used to interpret the meaning of
content. This structured information as an XML document can be
exchanged across platforms, languages, and applications, and can be
used with a wide range of development tools and utilities. A large
number of software venders have adopted the XML standards.
XML documents can be stored without traditional database schemas
because they contain meta data in the form of tags and
attributes.Moreover XML documents can contain any possible data type -
from multimedia data (image, sound, video) to active components (Java
applets, ActiveX). XML documents can easily be mapped with existing
data structures like file systems or relational databases.
XML is redefining today’s enterprise solutions. It simplifies access to
enterprise databases over the internet and uses them to support
electronic business operations. This includes transactions between
systems within an enterprise, between businesses in a supply chain
("B2B e-commerce") and directly to customers ("B2C e-commerce").
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