Extensible Markup Language (XML)

Paper Summary:

The intent of this paper is to define what extensible markup language (XML) is, its' history, the goals it was designed to accomplish, and the features of this integration standard. The differences between XML and hypertext markup language (HTML) are explained, in addition to a discussion of the rxtensible dtylesheet language (XSL) and its relationship to XML. XLinks and XPointers are also explained and the relationship between Web Services and XML. Throughout this discussion the growing importance of XML as an integration standard for Internet-based applications is also discussed.

Outline:
Introduction
What is XML?
The History of XML
The Goals for XML
Features of XML
The Differences Between the XML and the HTML
eXtensible Stylesheet Language (XSL)
XLinks and XPointers
The Relationship Between Web Services and XML
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Originally developed as a text market-up language for sharing content across publishing applications, Extensible Markup Language (XML) is an emerging standard for integrating systems and applications with one another and has been endorsed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) a standard organization that defines, maintains and manages web standards (Walsh, 1998). As many computer applications and systems were not specifically designed to communicate and share data with one another, there's been an urgent need on the part of organizations of all types to share data across all applications that comprise their information systems strategies."

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