Last month, Microsoft announced that the forthcoming Office 12 will save to XML by default and that earlier versions will be retrofitted to work with XML. This week Apple released its podcast-aware ...

There is an ongoing controversy in the XML world about the use of a feature called namespaces. By default, every element in an XML document is assigned to the “empty” namespace, but the document’s ...

COMMENTARY--XML is a promising and far-reaching development in computing. Yet the mere fact we're all speaking the same language doesn't mean we're making beautiful music. Just because an XML message ...

More than any previous technology, XML lets IT professionals tie their efforts to business results. Because XML is a self-descriptive protocol, IT professionals can use it to encapsulate, share, reuse ...

The Electronic Business XML (ebXML) project released three more technical specifications for review on 28 March, including a new draft document on messaging services. This part of ebXML — formerly ...