What is XML and Why Should Companies Use It? By using Extensible Markup Language, or XML, companies can parse information including data and content in a variety of ways.

One XML-based language is already in use-- Microsoft's Channel Definition Format (CDF)--and more are on the way, including the Resource Definition Format (RDF) and the Open Software Description (OSD).

Using XML and Zip is not a unique approach, however, given that open-source Office competitor OpenOffice (sponsored by Sun) has been using an XML-based file format and Zip compression to store files.

How to Format XML Files in C. With the proliferation of information on the Web, the need for standardization of content semantics became desirable. Readers who wanted content delivered in ...

XML databases can handle data of just about any size or format. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics.

Sun Microsystems is contributing the XML file format specification utilized in the OpenOffice.org 1.0 project to a new technical committee recently formed by the OASIS standards body. The new ...

What is an XML sitemap? In a nutshell, an XML sitemap is a protocol in XML format that tells search engines about the URLs on a website available to crawl.

XML sitemaps: These are the most common format and are used across most websites. RSS, mRSS, and Atom 1.0 feeds: These are typically used for content that changes frequently, like blogs or news sites.

Microsoft confirms Open XML has gained ISO ratification. Looking ahead, expect scrutiny of the standards process and minimal change in the marketplace.