Other XML Applications
There are far too many XML applications to list in a book. However, you may find that the more languages you are aware of, the better your grasp of XML’s possibilities. The following are just a handful of the XML applications you may hear about.
- DocBook
DocBook is a DTD for technical publications and software documentation. DocBook is officially maintained by the DocBook Technical Committee of OASIS, and you can find the official home page located at http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/docbook/.
- Chemical Markup Language (CML)
CML is used for managing and presenting molecular and technical information over a network. For more information, see http://www.xml-cml.org.
- Open Financial Exchange (OFX)
OFX is a joint project of Microsoft, Intuit, and Checkfree. It is an XML application for describing financial transactions that take place over the Internet. For more information, see www.ofx.net/ofx/default.asp.
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