
Introduction
XML stands for the eXtensible Markup Language. It is a new markup lan-
guage, developed by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium), mainly to
overcome limitations in HTML. The W3C is the organization in charge of
the development and maintenance of most Web standards, most notably
HTML. For more information on the W3C, visit its Web site at
www.w3.org.
HTML is an immensely popular markup language. According to some stud-
ies there are 800 million Web pages, all based on HTML. HTML is sup-
ported by thousands of applications including browsers, editors, email
software, databases, contact managers, and more.
Originally, the Web was a solution to ...