XML is an international data standard, a sort of lingua franca for computing. To be formal about it, XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. Practically speaking, XML is a method to structure ...

With the proliferation of information on the Web, the need for standardization of content semantics became desirable. Readers who wanted content delivered in particular formats, and those who wanted ...

Crediting one person for the work of a group is always fraught with peril. But in the case of the XForms specification, Micah Dubinko’s name comes to the fore. Perhaps it’s because he volunteered to ...

Once you have your data in XML, a world of opportunities and tools (both client side and server side) are open to you. Phillip Perkins is a contractor with Ajilon Consulting. His experience ranges ...

Adobe Systems Inc. today announced XML/PDF Form Designer software, which is designed to make it possible for users to create and deploy electronic forms that process data using Adobe Acrobat software ...

If you haven’t heard much about XML lately, you’re not the only one. XML has been rapidly falling out of favor with developers and has been replaced with a more flexible and faster format. XML, the ...

Adobe Systems is teaching PDF documents how to speak XML to provide ties to enterprise systems. The San Jose, Calif., company is working on a new version of its Form Designer product that will allow ...

This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics. What is an XML database? XML databases use XML to model and query data. XML is a ...

The Federal Tax Service has approved an XML format for submitting a contract document in electronic form. This format is an alternative to the PDF-A/3 format approved in March 2022, the Federal Tax ...

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