What are some real examples of how XML can be used?
XML is being used in a surprisingly wide number of applications, from Web site creation and documentation to database integration and distributed programming. Just a few areas where XML has found its niche include: • Business-to-business transport. Business datainvoices, purchase orders, accounting and tax information, and moreare being transferred electronically between vendors in XML format. XML offers a number of advantages over the older electronic data interchange (EDI) format, not the least of which is the ease with which transforms can be written to convert from one invoice format to another. • Distributed programming. XML is ideally suited for building complex multiplatform applications, making it possible to integrate your Windows servers with other operating systems. • Web site architecture. Due to both the hierarchical and the distributed nature of XML, Web site developers use it increasingly in the overall architecture and navigational structures of their Web sites. More an
