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Chapter 1. XML overview
“I think we should shoot for a goal within the developed countries of having
Internet access as complete as telephone access within a fixed number of
years. It will do as much as anything else to reduce income inequality.”
Bill Clinton, President of the United States of America, November 21, 1999
This chapter introduces the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and how it can
be used in today’s technology. It explains its background since it appeared on the
horizon, its evolution and its benefits both within the industry and also its use
within an organization. It discusses two innovations that have gained firm ground
among the many that are being put onto the e-business market over the last few
years. It also lists IBM contributions to the World Wide Web (W3C) group.
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