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To: jon sunray who wrote (2761)	3/1/1999 11:51:00 PM
From: Sea Otter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3194

Jon, there a ton of references out there on this topic, and it is a big topic, but here's the general scoop: XML is extensible (hence the 'x'). So what? Well, unlike HTML, you can encode any kind of business data in it. For example, a personnel file, a spreadsheet, a sales report - any kind of structured information that is commonly found in databases. Plus, XML supplies an easy way to define how this structured information is to be viewed (separate from the data itself). Bottom line: the combination of these two points means business data can be easily published and distributed on the web without going through all the current gyrations. Also, it means that business data can now be exchanged in a standard way. Thus, a parts list submitted by one of my vendors, if done in XML, is self-defined and thus easily readable by my own computer system. No need to worry about data-interchange formats etc. Hope that gives you an idea. It's huge. Sea Otter

To: jon sunray who wrote (2761)	3/2/1999 1:20:00 AM
From: hasbeen101	Respond to of 3194

Jon, at the risk of being accused of self-promotion, you can find some information and links (including a link to the ODIS XML resource page) regarding XML at: laker.com.au