One of the largest XML standards groups is hoping that a key Web language will provide a standard way for computers and technology to describe human characteristics. The Organization for the ...

A consortium of technology companies and a United Nations organization have finalized a new e-business Web standard that will provide a variety of businesses with a common way of conducting trades ...

When a standard is deployed as openly as XML, businesses are bound to have security concerns. This article introduces and explains five proposed XML standards that deal with security issues. Besides ...

On Jan. 23, 2007 the W3C granted Recommendation status to XQuery, the XML query language designed to do for Web services what SQL did for relational databases. XQuery allows you to work in one common ...

Microsoft confirms Open XML has gained ISO ratification. Looking ahead, expect scrutiny of the standards process and minimal change in the marketplace. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

Called XML Pipeline Definition Language, the specification is designed to define the sequence of application processes in Web services, increasing software interoperability, said Eve Maler, an XML ...

What does the shift from FIN-based standards to XML-based standards mean for SWIFT users and how are you communicating the change to your network? DeWeirdt: The old FIN-based standard was created back ...

WTM Special Report: XML standards are failing to keep up with the requirements of the travel industry. That’s according to Teletext Holidays technical director, Gordon Maynard and Open Travel Alliance ...

Microsoft has scored another victory in its quest to have its XML-based file format accepted as a technology standard. On Wednesday, Massachusetts said it has ratified the addition of Open XML to its ...

The W3C grants Recommendation status to XQuery, the XML query language designed to do for Web services what SQL did for relational databases. On Jan. 23, 2007 the W3C granted Recommendation status to ...