XML?Defining Documents on the 'Net

"I predict the rapid adoption and widespread use of XML for more automated, more flexible manipulation of data on the Internet, as well as in document databases and other applications," Bartlett projects. "HTML is for documents; XML is for data."

—Marie Ranoia Alonso

A Talk With Paul Trevithick

Q: Why is XML rapidly being selected as the technology of the future for online applications that benefit from utilizing text stored in a vendor-neutral, platform-independent way and what is the future of XML?