Strange
March 23, 2005 9:19 AM

Speedier XML on the horizon?

By
Martin LaMonica
Topics
Enterprise software

The World Wide Web Consortium intends to pursue a standard way to store XML data in a binary, rather than text, format as a way to make XML applications run faster. The move still has to be voted on, but a working group could be formed as early as this summer.

The decision to create a binary XML format already has its critics. There is concern that a major overhaul of the XML standard will create major backward-compatibility problems or not get adopted. More broadly, the debate over binary XML points disagreements over the future technical direction of XML.


  • Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge technologies. He joined CNET in 2002 to cover enterprise IT and Web development and was previously executive editor of IT publication InfoWorld.

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