What is XML and Why Should Companies Use It? By using Extensible Markup Language, or XML, companies can parse information including data and content in a variety of ways.

With XML, the enterprise system can now generate a single XML file with both route and delivery information, which is then transferred to the Cadec office application.

One XML-based language is already in use-- Microsoft's Channel Definition Format (CDF)--and more are on the way, including the Resource Definition Format (RDF) and the Open Software Description (OSD).

XML databases can handle data of just about any size or format. This post is one of a series that introduces the fundamentals of NOSQL databases, and their role in Big Data Analytics.

Using XML and Zip is not a unique approach, however, given that open-source Office competitor OpenOffice (sponsored by Sun) has been using an XML-based file format and Zip compression to store files.

What is an XML sitemap? In a nutshell, an XML sitemap is a protocol in XML format that tells search engines about the URLs on a website available to crawl.

XML sitemaps: These are the most common format and are used across most websites. RSS, mRSS, and Atom 1.0 feeds: These are typically used for content that changes frequently, like blogs or news sites.