XML and DB2
This section provides an overview of the use of XML in a DB2 database.
XML overview
XML, which stands for Extensible Markup Language, is a text-based tag language. Its style is similar to HTML, except that XML users can define their own tags.
The explosive growth of the Internet was a catalyst for the development and industry-wide acceptance of XML. Because of the dramatic increase of e-business applications, organizations need to exchange data in a robust, open format. The options that were available before the development of XML were Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and HTML. SGML is too complex for wide use on the Web. HTML is good for the presentation of Web pages, but it is not designed for the easy exchange of information. ...
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