2.1. Introduction
In 1999, Software AG released the first version of its native XML server Tamino, which included a native XML database. The term native has become popular since then, being used with differing meanings. While some sources (e.g., Bourret 2002) define a native XML database system only by its appearance to the user (“Defines a [logical] model for an XML document . . . and stores and retrieves documents according to that model. . . . For example, it can be built on a relational, hierarchical, or object-oriented database. . . .”), Software AG takes the definition further by requiring that a native XML database system be built and designed for the handling of XML, and not be just a database system for an arbitrary data model with an ...
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