Q5205 Where will XML be used?

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Q5205 Where will XML be used?

The applications that will drive the acceptance of XML are those, that cannot be accomplished within the limitations of HTML. These applications can be divided into four broad categories:

• Applications that require the Web client to mediate between two or more heterogeneous databases.
• Applications that attempt to distribute a significant proportion of the processing load from the Web server to the Web client
• Applications that require the Web client to present different views of the same data to different users.
• Applications in which intelligent Web agents attempts to tailor information discovery to the needs of individual users.

Read more in the Web Applications of XML paragraph in the XML - What's in it for us? article.