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Using XML as a primary data storage format for all of Microsoft’s Office suit
applications
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Developing the BizTalk framework for using XML as a medium for exchanging
information throughout all businesses in an effort to enable wide-scale e-commerce
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Having a seat on the W3C and playing a major role in shaping XML and its related
standards
IBM’s XML Support
IBM has created an entire array of XML applications in the works. We were pretty
impressed with the huge array of things they have going (either that or they’re the only
folks who talk about what they’re up to). Here are some of the things they’ve got going:
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