Forty-five international specialists in eXtensive Markup Language (XML) contribute 21 chapters to this text for professionals experienced in database technology and possibly XML, looking to learn how these two technologies can be used together. Coverage includes information modeling guidelines; two native XML databases (Tamino and eXist); products and approaches to XML data management in relational and object-relational database systems; applications and case studies of XML use in such areas as bioinformatics, customer service, cash flow improvement, data warehouses, and inductive database systems; and benchmarks for evaluating XML database performance.
