Describes the XML effort, makes a survey of most of the associated specifications and discusses new kinds of Java-based Web applications made possible by XML, and makes predictions about the impact that XML will have on some of the existing technologies like Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and the exchange of industrial data (STEP).

Numerous articles about XML, including many on the DocBook DTD for documents.

This W3C discussion paper outlines the differences between SGML and XML.

PC Magazine article by Neil Randall who claims that XML is about to get better with the addition of a style mechanism: Extensible Style Language.

Ten key points explaining the rationale of the language.

What to look for when choosing methodologies and software.

This easy to understand article provides an overview of XML.

Making a well-formed XML document valid by using a DTD. (Selena Sol)

Case Studies & Reports within Information Technologies section article "First steps with XML: extending HTML via XSLT"

David C. Hay's discusses HTML and its counterpart, what it can and cannot do.

Article for executives and those needing the big view.

Web technologies, especially XML, negate the need for Windows, according to some high-powered IBM technologists.

Now unmaintained list of ideas and simple tools from the early days.

A list of PowerPoint articles about XML, covering many features.

Which standard is better for developing for the wireless market?

This irt.org article presents a brief overview of XML, including its background, applications, and future. (Janus Boye)

A close look at XML software, focusing strictly on products and tools written in Java because XML and Java are two technologies which make a "perfect pair". (Ken Sall / WDVL)

Introductory article in Sunworld, with emphasis on how XML affects systems architecture.

This paper identifies features of an XML query language by examining four existing query languages: XML-QL, YATL, Lorel, and XQL. The authors argue that the languages from database community possess striking similarities and XQL, which comes from the document community, lacks some key functionality of the others.

News and in depth articles on-line.

A White paper by Jon Bosak of Sun Microsystems.

Overview of XML, its historical context, and sample code.

Using XML to generate VRML.