XML Tools Today Billings MT

Posted by : Molly W. Joss

XML (extensible markup language) is big news these days, as more and more companies and developers get interested in cross-media publishing. It's also the latest and greatest for those who want to do any kind of Web design or site development. Analysts are betting that XML will outshine SGML and take the top spot for Web applications for years to come.

This means that there are lots of XML tools available today, including tools for creating and editing XML, creating Web site elements that use XML, or building XML e-commerce applications. Expect to see more applications coming to market within the next year or so as companies turn up the heat on their XML product-development efforts.

Having lots of applications to consider is the good news--you're almost certain to find a product or two that meets your needs.

The not-so-good news is that you've got to wade through many different solutions to find ones suitable for what you need today without getting in the way of what you'll need to do in the future.

Before you start looking for XML tools, you'll need to spend some time figuring out what kind of tools you need. If you're just starting out, you might consider a simple, single-user XML authoring and editing tool. If you're experienced with XML, you might be interested in some of the XML Web-development tools.

XML Content Tools

The broad category of XML content tools includes several that let you create,edit, and publish XML. When y...

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