XML & XML-based Standards
Offer Solution, but No Panacea
l XML Salvages Legacy Databases,
Applications, Crosses Platforms, but

n XML Schema Standard is Complex.
n Inconsistent Validation Remains.
n Work-arounds for Toolsets cause Backward
Compatibility Issues when Standards are Refined
and Toolsets Improved.
n Lack of Best Practices & Risks of Duplicate Terms
in Vocabularies Possible.
l Still, Improvement Continues.