Data on the Web. From Relational to Semistructured Data and XML.: From Relations to Semistructured Data and XML (Morgan Kaufmann) (Morgan Kaufmann Series in Data Management Systems)

The DNA category covers all the technologies involved in building applications in a Windows environment. There is a strong web emphasis here, but Wrox books in this category also cover non-Microsoft technologies that come under the DNA umbrella - such as XML - and database technologies like SQL Server and Access. This tree shows the database section of the DNA technology world.

XML is a standardized way of describing data by marking up information and rendering it more manageable. Data that has been marked up/tagged in XML can be used in an infinite number of ways and fully utilizes XML's flexibility and platform independence. An increasing number of people are taking advantage of its capability and using XML to pass data across an enterprise network; they are also finding it an invaluable storage format.