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Going native: some metrics for how a native XML database ought to act. (xmatters).

Publication: XML Journal
Publication Date: 01-FEB-02 		Format: Online - approximately 1161 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
As XML is put into production more frequently, many of the XML software product categories are beginning to gain clarity. One area that has seen several new entries is the XML database management system, or XDBMS.

The word native is frequently used when describing XML database management systems. (It seems that the only adjective used more freely is first. And just for the record, the first three ship dates I found are eXcelon 3/1999, Software AG 10/1999, and IXIASOFT 1/2000 -- all claiming to be first.) Native can have several different meanings, and it doesn't necessarily bestow instant special status to any of these products.

The term native XML database denotes that XML data is stored as XML. That's a bit vague and meaningless, of course, as a BLOB or a flat file technically qualifies. Rather than argue the semantics of the "right" or "proper" way that XML is meant to be stored, it's more productive to examine some metrics for how it ought to act.

At a minimum, a native XML database...



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