Re: [xml-dev] [ANN] "Future of Software and Databases" NetSeminar (December 3)

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Re: [xml-dev] [ANN] "Future of Software and Databases" NetSeminar (December 3)
> Which opens a whole other can of worms.
>
> If, as some are asserting, XML is for interchange formats - whats all
> this about XML databases?

Think of a database as a container for all types of data -- enabling you to run
powerful queries.
If databases can store audio, images, video, text and biometric data, why should
XML be a "can of worms".