if it does, was an entity management system in place for the older XML format.
Does the XML format used base itself partially on other standards to
manage data across multiple documents - linking technologies,
inclusions, etc. probably.
Cheers,
Bryan Rasmussen
On 9/9/07, bryan rasmussen <> wrote:
> Does the specific XML used in the financial institution make use of
> external entities?
>
>
> Cheers,
> Bryan Rasmussen
>
> On 9/9/07, Costello, Roger L. <> wrote:
> > Ken North wrote:
> >
> > > One of the leading financial institutions in New York adopted XML
> > about 7 years
> > > ago because they need to archive stock and trading information for as
> > long as
> > > 20 years. They'd had problems with obsolete media and file formats,
> > > such as WordPerfect 5.1.
> >
> > As always, very interesting information Ken.
> >
> > Suppose the year is 2027. XML stopped being used years earlier, in
> > favor of another format. The financial institution wants to examine its
> > data archives (XML documents) from 2007. What capabilities must the
> > financial institution have to read the archives?
> >
> > I think the only capability that the financial institution will require
> > is the ability to interpret Unicode or ASCII, correct? Having an XML
> > parser will not be required, correct?
> >
> > /Roger
> >
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