>>>I think I saw that on a news here recently that XML was not going to be as strong as expected. Anyone have recent information regarding the status of XML?
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>>Microsoft is betting big time on XML. SQL Server 2000 will natively support it. SOAP is based on it. So is Biztalk. ADO supports it. You'll see more and more XML come out of MS. That alone will push it.
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>I believe we'll see some of it in NOLA.
I've seen XML in SQL Server 2000. Very cool stuff. MS is really leading the industry on this. When Roger Sessions was here in SLC he said that MS is spending more money on XML than all other companies combined.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer