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has the facts on XML database architecture, product comparison, and
selection. The articles section of this site provides an overview of XML database technology and its use.
XML databases come in two types:
 | XML-enabled databases: These are databases that hold data in some
format other than XML. An interface is provided, however, so that XML can be
presented to an application even though the data is stored in some other
format. Often, these databases may have existing data that is now needed to
be presented using XML. An XML-enabled database might be a relational
database, object-relational database, or an object-oriented database. Some
object-relational mapping tools are also designed to work with XML. For more
information on these products, see the at the end of this page. |
| Native XML database: This type of database allows XML data to be
stored directly. Usually these means populating a new database with the XML
data. Native XML databases are likely to perform better than XML-enabled
databases since there is little need for converting the data or that the
conversion is minor. The data conversion in an enabled database is almost
always going to be more significant and time consuming than with a native database. |
XML databases are also referred to as XDBMSs
or XML
data servers.
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