Understanding XML Databases

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XML database (generalized) = xml-enabled database + native-xml Database

xml-enabled Database = Internally does not store data in XML format

Native-xml DATABASE = internal storage of data in XML format

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Xml-enabled Database Products Example: Lotus Domino.

Xml-enabled Database Implementation Example: Your relational DBMS, you want it to handle XML data, you can use a middleware called Xml-dbms:

Relational dbms<------JDBC------>XML-DBMS Middleware <------------>xml data

xml-enabled database is criticized: The hierarchical nature of XML is its advantages, is mapped into a relational database table, into the plane rows and columns, the advantages of the lost.

Native-xml Database Product Example: The Tamino of Software AG.

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According to Ronald Bourret's description in the XML database products article, XML database is divided into six kinds:

Middleware

Xml-enabled Databases

XML Servers (Wen Yu Note: This is the Native-xml database above)

xml-enabled Web Servers

Content Management Systems

Persistent DOM implementations