Storing and querying XML in the database

Similar to Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) allows you to define your own application-specific markup tags and is thus particularly suited for data interchange.

XML Services in Adaptive Server Enterprise describes the Sybase® native XML processor and the Sybase Java-based XML support, introduces XML in the database, and documents the query and mapping functions that comprise XML Services.