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W3C launches Binary XML Packaging

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the huge-config-files-scared dept.

Spy der Mann writes "Remember the recent discussion on Binary XML? Well, there's news. The W3C just released the specs for XML-binary optimized packaging (XOP). In summary, they take binary data out of the XML, and put it in a separate section using MIME-Multipart. You can read the press release and the testimonials from MS, IBM and BEA."

4 of 239 comments (clear)

  1. Testimonial: Dancin Santa by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 5, Funny

    I was drownding in debt. There was no where to turn. My wife left me, my friends all left me. Even my dog, he left me too. I had to do something.

    That's when I found Binary XML. They were able to help with the debt. They got the creditors off my back and got me back on my feet.

    Thanks Binary XML!

    (I thought this was going to be about a standardization of compressing XML files that got rid of the excess bloat in the markup.)

  2. Binary XML Lite by noidentity · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here's my binary XML-like file format which gives the best of both text and binary file formats. It's human readable and efficient at the same time! Finally, an end to the text-versus-binary wars. Here's an example file:

    The following data is in binary.
    UH)(&T^( @#t79nui**&tb x9#@ $Y*_@$ji[P{O@JIOHXIOU$HIIU#$hiuoHOP$UJ [etc.]

  3. Headline should read... by WasterDave · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Remember the recent discussion on Binary XML? Well, this has nothing to do with it, but we are proud to present a standard for larding out XML even more before attaching it to an email."

    I, for one, welcome our new bandwidth eating plaintext overlords.

    Dave

    --
    I write a blog now, you should be afraid.
  4. The buzzword importance by phunqe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Reminds me of a meeting I had a couple of years ago with some representatives for one of the largest market making houses in the US.
    Bascially we were promoting an automated trading system and the first question I get is...

    "Does it use XML?"

    There you have it.