The XML Overview will provide the student a broad overview of XML. This is 45 session that will cover the following areas.

During the first section the speaker will discuss XML's background and its rich history. It will also describes the relationship of the XML specification to the ISO 8879 SGML standard and the W3C HTML specification. We will also discuss the advantages of using XML.

This second section will provide a 'gentle' introduction into XML. It will discuss what XML is and what it is not. It will also discuss some of the benefits of using XML. This section will also talk about what constitutes a well-formed document as defined in the W3C XML Specification.

The last section will provide a brief discussion of XML information objects and reusable components. It will demonstrate how information objects can be processed using XSLT.