If XML were zippier, say some, cell phone companies, for example, could meet consumer demand for more complex programs.

A binary option for XML, which is a text-based format. Binary versions of XML take up less space, and, more importantly, requests and responses take less network bandwidth. For example, a TV ...

The W3C is closer to tackling sluggish XML performance, but not everyone agrees with the group's approach.

W3C officials said these core XML specifications stand as the foundation for W3C-defined technologies for querying, transforming, displaying, encrypting, and optimizing XML.

Also, XML-specific technologies for improving the efficiency of storage, transmission and processing in XML have been developed.