Department of Computer Science, School of Computer Science Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Thrikkakara, Cochin-682 022. E-Mail: snkini@cusat.ac.in; csdir@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in
The paper discusses the features of XML (Extensible Markup Language), its structure and the content of a class of XML documents. Gives a brief account of the applications of XML. The recent recommendations of the W3C XHTML are given. Information organization using XML is discussed.