W3C launches Binary XML Packaging

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."

Testimonial: Dancin Santa

[Dancin_Santa]

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.)

Binary XML Lite

[noidentity]

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.]

Now I can embed my evil virus without the...

[Anonymous Coward]

.. virus scanner picking it up!

evil virus/xml?

Re:Testimonial: Dancin Santa

[Anonymous Coward]

I was drowning in "maybe" or "perhaps" slashdot articles again. There was no real news in sight. My pickled horse left me. My limelight perl sherbet left me. My estranged bungee left me. Even my albatross cadaver, he left me, too. I had to do something.

That's when I saw Binary XML. They were able to give me a real, solid story. They got the Dancin' Santas on my back and a hedgehog on my porch.

Thanks Bob the Builder!

(I thought this was going to destroy my epsom salt epstein-barr files to get rid of the excess methcathinone lumberjacks.)

Headline should read...

[WasterDave]

"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

Re:More bloat!

[starm_]

Yes but usually when one refers to binary, one refers to the prefered language of the computer. Not some transliteration or translation of it that adds yet another conversion step to the data.

And as I suggested above he did not like the XML tags either calling them:"12 lines of bloated crap" and all.

I feel like Im talking to a two year old. I don't know what else to say. If you can't comprehend that binary is much faster to parse than XML theres nothing I can do. Oh I give up you're right. I propose to change the CPU and memory of the computer to work in XML.

A3D2

D22A ...

The buzzword importance

[phunqe]

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.

Very exciting but ...

[Anonymous Coward]

It's too early yet. I'm waiting until MSBinary_XML comes out

I hear it's going to introduce 263 special MS tags and nodes and extra layers into the standard that only works on MSWord in Windows XP. It won't validate as XML anymore but who cares. You will use a special version of Front Page to do this.

The files will be a little bigger too, so with MSBinaryXML will add approx 257k thanks to the special proprietary MS extensions but will have superior functionality compared to other types.

It will be particularly good at carrying ,pif,.src,.bat and .exe files within the context of an XML binary and what's more MS will be writting low level OS support into future XP updates and Longhorn and a special API to execute the contents of said MSBinaryXML files. It will also communicate with hooks in IE and Active X Controls and MS's excellent Java.

this is gonna be sweet. I can't wait