Mabanza, Ntima2024-10-302024-10-302005-12Mabanza, N. (2005). A Comparison of Open Source Native XML Database Products. Alice. University of Fort HareN/Ahttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/2553Masters ThesisSince the advent of XML technology, one of the areas where it has made its mark is in data interchange between applications or businesses. As a result, there has been an increase in the number of XML documents generated from business transactions. Consequently, there is considerable work being done in the database research community with the aim to develop software to effectively process and manage XML documents. Open Source Native XML database systems are one example of a new generation of database technologies developed to address this issue. The decision to adopt these technologies can be based on several factors depending on the user's needs.enSOCIAL SCIENCES::Statistics, computer and systems science::Informatics, computer and systems science::Informatics and systems science