The market for XML server software will continue to grow, reaching $3.5 billion by 2006, according to researcher IDC. A steady demand for new IT integration technologies will drive this growth, IDC said. That demand accounts for a growth rate for XML servers of more than 164 percent from 2000 to
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Meta Data Browser Enhancement
Meta Data Browser is a new tool that you can use to browse the contents of a repository database. This tool is introduced in Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 Meta Data Services. You can run Meta Data Browser when you select Meta Data Services. Meta Data Services is available for each copy of SQL Server y
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