The growing amount of XML-based content travelling across networks and the Internet will soon push the limits of network infrastructure, according to a report from ZapThink, an analyst group focusing on XML and Web services technology. “There is an increasing need to manage increased volume of XML network traffic, establish a consistent XML usage policy, and increase the value of the XML and Web services on the network, but current firewall and router solutions can’t fill these needs,” says Senior Analyst Ronald Schmelzer. “XML proxies are able to understand not only network protocols, but also the XML-based content traveling on these protocols.”

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