The Microsoft XML Parser is implemented as a COM component, providing a complete XML foundation for Windows DNA applications. Features include: A comprehensive, language-neutral programming model, including support for ECMAScript, Java, Perl, Python, SQL, the Visual Basic® development system, the Visual C++® development system, or Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript), Support for the W3C XML 1.0, XML DOM, and Namespaces recommendations, Support for DTDs and validation, The industry’s first support for XSL, querying, and and a schema technology preview. The Microsoft XML Parser has a high performance, multi-threaded architecture that makes it ideally suited for both client and server-side XML and XSL processing.