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So what is SGML? (Standardized Generalized Markup Language)

Journal of Systems Management

| September 01, 1995 | Wood, Eileen M. | COPYRIGHT 1995 John Carroll University. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Information, the long forgotten asset of a company, has received major attention lately. In this era of cost cutting, staff reductions and productivity improvements, the management of documents has become the center of re-engineering projects. These re-engineering efforts are looking to SGML, an international standard for text identification and management, as the solution. SGML provides a framework for open systems that can easily be altered to fit an individual company's needs. The number of SGML products and vendors has grown dramatically which has caused lower prices making it an even more viable alternative. SGML has been credited with the growth in electronic ...

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