Re: [xml-dev] Use of XML for representing Corporate Data Model.

From www.xbrl.org :
    eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) brings the
    publication, exchange, and analysis of the complex financial
    information in corporate business reports into the dynamic
    and interactive realm of the internet.  XBRL provides a common
    platform for critical business reporting processes and improves
    the reliability and ease of communicating financial data among
    users internal and external to the reporting enterprise.

Hope this helps.
        /r$