13. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of reading the XML document into computer memory includes reading the XML document from a relational structure within a relational database.
13. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of reading the XML document into computer memory includes reading the XML document from a relational structure within a relational database. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the XML document is stored in the relational database in binary XML form.