8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting step comprises transmitting the XML representation or the binary representation through the network based upon a choice of which representation to transmit.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting step comprises transmitting the XML representation or the binary representation through the network based upon a choice of which representation to transmit. 9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the accessing and parsing steps need not be performed if the XML representation is chosen for transmission.