DOBM -> XML: the New Dimension of the AiP Safe System

Jan Mottl, AiP Safe s.r.o.

The DOBM format was developed in 1996-98 in collaboration with the Czech National Library as a standard format for describing electronic documents produced within the "Memory of the World" project. The basis for DOBM developemnt was the standard SGML language. The recent technology advances towards XML bring new possibilities to the AiP Safe document management system while downwards compatibility is maintained.