InfoWorld described XML as a 'driving force of 1999', including a profile on its growing success in its 1999 Product of the Year review.

In stark contrast to Infoweek columnist Janis Gogan's crystal ball vision that 'XML will generate too much hot air and not enough consensus in the months to come', InfoWorld's Michael Lattig describes XML as a leading contender for 'best supporting technology of 1999.'