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           Apache Axiom - The XML Object Model
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Welcome to Apache Axiom

  AXIOM stands for AXis Object Model (also known as OM - Object Model) and refers to the XML
  infoset model that was initially developed for Apache Axis2. XML infoset refers to the
  information included inside the XML and for programmatical manipulation it is convenient
  to have a representation of this XML infoset in a language specific manner. For an object
  oriented language the obvious choice is a model made up of objects. DOM and JDOM are two
  such XML models. OM is conceptually similar to such an XML model by its external behavior
  but deep down it is very much different.

Latest Release

  <<18th September 2006 - Apache Axiom Version 1.1.1 Released!>>

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  Apache AXIOM is a StAX-based, XML Infoset compliant object model which supports on-demand building
  of the object tree. It supports a novel "pull-through" model which allows one to turn off the tree
  building and directly access the underlying pull event stream. It also has built in support for XML
  Optimized Packaging (XOP) and MTOM, the combination of which allows XML to carry binary data
  efficiently and in a transparent manner. The combination of these is an easy to use API with a very
  high performant architecture!

  Developed as part of Apache Axis2, Apache AXIOM is the core of Apache Axis2. However, it is a pure
  standalone XML Infoset model with novel features and can be used independently of Apache Axis2.

Key Features

    * Full XML Infoset compliant XML object model

    * StAX based builders with on-demand building and pull-through

    * XOP/MTOM support offering direct binary support

    * Convenient SOAP Infoset API on top of AXIOM

    * Two implementations included:

        * Linked list based implementation

        * W3C DOM supporting implementation

    * High performant

What's New in This Release

    * Improved XML serialization

    * DOM Hash implementation

    * Improved MTOM handling

    * Improved tree handling with multiple partial built elements

    * Numerous bug fixes