DB2 now allows you to store eXtended Markup Language (XML) documents as a new column data type. You also have the ability to decompose and store XML in its component parts as columns in multiple tables. In both cases, indexes can be defined over the element or attribute of an XML document for fast retrieval. In addition, text search and section search can be enabled on the XML column or its decomposed part using text extenders. You can also formulate an XML document from your existing DB2 tables for data interchange in a business-to-business environment. Net.Data and XML Extender can be used to generate XML documents from DB2 and distributed to consumers for viewing with a browser.