The jury is still out on this one, but it could have wide reaching implications. NML, or Netomatic markup language, is an XML/Java-based format designed for presenting richCRLFmedia without proprietary plug-ins. NML is thus aimed squarely at Macromedia's Flash format. A lot depends on how Netomat, the company that developed NML, enforces its patents. The company is committed to making its software open source within a year, but so long as NML remains proprietary it won't enjoy wide usage, weakening its position in the marketplace. Still, it enjoys some advantages over Flash. "The best programs to me must be open; easily programmable; translatable -- from NML to PDF, for instance; readable; and searchable. For two of five criteria, then, NML may prove that Flash is just a flash in the pan."
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