The Apache Software Foundation, in collaboration with Bowstreet, DataChannel, Exoffice, IBM, Lotus Development Corporation and Sun Microsystems, announced the formation of the <A HREF="http://xml.apache.org/">xml.apache.org Project</A> in response to the demand for Open Source XML and XSL tools triggered by the rapid adoption of XML. xml.apache.org will provide a set of XML- and XSL-related libraries and applications within an industry-wide, peer-based Open Source development process.