Sleepycat will ship Berkeley DB XML, a native XML database later this year (2002). This is an interesting news considering how poorly native XML vendors are performing these days. Unlike the native XML vendors (eg Software AG), Sleepycat does not face competition from Oracle, IBM and Microsoft (who all support "native" XML in their latest offerings). Given Sleepycat's reputation of delivering tightly engineered products, Berkeley DB XML is something to look out for.