The Manufacturing Interoperability Program (MIP) XML Testbed has been developed by NIST's Manufacturing Systems Integration Division in the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory. We focus on how XML and XML Schema can be used to support system integration. We work closely with standards development organizations, industry, other government agencies, and academia in applying the technology.  Our resulting expertise includes testing and evaluation tools for specifications based on XML, as well as specifications of XML Schemas for particular applications.

NIST's Information Technology Laboratory has a program for testing the underlying XML technologies and syntax. Please visit their website for more information on that effort.