XimpleWare released Version 1.7 of VTD-XML, the next generation XML
parser that goes beyond DOM and SAX, under GPL. VTD-XML is getting
faster, leaner, more stable and complete with this release. New features
included in this releases are:

* Additional XPath functions support
* Union Expression
* A rewritten VTDNav implementation
* Various bug fixes in VTDGen and XPath evaluation

Please visit http://vtd-xml.sf.net for the latest release.

For further reading, please refer to the following articles:
a.. Simplify XML Processing with VTD-XML
a.. Cut, Paste, Assemble and Split XML files with VTD-XML
a.. XML on a Chip
a.. Process Large XML Files with VTD-XML
a.. The performance Woe of Binary XML
a.. VTD-XML: The Next Generation XML Parser