<s>
Extensible	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
Service	I-Protocol
(	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
XNS	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
protocol	O
for	O
universal	O
addressing	O
and	O
automated	O
data	O
exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
XML-based	O
digital	B-Application
identity	I-Application
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
XML	B-Protocol
in	O
1998	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
XNS	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
establishment	O
of	O
an	O
international	O
non-profit	O
governance	O
organization	O
,	O
XNS	O
Public	O
Trust	O
Organization	O
(	O
XNSORG	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
