Going beyond a typical XML object model the AXis Object Model, AXIOM, is revolutionizing XML processing technology. AXIOM was designed to be lightweight with a low memory foot print, combining deferred building with a customizable object model. In this article Eran Chinthaka gives a brief overview about the object model that fuels Axis2. http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/x-axiom/