Abstract: A system and method for processing extensible markup language (XML) documents over the World Wide Web via a remote server. In one aspect, the invention provides: a workspace management system for creating unique workspaces for each of a plurality of organizations; an XML editing system having a template editing system for editing XML templates, a content editing system for editing XML content, and a document collaboration system for controlling access to XML documents; a database for remotely storing XML documents for the plurality of organizations; and an application server for serving the workspace and XML editing system to clients via the World Wide Web. Also included is a system for publishing the XML documents stored in the database to a company's website or for publishing in a non-HTML format.