Similarity of XML-schema elements supported by domain ontologies

XML-Schemas and domain ontologies are two key features of the Semantic Web. The possibility of assessing similarity between concepts is becoming a fundamental support in e-commerce and business transactions. In this paper a method for evaluating similarity of XML-Schema elements is proposed, by making use of domain ontologies. The method is inspired by a previous proposal concerning concept similarity within an enterprise ontology management system developed at IASI.