XBRL momentum continues to build.

• Position: EXtensible Business Reporting Language - Brief article

On Mar. 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission's final rule for the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) went into effect (www.sec.gov/rules/final/33-8529.htm). The voluntary program is intended to help the SEC evaluate the usefulness of data tagging and XBRL to registrants, investors, the commission and the marketplace. To learn about participating in the SEC's program, visit its Web site or attend the upcoming 11th XBRL International Conference in Boston starting on Apr. 26 (www.xbrl.org/boston/).

Over the last year, the AICPA and the XBRL...