XSLT Processors 

The fact sheet has several XSLT processes and means of storing style sheets.

The standard method is to use the XSLT processor of the Web application server. This processor can only process style sheets that were created as XSLT programs by the workbench. These programs cannot be used by external processes- however they offer optimal performance since they are stored in a compiled form.

Style sheets that are stored as BSP pages can also be used by external processors (such as the internal processor of the MS Internet Explorer), via the HTTP log. The advantage of this procedure is that the transformation is carried out in the client. However, the disadvantage is that the style sheet is re-loaded and interpreted each time it is called. For more information on the XSLT-compatibility of the Internet Explorer, see:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en‑us/xmlsdk30/htm/xmcongettingresultsofxsltransf.asp.