http://wiki.fasterxml.com/JacksonExtensionXmlDataBinding: Data format extension for Jackson (http://jackson.codehaus.org) to offer alternative support for serializing POJOs as XML and deserializing XML as pojos. Support implemented on top of Stax API (javax.xml.stream), by implementing core Jackson Streaming API types like JsonGenerator, JsonParser and JsonFactory. Some data-binding types overridden as well (ObjectMapper sub-classed as XmlMapper). (FasterXML)
  • Tatu Saloranta
  • Christopher Currie
  • Paul Brown 
package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.xml.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;


Annotation that can be used to define name of root element used
for the root-level object when serialized, which normally uses
name of the type (class). It is similar to JAXB XmlRootElement.

/**
 * Annotation that can be used to define name of root element used
 * for the root-level object when serialized, which normally uses
 * name of the type (class). It is similar to JAXB <code>XmlRootElement</code>.
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface JacksonXmlRootElement
{
    String namespace() default "";
    String localName() default "";
}