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SVG Tips and Tricks, Part One

by Antoine Quint – This month's column, rather than a focused exploration of a particular SVG topic, will examine a few helpful tips and tricks. First, I'll introduce the viewBox attribute for zooming purposes, then explain how to use the SMIL DOM interfaces for remote animation startups, an

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Exploring XML Encryption, Part 1

By Bilal Siddiqui – XML Encryption provides end-to-end security for applications that require secure exchange of structured data. XML itself is the most popular technology for structuring data, and therefore XML-based encryption is the natural way to handle complex requirements for security in data

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XN3 – XML for N3

By Graham Moore – This paper shows how the ideas in N3 can be captured as an XML language. We have developed such a language and called it XN3 (XML N3). The aim of this language is to gain the useful property of parsability inherent in XML while being as simple, powerful and elegant as N3. We conclu

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Oracle9i Release 2 Due in May/June

The next release of the Oracle9i database (Release 2) should be released this spring sometime (probably May/June). The new release support clustered file systems for Windows, as well as enhanced Data Guard functionality for safer, more reliable disaster recovery and backup, Oracle representatives sa