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PDF Presentations Using AxPoint

by Kip Hampton – This month, we will be examining AxPoint, Matt Sergeant’s Perl/XML-based tool for creating visually rich presentations and slideshows in PDF. Originally designed for use exclusively within the AxKit XML publishing environment, AxPoint has recently undergone a major facelift a

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Filter Out Undesirable Nodes

Large XML documents present a problem when they need to be transformed using XSLT or filtered using the XmlDocument class. Because the DOM works by loading the entire XML document into memory, transformations can perform poorly. Fortunately, the .NET platform provides a robust set of classes in the

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DBAs prep to skip Oracle school

By Sara Cushman – Oracle this week revamped their certification requirements, adding a $2,000 “hands-on” class that must be completed even by those who pass the company’s four exams. The company has added the class to its Oracle9i DBA Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) path, saying the new m

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Securing your J2ME/MIDP apps

XML digital signature technology can help you implement lightweight and flexible security solutions for wireless Web services applications. In this article, Michael Yuan discusses the importance of XML digital signatures and their application. He also walks through the digital signature APIs of the