XML has emerged as the standard for data exchange between applications and across organizational boundaries. With the establishment of common vocabularies and grammars, organizations are quickly automating e-business relationships to increase revenues and reduce expenses. The centralized managemen
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Perl XML Quickstart: The Standard XML Interfaces
by Kip Hampton – This is the second part in a series of articles meant to quickly introduce some of the more popular Perl XML modules. This month we look at the Perl implementations of the standard XML APIs: The Document Object Model, The XPath language, and the Simple API for XML. As sta
Leveraging SQL Server’s XML Features
(Dan Wahlin) Accessing data from a database has always been a fairly straightforward process when using an object model such as ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). However, accessing data from a database in the form of XML has usually involved resorting to custom programming routines or modifications to exi
Wireless PDA Connectivity and SQL Server
By Brian Moran – Microsoft recently released SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition. Although SQL Server CE is an important product, I don't know when companies will start clamoring for CE-savvy SQL Server professionals. You might not have to worry about wireless for another 5 years, or this winter
FIXptr surfaces
By Simon St.Laurent – Eve Maler released two versions of FIXptr (1 2), a proposed simplification of XPointer. Initially mentioned as part of a minority opinion, it wasn't clear if FIXptr could be published. This post provides the FIXptr drafts behind that minority opinion:
Call for Participation in XTech 2001 "Bleeding Edge XML"
Here's your chance to share ideas and code with the best XML developers at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention this summer. Proposals are invited for 30-minute talks covering the very latest developments in XML technology and open source software. These program slots have been lef
New XML e-business standard introduced
A consortium of technology companies and a United Nations organization have finalized a new e-business Web standard that will provide a variety of businesses with a common way of conducting trades online. The group, dubbed Oasis, which includes IBM, Sun Microsystems, BEA Systems, Hewlett-Pa
T3: Coming to a Neighborhood Near You
Read Brian Moran's SQL Perspectives to find out all about Microsoft's new benchmark record for the world's largest MOLAP-based data warehouse.
SQL Server Upgrade Issue
Slerp.com has found an issue when upgrading the Peoplesoft Financials or the HR schema from SQL Server 7.0 to SQL Server 2000. A hot fix for SQL 2000 is now available, and the article also offers several workaround methods if you don’t have the fix from Microsoft.
XML and Server-Side Processing
By Dr. Robert Cherinka – The fundamental requirement is "To provide the right information at the right time, disseminated and displayed in the right way, so that decision makers can do the right things at the right time in the right way"