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W3C collecting XML Schema tests
By Edd Dumbill – Henry Thompson has announced a W3C XML Schema Test Collection project, to coordinate test suites for W3C XML Schema processors.
Mix and Match Markup: XHTML Modularization
By Rick Jelliffe – XHTML Modularization makes it convenient to create specialized versions of XHTML: subsets with tailored content models and extensions in other namespaces. XHTML Modularization may be one of the most important new technologies of 2001. This article introduce the basics of XHTML mod
Sun releases XML Schema Datatypes implementation
Sun Microsystems has released an XML Datatypes Library, supporting the data types defined by the March 16 Proposed Recommendation of XML Schema Datatypes. Written by Kohsuke Kawaguchi, the new library allows developers to work with XML Schema data types outside of the context of comple
Microsoft buys business software maker NCompass
By Wylie Wong Staff Writer, CNET News.com<br> Microsoft filled a hole in its software portfolio Monday by acquiring NCompass Labs, maker of software that manages Web content, for about $36 million.<br> <br> Microsoft plans to sell NCompass software as a stand-alone product as part of its famil
XML Becomes the Standard Internet Language
By Elinor Abreu – Two years after putting aside rivalries to work together to solve a problem with Internet data exchange, a group of leading technology companies has agreed on a new flexible standard for describing data that is transferred over the Internet that will be a boon to business-to-bus
New Workflow Application Portal Promises Personalization
By Mike Mayor – A personalized, enterprise-level system designed to allow Web-based, single-point access and interaction with a company's mission-critical content and applications has been introduced by Ceyoniq, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCEQ – news).
OASIS Forms Technical Committee
OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, announced the formation of a new technical committee to standardize the exchange of election and voter services information using XML. The new OASIS technical committee will develop the Election Markup Language (EML), an XML specification for the struc
Microsoft Will Show Off MOM At N+I
Microsoft plans to reveal more specifics about the Microsoft Operations Manager at NetWorld Interop in Las Vegas May 7. Cliff Reeves, Microsoft's new vice president of marketing, Windows.Net Server Product Management Group, will talk about the next steps in Microsoft's management strategy
Versient and Pageflex Form Strategic Partnership
Pageflex, Inc. (NASDAQ: BITS) and Versient announced today a strategic alliance. Both companies will jointly promote Pageflex and Versient technology. Versient continues to be one of the largest licensees of Pageflex technology, and has utilized the technology in a number of applicatio