http://xml.sys-con.com/ Latest articles from Interview Copyright 2008 XML JOURNAL Tue, 13 May 2008 05:29:00 GMT XML JOURNAL 10 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://xml.sys-con.com/read/47185.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/47185.htm Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT Swainson: 'Let's start by defining 'on demand.' First, on demand reflects what our customers are doing with their businesses - streamlining their business processes to make them more flexible and adaptive to new markets and opportunities. They use information technology as a tool to integrate these processes, so obviously IT is a critical enabler of on demand.' http://xml.sys-con.com/read/47187.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/47187.htm Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT Who Is David Litwack? Litwack is responsible for the development and advancement of Novell's secure Web services strategy, a position he assumed in July 2002 following Novell's acquisition of SilverStream Software, a company for which he'd served as president and CEO since 1997. He is also a member of Novell's Worldwide Management Committee. JDJ spoke with him on May 21, 2004 exclusively about a range of contemporary computing issues. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/45903.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/45903.htm Mon, 09 Aug 2004 00:00:00 GMT In the interview, conducted by Ivan Pedruzzi, Stylus Studio Senior Product Architect, and editor The Stylus Scoop, Dr. Kay provides an update on the exciting work being undertaken at the W3C on emerging XML technologies including XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and he shares his insights on how these technologies are likely to inter-operate and work alongside related XML technologies such as SQL/XML, and XML tools and components. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40239.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40239.htm Fri, 17 Aug 2001 00:00:00 GMT Q: Molly, could you please tell us about your role at XMLSolutions and now at Vitria? [Vitria acquired XMLSolutions in May.] A: As training manager, I am responsible for allocating resources for XML training engagements that are conducted internally, externally, and for business partners. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40165.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40165.htm Wed, 07 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: What's the focus of Progress Software? Gordon: Our primary focus is connectivity and standards - connectivity from the SonicMQ messaging infrastructure into other messaging infrastructures and support of nonmessaging Internet protocols. We're also very focused on standards initiatives that relate to XML messaging. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40171.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40171.htm Wed, 07 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: SEAGULL just released a new application integration product. Tell us about it. Boul: SEAGULL, a Dutch-based company, has been dealing with legacy extension for about 10 years now. We started with text translation tools, then offered a product called GUI/400 for delivering GUI versions of existing green screen applications. That evolved into JWalk and WinJa, software technology for Web/Windows-to-host access to host application functionality without changing the existing application. The natural evolution was to take the logic or the business rules and the procedures off these old machines and export them to other applications. Our newest product is called Transidiom. Transidiom allows you to go into an application that's running on a mainframe or midrange system, record the business logic, and utilize it to generate a COM, Java, or XML interface. You can call the object from our server or integrate it into your application. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40147.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40147.htm Sun, 04 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Tell us about HiT Software and how you got into the XML business? Lorenzin: HiT Software was incorporated in California in 1994 and started out developing SQL middleware. A year ago, as we thought through new product plans, it was clear that XML showed strong justification for developer acceptance. We saw our SQL middleware customers accessing data from XML-based development projects, so we've developed an XML database infrastructure product that meets this common need. It's specialized to access databases, any database. We have both a Java and a Windows version, but HiT Allora is the name of the product line. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40151.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40151.htm Sun, 04 Feb 2001 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Tell us what Talva does. Martin: We do XML servers. What we do is something that's at the end of the pipeline. It sits on top of XML stores, because XML stores are also called XML servers. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40131.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40131.htm Mon, 08 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Tell us what IXIASOFT does, what you're all about. Vauclair: We have an XML server that's a repository, an indexing engine, and a search engine all built into one item. It's specifically targeted toward developers, integrators, and people looking to integrate an XML database component to the applications they're building. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40132.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40132.htm Mon, 08 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Tell us about Sequoia Software. Bryan: Sequoia Software is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. We have a product called the XPS, which is a tool that's used for implementing XML-based e-business portals for organizations. I know portal is an often overused or ambiguous term. We really see XPS and portals as much more of an e-business kind of framework, helping companies build more secure extranet environments as well as bringing the customers and their partners into the extended enterprise. It's not just tapping into your e-mail and sports scores through a Web interface. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40118.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40118.htm Thu, 21 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Can you give our readers a brief overview of infoShark, what area of XML it focuses on, and your role in the organization? Bouldin: infoShark provides software products for B2B data integration. These products enable enterprises to access, exchange, and transmit information quickly and easily between organizations or with customers and partners. Enterprises achieve a faster and less expensive solution for B2B integration with infoShark's datacentric approach. We focus on using XML as a nonproprietary industry standard to normalize all disparate data to a common format. Moreover, the XML translation and transportation we provide are platform and protocol independent. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40121.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40121.htm Thu, 21 Dec 2000 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: What is your role as the chief marketing officer at B-Bop? Manchanda: As CMO at an early-stage start-up I wear several hats. However, my main focus is on marketing and product strategy as well as business development, that is, establishing partnerships with ISVs and VARs to create revenue opportunities for B-Bop. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40107.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40107.htm Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: webMethods has been making big waves in the XML and B2B industry. Tell us how you got into this highly competitive field. Allen: In early 1997 webMethods submitted the specification for WIDL (Web Interface Definition Language) to the W3C. It was the same year webMethods shipped the first commercial product supporting XML. In 1998 webMethods and Microsoft coauthored the specification for XQL, which was derived in large part from the work webMethods pioneered in developing a compact syntax for querying HTML and XML documents. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40108.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40108.htm Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Can you tell me a bit about Infoteria Corporation? What your company does and what products you offer? Pappas: Infoteria is an XML tools provider. We make toolsets that enable you to integrate and augment your existing back-end systems and structures with XML. Our tools are modular, so you're able to accomplish specific tasks related to XML integration, quickly and easily. http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40090.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40090.htm Thu, 14 Sep 2000 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Can you give me an idea of how you got started and what the background is? Did the developer start off with XML or did he or she actually have some other technologies in place? http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40044.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40044.htm Wed, 12 Apr 2000 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Recently, Allaire has been in the acquisition and partnership mode. Can you give us a brief history of the events over the last couple of years and the rationale behind these decisions? http://xml.sys-con.com/read/40031.htmhttp://xml.sys-con.com/read/40031.htm Mon, 28 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT XML-J: Would you care to comment on the state of XML technology in the industry today? Jaenicke: The official 'state' of XML is that it's been accepted, but I don't think it's well understood. Most IT managers and project leaders have XML on some checklist somewhere, but few have yet incorporated IT in a strategic way.