Vol: 4 Iss: 12

The Future of XML The end of the year is here again, a time when we traditionally take a long look at the progress we've already made and then turn our eyes toward the future, attempting to forecast the year to come. Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 8,363

Malicious Attack Protection for XML Web Services - Communication behind a firewall isn't always safe As the vast majority of Global 2000 organizations are transitioning pilot projects into production, the hype over XML Web services might finally be turning into reality. Web services usage has varied from simple data information sh... Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 5,848

Open Integration and Security - XML firewalls provide ease of integration and security The good news about XML and Web services is that they're easier than ever to develop and deploy - inside the firewall between internal applications, on the Internet with your customers and partners...anywhere. Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 6,243

XML Acceleration: The Truth Behind the Myths - Don't assume that bandwidth and processing will be problems As information technology professionals progress in their knowledge and use of XML and Web services, the question of XML performance persists. In hallway chats, one might hear that 'XML takes up too much bandwidth' or 'XML takes to... Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 13,816

The Challenge of Web Services Security Inside the Firewall - A true story from the consulting trenches True story from the consulting trenches: the operations staff had left hours ago, shaking their heads and reluctantly leaving the consultants to resolve a problem with their code. It was well past midnight, in the middle of winter, ... Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 7,148

What's Your Government Doing with XML? - With the advent of XML authoring tools, it's more than you might think Popular wisdom dictates that governments are slow to adopt anything new, especially when it comes to new technologies. But if you look closely, you might find something unexpected. Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 6,839

Designing an Open, Standards-Based Reporting System - XML meets the challenges and design goals of a business reporting system As XML has grown more prevalent as a data delivery mechanism, so too has the need to use it for presentation in a wide variety of reporting formats. XML is useful for more than just the delivery of information, however. Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 10,465  Replies: 1

Building a High-Traffic Web Site with Static Delivery Using XML - Dynamic and static sites: get the best of both worlds More and more companies are experiencing a need to effectively manage ever-changing content on high-traffic Web sites. These high-traffic sites receive as many as 1 million hits per day and require significant amounts of technical a... Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 8,487

Advanced ANSI SQL Native XML Integration-Part 2 - Supporting advanced XML capabilities Part 1 of this article demonstrated how standard ANSI SQL can integrate fully, naturally, and seamlessly with XML. This was accomplished by naturally raising SQL processing to a hierarchical level, enabling relational data (includ... Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 8,496

The Key to Success with Web Services Web services provide a way to allow efficient communication between disparate services. For years, enterprises have struggled to find reliable, cost-effective ways to integrate and automate critical processes between different application packages. Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 8,435  Replies: 1

Finding the Fit for XSLT - Filling a hole in the puzzle Although a number of standards exist for information interchange and process definition, industry standards have yet to emerge for defining common integration server and B2B integration server services such as routing, rules proce... Dec. 3, 2003  Reads: 9,844