The Apache project is well-known for the Web server software it produces that is carrying its name. In the past, many other interesting software projects were also started there, mainly in the Java and XML space. Cocoon is one of them.Cocoon is a Java Web-application for generating dynamic c
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Multiple Security Flaws Found in Oracle Servers
By Thor Olavsrud – The Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT/CC) Friday warned of nearly 20 vulnerabilities discovered in Oracle servers. Found by David Litchfield of NGSSoftware, the vulnerabilities include buffer overflows, insecure default settings, failures to enforce
Clash of the Titans: SQL Databases
By Timothy Dyck – Some decisions IT professionals need to make are scary, and choosing database software is one of them. The stakes are high. If the sales database goes down, so do the sales reps, who can’t access the leads, and the senior VP of sales, whose daily update of top customer concerns jus
What's New in XPath 2.0
by Evan Lenz – This article provides a brief tour through some of the new features in XPath 2.0. It assumes that you already have a basic understanding of XPath 1.0, and that you've most likely used it in the context of XSLT. It is by no means an exhaustive overview but merely points out some of
IsaViz: Visual authoring and browsing tool for RDF
IsaViz is a Java tool that provides a visual interface for browsing and creating RDF models represented as graphs.<br><br>The tool allows RDF models to be imported and exported from both the RDF/XML and N-triple syntaxes. Graphs can also be exported as SVG and PNG files.
XBRL: Standard Bearer of Financial Reporting
By Ivan Schneider – An emerging XML standard called XBRL, or eXtensible Business Reporting Language, promises to simplify the mechanics of working with financial statements. As XBRL catches on, analysts will be able to spend less time building intricate spreadsheets from scratch and more time scruti
Oracle9i Release 2 To Bolster Backup Capabilities, Cluster Infrastructure
By Barbara Darrow – The next release of the Oracle9i database will offer support for clustered file systems for Windows, as well as enhanced Data Guard functionality for safer, more reliable disaster recovery and backup, the company said.
New JDBC drivers link XML to SQL
DataDirect has launched a set of drivers for connecting Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications to data in the major relational databases.
SQL Server 2000, XML and XSL: The Ultimate Combination
By Mitchell Harper – All the hype that once surrounded XML is finally starting to die down, and developers are really beginning to harness the power and flexibility of the language. XML is a data descriptive language that uses a set of user-defined tags to describe data in a hierarchically structure
Inside Sablotron: Virtual XML Documents
by Petr Cimprich – The Sablotron open source XSLT processor has an API that enables it to process "virtual XML documents," bringing with it a flexible and efficient approach to processing both XML and non-XML data sources.