Douglas F. Gray – The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Wednesday announced the publication of two W3C recommendations regarding XML (extensible markup language), which are aimed at standardizing more features of the language.
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Project JXTA: An Open, Peer-to-Peer Collaboration Platform using Java and XML
Interest in peer-to-peer (P2P) technology is growing rapidly, as shown by the popularity of services such as Napster and Gnutella. Sun Microsystems started a project called JXTA to examine the potential of a generic P2P platform, which is described here.
Introduction to Dynamic SQL (Part 1)
From SQL Team – Dynamic SQL is a term used to mean SQL code that is generated programatically (in part or fully) by your program before it is executed. As a result it is a very flexable and powerful tool. You can use dynamic sql to accomplish tasks such as adding where clauses to a search based on w
Questions, Answers, and Tips
SQL Server MVP Brian Moran answers readers' questions about importing Microsoft Access tables into SQL Server 2000, encrypting a column, managing Windows-authenticated logins, and more.
Backing up and restoring
By Michael R. Hotek – Backup and Restore is the function of a DBA. All other services are secondary to this. To this end, you will find all of the tools you will need to perform this vital aspect of your services within this section.
Blueberry Jam
by Leigh Dodds – XML-DEV has been the site of a rather juicy debate this week, concerning one of the W3C's latest Working Drafts: a revision of XML 1.0 codenamed "Blueberry".
Soapbox: Why XML Schema beats DTDs hands-down for data
In his turn on the Soapbox, info-management developer and author Kevin Williams tells why he's sold on XML Schema for the structural definition of XML documents for data. He looks at four features of XML Schema that are particularly suited to data representation, and he shows some examples of ea
The Voice of XML
VoiceXML is designed for creating audio dialogs that feature synthesized speech, digitized audio, recognition of spoken and DTMF key input, recording of spoken input, telephony, and mixed-initiative conversations. Its major goal is to bring the advantages of Web-based development and content deliver
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit
Book Review – The SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit is an eclectic collection of in-depth information on SQL Server 2000, and most likely it has something of interest for you. At 1,159 pages, it is not a book you will want to sit down and read for fun. But it contains much valuable information on SQL Ser
Query Analyzer Templates
By Steve Jones – Your manager—or a client—approaches you with an assignment and says, "I want you to make this scope change. And by the way, you need to get the job done today—with documentation—because the other developers are waiting for this project." Then, when you begin work, you discov