At a news conference held in San Francisco, the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) demonstrated the results of a proof-of-concept for ebXML, a new, open, standards-based framework for facilitating global trade. An initiative of the United Nations body for Tr
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XML Wrapper Template: Transform XML Documents into Visual Basic Classes
The XML Wrapper template described in this article transforms XML documents into Visual Basic classes, hiding the more complex parts of using the Microsoft XML parser. Developers who have little knowledge of XML or the Microsoft XML parser can use classes created with the template, thus making it ea
New versions of Perl RDF tools RDF::Service and RDFStore
RDF::Service 0.4, part of the Wraf Perl RDF application framework, and RDFStore 0.31, a Perl API for RDF Storage, have been released.
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Security
With the explosion of Internet commerce today, organizations are keeping a tight rein on the information in their databases. Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 makes far-reaching enhancements in security and now Microsoft Windows NT® security is completely integrated into the core of SQL Server.
Semantic Modeling Format
Semantic Modeling Format (SMF) converts English Query projects into SMF grammar, which enables the semantics of English Query domains to be represented in Extensible Markup Language (XML). You can then use programming to create and modify English Query domains based on the XML document object model,
Oracle to Announce Competition for .NET
In a bid to become the Microsoft of the Internet age, software giant Oracle is set to announce its plans for a future of Web-based software services. The company, which has been taking potshots at Microsoft, SQL Server, and the .NET strategy for months, will unveil a competing system that corporatio
XML-CORBA Link (XORBA) User's Guide
Welcome to the XML-CORBA Link (XORBA) User's Guide. Here are several ways you can access the information in this document: A Comprehensive Table of Contents showing all chapters, first- and second-level headings. Click on one of the chapter names below to go directly to that c
XLink, XML Base to Proposed Recommendation
XLink and XML Base have advanced from Candidate Recommendation to Proposed Recommendation status, despite unanswered concerns from the HTML Working Group chair.
W3C releases new draft of XML Infoset
Although having previously reached Last Call stage a year ago, the XML Core Working group have decided to publish another Working Draft of the XML Infoset, due to extensive reworking after feedback from the Last Call draft.
Database-SQL-RDBMS HOWTO for Linux (PostgreSQL Object Relational Database System)
A "practical guide" to very quickly setup a SQL Database engine and front end tools on a Unix system.