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(Kathy Devine) You may be familiar with IBM’s journey into eBusiness On Demand and no doubt your own company is going through a similar transition. Even if you have not heard the term eBusiness On Demand before, you are already searching for it. Why? Because all of us need information that is more m
A survey of XML standards: Part 2
(Uche Ogbuji) The world of XML is vast and growing, with a huge variety of standards and technologies that interact in complex ways. It can be difficult for beginners to navigate the most important aspects of XML, and for users to keep track of new entries and changes in the space. Uche Ogbuji conti
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