By James Clark – These are the slides for a talk given at the XML 2002 conference in Baltimore. They have been combined into a single HTML file. The talk was designed to assess how well RELAX NG can be made to work as a mechanism for creating W3C XML Schemas.

By Salvatore Salamone – If today’s XML data usage trend were made into a science-fiction movie, XML could star as the new “Blob.” But instead of aiming to destroy a large city, this XML blob aims to engulf the world’s corporate networks and smother everything in its path.

by Alan Kotok – The XML 2002 conference and expo (8-13 December 2002), this year’s IDEAlliance showcase, reflected the impact of the technology recession on XML business applications. With many business customers cutting back on new technology investments, XML vendors now take a greater interest in

by Anthony Tomasic – The XForms standard defines a set of XML elements that expand browsers’ power to capture and validate forms-based data. Get an overview of this powerful way to code data-entry systems.

More and more developers are using XML in their applications. Both, Web and desktop application developers are exploring the new possibilities made available by XML and Web services. Various Microsoft products, such as SQL Server 2000 and .NET, natively support XML, and various toolkits, such as MSX

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