By Mary Ann Hondo – In architecting an ebXML solution, some thought must be given to the protection of information from the modelling of the business process through the message exchange. A group of ebXML participants have authored a risk assessment document identifying the risks and countermeasures
Other News
XML: Three letters that every CIO should know
By Tim Bray – Everyone from Forbes magazine to Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer is saying that XML is at the strategic center of our industry. That makes me happy, as I helped invent XML. But there is a significant hype problem, so let's stick with the basics:
"Clean" namespaces
While Namespaces in XML continues to periodically surprise developers with new questions, Tom Bradford has offered a "clean" approach to namespace handling.
Reliability on a Microsoft Platform – Myth or Method?
By Tony Bain – We have all heard it at one stage or another. “SQL Server is fine for small database applications but it just isn’t as reliable or scalable as other platforms”. This is rubbish. Before you dismiss me as just another Microsoft zealot (jamz) lets review some facts.
Access Controls in SQL
This article focuses on the security mechanisms common to all databases that implement the Structured Query Language (or SQL). Together, we'll walk through the process of strengthening data access controls and ensuring the safety of your data.
Logging in XML
John Punin announced the Log Markup Language (LOGML), an XML vocabulary designed for "mining data that has been collected from web server logfiles." LOGML works in concert with XGMML, an XML vocabulary for describing Web site structure.
Adoption Strategies for XML Standards and the ebXML Infrastructure
By Duane Nickull – Deciding on an XML vocabulary is one of the critical decisions an organization can make. The most obvious option is to select an existing vocabulary. This presentation provides strategies for locating, reviewing, and selecting just the XML vocabulary to adopt. It also delves into
XML software for data transformation
New products aimed to enable large organisations to transform both documents and data into Web-ready content via a single platform are entering the market. Xenos d2e Platform is a transformation software designed to Web-enable complex documents, such as bills and statements.
Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming
Author Robin Dewson – Beginning SQL Server 2000 Programming develops an example database, at every point providing clear and practical demonstrations of the relevant ideas. Once you have mastered the basics of SQL Server, this book will take you on to more advanced techniques to enable a firm grasp
Parsing ASCII Files Elegantly Using SQL
By Joe Lumbley – The typical way to handle external data is to create a data file from the outside source and then massage the file with various methods until it meets the requirements to load into the database. This most often results in an ASCII file delimited with UNIX pipe symbols (|). This data