(Tod Newcombe) Criminal justice leaders have long envisioned how technology can expand and improve information sharing, only to be frustrated in their efforts. Now the justice community has extensible markup language (XML) in its sights, which will allow police, prosecutors, court clerks, judges and

(Ed Tittel) In most respects, I track the World Wide Web Consortium’s activities pretty closely. But somehow I let a subtle but potentially powerful initiative from that organization slip past my radar. In mid-April, the W3C published a first draft (technically, a “first requirements working draft”)

(Frank Cohen) XQuery shows much promise for software architects and developers because it greatly reduces the amount of code you need to write to build services that work with XML. You might think XQuery does everything and is well understood, but misconceptions and misunderstandings still exist in

(Fabio Arciniegas A.) Many interfaces on the web are just lists of elements. You click one, and you are taken to a subsequent “card” page with the properties of the item. Simple enough, right? Well…not always. While this approach works for web pages on your 21-inch monitor, it is less effective on

(Benoît Marchal) For the last seven years, I have been fortunate enough to watch XML develop and mature from a special point of view thanks to my work as a consultant, trainer, and writer. When XML was first introduced, organizations and developers were politely suspicious of this new “markup lan

(Vance McCarthy) More than half of all XML developers are working with XQuery, and another sizeable group expects to start before the end of the year.

(Colleen Frye) In the context of a service-oriented architecture, the notion of testing Web services, and which tools to use, is evolving. (R)

(Marc White and Jeff Paull) For those of you who have always wanted to control your TV using only your voice, you are going to love the XVTV remote control system. With XVTV in your home you can do anything from change channels to program a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) using simple voice commands.

(Tony Kontzer) A standard XML messaging specification is picking up momentum in the travel industry, promising improved connectivity between business partners, better packaging of travel products and services, and lower distribution costs.

(Laurence Moroney) For several years now, the use of affiliate networks in e-commerce has grown tremendously. Amazon, the vanguard of this technique, and many companies like it allow anyone who can consume a Web service to become an affiliate. Being an affiliate means you sell goods on their behalf—