In this installment we will extend our XMLMap with XML standards for documents, particularly those concerned with presenting information to users. While the main difference between XML and HTML is that XML contains no presentation information, one of the first applications of XML was in the presenta

by Anthony Coates – When working with data-oriented XML, there is often a requirement to handle “controlled vocabularies”, otherwise known as enumerated values. Consider the following example of a bank account summary:

by Dan Wahlin – When you need to perform functions XSLT can’t handle, use XSLT extension objects. Download a sample showing how to call an extension object written in C# from within an XSLT stylesheet.

Enterprise Java expert Dennis Sosnoski checks out the speed and memory usage of several frameworks for XML data binding in Java. These include all the code generation approaches discussed in Part 1, the Castor mapped binding approach discussed in an article last year, and a surprise new entry in the

by Ivelin Ivanov – Server side business logic is often invariant with regard to client devices. An email client supports the same basic operations whether it’s used from a cellular phone, PDA, or a PC. To address the needs of web developers who build applications for a variety of devices, the W3C ha

By Caron Carlson – Web services are gaining momentum in the enterprise, but the leading providers agree that the technology needs several improvements, including better security and greater standardization, to reach its potential.

In this previous article, you built a VB.NET chart server that used XML and XPath to serve up business graphics. This article explains how, with the help of a couple extra tools, you can extend the chart server to consume and display results specifically from a Web service.

Many XML vocabularies use mixed content, and RELAX NG and W3C XML Schema offer varying expression for mixed content. This article compares the two approaches.

By THOMAS HOFFMAN – Rapid application development (RAD), security and XML skills generated the top IT pay in the fourth quarter, according to a new report from New Canaan, Conn.-based Foote Partners LLC.

By Paul Festa – The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) on Tuesday issued VoiceXML 2.0 as a candidate recommendation, the penultimate stage in the consortium’s approval process.