by Jonathan Eisenzopf – Many recent VoiceXML developments have been positive, as continued improvements in speech-recognition technology make voice-based interfaces more and more appealing.All these developments offer reason for optimism about VoiceXML’s ability to enhance enterprise systems

The latest release of the Java XML Pack, Summer 02, includes the Java API for XML Messaging (JAXM) v1.1, the Java API for XML Processing (JAXP) v1.2, the Java API for XML Registries (JAXR) v1.0_01, Java API for XML-based RPC (JAX-RPC) v1.0, and the SOAP with Attachments API for Java (SAAJ) v1.1.

Eric van der Vlist announced XML Validation Interoperability Framework (XVIF): a proposal for embedding processing pipeline definitions into XML schema languages, particularly RELAX NG. He has also developed a RELAX NG/XVIF implementation in Python, and an on-line demo.

Edd Dumbill explores an XML and RDF application known as Friend-of-a-Friend (FOAF). FOAF allows the expression of personal information and relationships, and is a useful building block for creating information systems that support online communities. Code samples demonstrate the basics.

Wednesday, July 31, 2002: 10:00 A.M. Pacific time – The objective of this session is to introduce the basics (and the architecture) of executing SQLXML queries in Microsoft .NET applications by using SQLXML Managed Classes. Code examples will be presented to illustrate how to execute different types

by Eric van der Vlist – I’ve been involved recently in many discussions and projects oriented around a simple and common question: “how do I create an XML vocabulary?” The formulation was often different — “how do I create a namespace?” or “how do I publish an XML schema?” — but the central issue

BY: Catherine Ketcher – In his keynote speech at last Thursday’s DCI Microsoft .NET and Solution Offerings conference, Dan’l Lewin, a Microsoft executive vice president, called .NET the software that will connect information, people, devices and systems.The building blocks for successful Int

By Shelley Doll – When a standard is deployed as openly as XML, businesses are bound to have security concerns. The need to control content’s distribution and ensure its integrity keeps many companies from deploying XML without an extranet. Proposed standards will address security issues, and these

Prentice Hall has released Definitive XML Application Development, by Lars Marius Garshol. The book details application development that uses XML, focusing on Python in most of the examples.

By Jim Wagner – The voice browser working group of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) gave its seal of approval Wednesday for further consideration and testing of a voice XML standard.