An interview with Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems's chief strategy officer, who is about to take on the challenge of developing the company's software strategy. Is there room for XML at Sun?

Canonical XML [XML-C14N] specifies a standard serialization of XML that, when applied to a subdocument, includes the subdocument's ancestor context including all of the namespace declarations and attributes in the "xml:" namespace. However, some applications require a method which, to th

by Walter Perry – At the onset of XML four long years ago, I commenced a jeremiad against Standard Data Vocabularies (SDVs), to little effect. Almost immediately after the light bulb moment — you mean, I can get all the cool benefits of web in HTML and create my own tags?

By Clint Boulton – The e-business standards consortium Wednesday put the finishing touches on three committee specifications: ebXML Registry Service (RS) v2, ebXML Registry Information Model (RIM) v2 and Directory Services Markup Language (DSML) v2.

By Uche Ogbuji – Many common XSLT tasks, including simple loops, can be made easier by using special properties of node set operations. This tip discusses using node sets for simple and efficient loop control.

by John E. Simpson – Q: Can I convert XSL Formatting Objects (XSL-FO) to HTML?<br><BR>I have an XSL-FO file that renders a PDF using FOP. Can I use the same XSL-FO file to render to XHTML? If yes, what is the tool to use?<Br><Br>A: Let's tackle the second question first: one good place to start

Author Dino Esposito – Provides comprehensive coverage of the XML features, technologies, and tools for the Microsoft .NET Framework—and gives developers expert guidance to apply these on the job!

By Bryant Likes – XML support was included with Microsoft SQL Server 2000. Since then it has evolved to what is now called SQLXML 3.0. This tutorial uses features from the original release as well as the latest 3.0 release. SQLXML has many features: updategrams, schemas, for xml queries, xml bulk lo

by Fabio Arciniegas A. – The goal of this two-part series is to illustrate best practices and creative uses of SMIL 2.0; in particular the creation of guided-reading documents which push the boundaries of Web narrative technology by combining classic layout and design practices with television-like

By Matt Loney – A security hole in Microsoft's Excel XP spreadsheet application could allow hackers to take over a user's PC by using specially formed XML stylesheets.According to security expert Georgi Guninski, the problem occurs when a user opens an Excel spreadsheet file and choo