by Dan Wahlin – Given all of the attention that XML has been receiving in the media lately, you're probably keenly aware of how useful XML is for marking up data that can be exchanged between distributed systems. While this capability carries with it an enormous amount of power and flexibility,

by John E. Simpson, XML.com – Question and answer column to solve all your tricky problems with XML.

Vitria boosted its software integration offerings Monday by buying start-up XMLSolutions for $15 million. With the acquisition, Vitria hopes to better compete against rivals SeeBeyond, Tibco, WebMethods and others in the fast-growing market for business integration software.

By Piroz Mohseni – Awhile ago, I was looking for an XML search utility. My application had to search a relatively large number of XML files (they were small files) on a periodic basis. The primary goal was to find out if there was a match or not, but sometimes we needed to extract the "found&#34

by Leigh Dodds – The finish line is now in sight for the members of the W3C XML Schemas Working Group. The XML Schema specifications are an important step closer to completion with their promotion to Proposed Recommendation status. All that remains now is for Tim Berners-Lee, as Director of the W3C,

These XML guidelines are not solely for technical staff. Enterprise business leaders from the CEO down should understand the many dimensions at work. These guidelines will set expectations, guide spending, establish policy, and determine where the enterprise will realize top- and bottom-line revenue

By Edd Dumbill – Wizen Software have commenced a public beta-testing program for PowerXML, an XML-centric rapid application development platform.

XMLForms dynamically generates a graphical user interface from any valid XML document or schema. The technology therefore instantly creates a dynamic and interactive front-end to any application using XML at its core. The applications for this type of flexible technology are numerous and include any

By Chris Preimesberger – Hallelujah! It looks as though agreement on international e-business standards is near at hand, and we have good old-fashioned business cooperation to thank for it. As the old gospel song says, "There will be peace in the valley, for me, some day." It certainly appea

by Eugene Kuznetsov, Cyrus Dolph – XSLTMark gauges the capabilities of XSLT processing engines by testing them on a common platform with a variety of stylesheets and inputs that sample the gamut of possible applications. See the XSLTMark overview for more information about the benchmark itself and h