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Advertising XML implementations in the advertising industry. BizTalk Resources and specifications for Microsoft's BizTalk technologies (schema language, repositories, messaging framework, software products). Commerce XML languages and technologies specifically designed to facilitate electronic commerce. DTD Repositories Links to DTD Repositories (both general and industry-specific). ebXML Links to specifications and resources for OASIS' ebXML initiative. EDI White papers, links, and other resource sites concerned with using XML as a replacement for EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) systems. Intellectual Property Intellectual Property resources, discussion, articles, and analysis. Messaging Servers Free downloads of messaging server products with built-in XML capabilities. Personalization XML-based technologies which enable the personalization of content. Platform for Privacy Preferences (P3P) The Platform for Privacy Preferences specification provides a machine readible syntax for expressing a site's privacy practices and its visitors' user preference data. Reputation Management Initiatives, technologies and documentation covering the subject of Reputation and Trust Management. Syndication XML implementations dealing with content repurposing and syndication. Web Services Languages and protocol enabling web services to be accessed across a network. XML Digital Signatures Specifications and resources covering the development of XML Digital Signatures (a collaborative effort of the W3C and the IETF). |
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How eBay Uses Metadata to Enhance Its Web Services
By Alan Lewis Alan Lewis, an eBay developer, explains how the auction giant uses metadata to enhance the documentation of its complex e-commerce web services. [Sep. 28, 2005] Tracking Packages with RSS By Yakov Shafranovich Using XSLT and UPS's Web services, Yakov Shafranovich builds a package tracking app with RSS. [Mar. 16, 2005] The Cost of XML By Edd Dumbill The apparent overhead of using XML is once more in the spotlight, as is the financial overhead of using eBay's web services. Edd Dumbill reports. [Dec. 15, 2004] Trust Networks in a Web Services World By Paul Madsen How do interconnecting web services know who to trust? We examine the role of Security Token Services in mediating trust netweem services. [May. 26, 2004] UBL: A Lingua Franca for Common Business Information By Dale Waldt The essential facts on the Universal Business Language, the nuts and bolts for business documents in XML. [Apr. 28, 2004] Using XSS4J for XML Encryption By Bilal Siddiqui In the second part of his series on implementing web services security, Bilal Siddiqui introduces IBM alphaWorks' XML Security Suite for Java. [Nov. 25, 2003] Enterprise Application Integration using Apache Cocoon 2.1 By Tony Culshaw A case study of using Cocoon to build a web-based travel agency desktop system, integrating several backend systems. [Nov. 12, 2003] XML Transactions for Web Services, Part 3 By Faheem Khan In the third and final part of our series on web services transactions, Faheem Kham examines the WS-Transaction spec's Business Activities, a way of handling long lived collections of transactions. [May. 27, 2003] XML Standards for Financial Services By Ayesha Malik Ayesha Malik provides an overview of the state of XML standardization in the financial services industry, and explains the benefits it is set to realize from the use of interoperable standards. [Mar. 26, 2003] XML Canonicalization, Part 2 By Bilal Siddiqui In the second and final article of his series on XML Canonicalization, Bilal Siddiqui shows how to cope with documents that have CDATA sections, processing instructions, external entity references and comments. [Oct. 9, 2002] XML Canonicalization By Bilal Siddiqui Bilal Siddiqui explains the process of canonicalizing XML documents, useful in determining the logical equivalence of documents in order to secure XML exchanges. [Sep. 18, 2002] Standard Data Vocabularies Unquestionably Harmful By Walter Perry XML vocabularies within and across industries are touted to revolutionize business. Yet Walter Perry argues that they are really an invitation to fraud and abuse. [May. 29, 2002] Privacy and XML, Part 2 By Carlisle Adams, Paul Madsen The second and concluding part of our look at XML and Privacy examines XML standards initiatives aimed at giving users and businesses control over privacy. [May. 1, 2002] Privacy and XML, Part I By Carlisle Adams, Paul Madsen This first installment of a two-part series on privacy and XML introduces the issues at stake in online privacy and gives an overview of privacy concepts. [Apr. 17, 2002] Web Services Pitfalls By David Orchard The web services vision of automated business sometimes sounds too good to be true. This article puts web services in the context of real business concerns, showing there's some way to go to achieve the vision. [Feb. 13, 2002] Fat Protocols By Leigh Dodds Leigh Dodds looks at recent discussions about the efficiency of XML-based distributed application frameworks. [Jan. 16, 2002] Making XML Work in Business By Alan Kotok In this report from the XML 2001 conference, Alan Kotok describes where XML is really working inside businesses. [Jan. 2, 2002] Interoperate or Evaporate By Alan Kotok Last week's business standards interoperability summit resulted in a clear message to standards groups from vendors: learn to work together or lose your support. [Dec. 12, 2001] High Hopes for the Universal Business Language By Edd Dumbill The Universal Business Language (UBL) is a new effort to standardize XML business documents, being spearheaded by Jon Bosak. In this interview, Bosak describes UBL's aims and its relationship to ebXML. [Nov. 7, 2001] Modeling XML Vocabularies with UML: Part I By Dave Carlson In the first of a three-part series Dave Carlson describes how UML can be put to use in modeling XML vocabularies. [Aug. 22, 2001] An Introduction to XML Digital Signatures By Carlisle Adams, Paul Madsen, Ed Simon The W3C and IETF's XML Signature specification allows the verification of the authenticity of XML-based transactions, a vital part of the emerging electronic business infrastructure. [Aug. 8, 2001] P2P and XML in Business By Brian Buehling An overview of the application of peer-to-peer technology in the enterprise, and the role played by XML. [Jul. 11, 2001] ebXML: It Ain't Over 'til it's Over By Alan Kotok The final meeting of the Electronic Business XML initiative in Vienna marked the 18-month deadline set for the project, yet there is still plenty left to do. [May. 16, 2001] ebXML Ropes in SOAP By Alan Kotok Our report on the latest happenings in ebXML covers their adoption of SOAP, and takes stock as ebXML nears the end of its project. [Apr. 4, 2001] Converging Protocols By Leigh Dodds Jon Bosak's comments at XML 2000 about the respective roles of ebXML and SOAP have sparked discussion on convergence between ebXML's transport, routing and packaging layer and the W3C's XML Protocol Activity. [Dec. 20, 2000] Developers' Day at XML 2000 By Edd Dumbill The XML Developers' Day at XML 2000, chaired by Jon Bosak, was composed of "late-breaking" developments in XML, and provided many valuable insights into developing XML systems. [Dec. 5, 2000] ebXML: Assembling the Rubik's Cube By Alan Kotok The fourth meeting of the Electronic Business XML working group sees the intiative make good progress. But will the group be able to meet its self-imposed 18-month deadline? [Aug. 16, 2000] Even More Extensible By Alan Kotok Since our first survey of XML business vocabularies in February this year, the number of entries in our tables has more than doubled, highlighting the large push forward in vertical and cross-industry standardization activity. [Aug. 2, 2000] XML in News Syndication By Edd Dumbill XML has found many applications in the news industry for overcoming the challenges posed by the Web. This article examines the technologies, and looks at the future of news syndication with XML. [Jul. 17, 2000] eSyndication: Heterogeneity Rules! By Mani Manickam Syndication is a growing force in Internet business, and XML is right at the heart of this new technology. This article looks at syndication applications and the requirements for a scalable syndication solution. [Jul. 17, 2000] XML Portal Content Aggregation By Bryan Caporlette Not all the information you need in your portal will be in XML. Sequoia's EXTRA schema allows routing of both XML and non-XML content into a portal server. [May. 15, 2000] Extensible and More By Alan Kotok Two years after the XML 1.0 Recommendation, we see XML being applied in many areas—especially e-business. Alan Kotok takes a snapshot of XML e-business activity. [Feb. 23, 2000] webMethods IPO Highlights Benefits Of Interoperability By Edd Dumbill webMethods' IPO success underlines the promise of application interoperability through XML. But are vendors and standards bodies doing enough to promote XML interoperability? [Feb. 16, 2000] Object Design becomes eXcelon Corp. By Simon St. Laurent XML is here to stay: Object Design has renamed itself after its flagship XML product, eXcelon. Simon St.Laurent reports on the name change and eXcelon Corp.'s new range of XML products. [Feb. 2, 2000] XML E-Business Standards: Promises and Pitfalls By Robert Worden The author analyzes the potential dangers of competing "standard" XML e-business vocabularies, and proposes a way forward that allows companies to tread a middle ground. [Jan. 5, 2000] Less Is More In E-Business: The XML/edi Group By David Webber, Alan Kotok The XML/edi Group's "XML for E-Business Initiative" seeks to deliver on the promise of XML for the many businesses currently unable to use established electronic business mechanisms. In this article, the authors explain the initiative and argue strongly for simplicity in XML specifications. [Nov. 10, 1999] Examining CommerceNet's eCo Framework By Edd Dumbill The eCo Framework Project from CommerceNet will provide a fundamental level of integration and interoperability among e-commerce applications that are written for different vertical markets. Edd Dumbill analyzes the project's two key documents: the eCo Semantic Recommendations and the eCo Framework Specification. [Oct. 27, 1999] CBL: Ecommerce Componentry By Dale Dougherty In this audio interview, Bob Glushko of Commerce One talks about the Common Business Library (CBL) as a set of building blocks for XML document types and schemas used in ecommerce. [Aug. 18, 1999] XML is Helping to Solve Real Estate Problem By Lisa Rein A key application for the real estate industry is using XML to promote the exchange and aggregation of information for buyers of residential properties. [Aug. 12, 1998] Junglee Tries to Tame the Data Jungle By Mark Walter Amazon.com's recent acquisition of Junglee has inspired us to dust off a detailed backgrounder by XML.com's managing editor Mark Walter describing the company's products. [Aug. 5, 1998] |
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