by Charles F . Goldfarb (Author), PaulPrescod (Author)
*The definitive XML resource: applications, products, technologies, and tutorials! *Revised and enhanced Third Edition-latest standards and industry trends *Two CD-ROMs: 175 genuinely free software packages including the IBM alphaWorks suite-plus unique trialware, demos, examples, specs, and more *eXcelon Stylus *XSL Stylesheet Manager-FREE Trial *FREE XMLZip and ExeterXML Server from XMLSolutions *FREE Trial Version of XML Authority Schema Editor *Adobe FrameMaker+SGML-Free Tryout *CD-ROMs: 175 no-time-limit FREE packages *FREE TRIAL Arbortext Adept Editor LE *FREE Personal Version-Enigma Publishing Software This book is an excellent starting point where you can learn and experiment with XML. As the inventor of SGML, Dr. Charles F. Goldfarb is one of the most respected authorities on structured information. Charles and I share a common vision: that the most valuable asset for the user or for a corporation, namely the data, can be openly represented in a simple, flexible, and human-readable form. This vision can now be realized through XML. -From the Foreword by Jean Paoli, Microsoft XML architect and co-editor of the W3C XML specification The definitive resource for the Brave Ne
Format: Paperback
Pages: 1034
Edition: 3
Publisher: Prentice Hall XML is taking off like a rocket, transforming Web publishing, e-Commerce, and database applications alike. Now, Charles Goldfarb and Paul Prescod have updated their definitive, best-selling XML introduction to reflect today's latest products, applications, standards, and trends. Accessible enough for non-technical managers, comprehensive and accurate enough for technical professionals, this book offers systematic guidance for decision-making and implementation -- plus an enormous, hand-picked library of the world's best XML software and resources. Discover how XML is revolutionizing both e-businesses and bricks-and-mortar businesses, simplifying the development of enterprise application integration, supply chain integration, portals, digital dashboards, trading exchanges, and many other new applications. Review the latest XML-related standards and specifications, including XSL, Xlink, Xpointer, schemas, Xpath and XSL Transformation; and understand the role of XML in middleware. Walk through several real-world XML enterprise case studies, and review today's state-of-the-art XML solutions, from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Sun, Arbortext, XMLSolutions, and many others.
Published: 30 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 013055068X
ISBN 13: 9780130550682
Book Overview:
CHARLES F. GOLDFARB is the father of markup languages, a term that he coined in 1970. He is the inventor of SGML, the International Standard on which both XML and HTML are based. Find him on the Web at www.xmltimes.com
PAUL PRESCOD is a leading XML software developer for ActiveState and a member of the W3C group that developed XML.