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Apache expands Web services reach
The Apache Software Foundation is expected to launch this week an open-source integration server project, which is part of a bigger effort to create a full suite of Web services infrastructure software. Read more »
Heed Microsoft's move, adopt OpenDocument: OSIA
Open Source Industry Australia Limited (OSIA) has welcomed Microsoft's move to create a "translator" that will allow people to use Office to open and save documents in the OpenDocument, or ODF, format. Read more »
Net applications speak 'wiki'
Excite.com co-founders will announce a new start-up geared toward letting developers build Web applications. Read more »
IBM open sources analytics tools
SourceForge now has the code for Unstructured Information Management Architecture. Read more »
Microsoft to release Office, Windows Server APIs
Microsoft on Thursday said it will make application programming interfaces (APIs) for Office and Windows Server available free of charge, in a move designed to make its products work better with software from other providers, including open-source communities. Read more »
Microsoft goes limp as OOXML vote nears
Microsoft's top executives have promised not to sue open source developers who create non-commercial software based on Microsoft's protocols, but skeptics say it's a ploy to soften its image before the upcoming OOXML vote. Read more »
Simplify your life with PEAR classes
Most PHP Web developers have heard of PEAR, the PHP Extension and Application Repository, but very few of them actually use it on a regular basis. Here are 10 reasons to get started today. Read more »
Open standards key to digital preservation
Open standards allow the National Archives of Australia to store documents and safeguard against hardware, software and OS obsolescence. Read more »
Google welcomes Writely sign-ups
Five months after being bought by Google, the Writely online word-processing application is now open for anyone who wants to sign up and use it. Read more »
New Windows file system enters testing
Microsoft surprised developers on Monday by releasing a test version of a new Windows file system. Read more »
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A better way to parse XML documents in .NET
The .NET Framework supports the XML DOM parsing model, but not the SAX model. .NET guru Dino Esposito tells you why this is actaully an improvement. Read more »
A better way to create XML documents in .NET
Creating XML documents in .NET isn't difficult, but it can be tedious. Here's what you need to know about .NET's streaming model for writing XML. Read more »
Use DOM to create data-driven HTML documents
The Document Object Model can be a powerful object-oriented tool for creating data-driven HTML documents. See how DOM can be used in conjunction with XML data islands to increase the efficiency of your Web applications. Read more »
Locate XML data with XQuery
Finding specific information contained in an XML document can be a challenge. However, XQuery can save you valuable time when searching XML documents. Review the essentials of this W3C specification in this introduction. Read more »
Simplify .NET SQL queries with the DAAB
Microsoft's Data Access Application Block (DAAB) makes connecting .NET applications to SQL databases easier--if you know how to use it. Read more »
The Aggregation Application Block can simplify data handling
The Aggregation Application Block can make data handling--particularly Web services data handling--easier for .NET developers. Find out how to implement it and why you need the Exception Management Application Block to do it. Read more »
Creating a Community with DotNetNuke
DotNetNuke is an open source CMS based on ASP.NET. Builder AU Technical editor, David McAmis introduces DotNetNuke and how to get it up and running in no time. Read more »
Write useful documentation with these tips
Most developers cringe at the idea of writing documentation. However, the process doesn't have to be a thoroughly time-consuming endeavour. Check out these handy tips on what you should include in your documentation and where to find tools that will assist you in this process. Read more »
Easily manipulate data with LINQ
The buzz around .NET Language-Integrated Query (LINQ) is hard to ignore, especially since Microsoft is embracing it with the latest release of the .NET platform (beginning with C# 3.0 and Visual Basic 9.0) and Visual Studio 2008. Read more »
Persist data with the XMLSerializer class
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Down to Semantics
-- At this year's Web Directions South conference in Sydney, David Peterson presented "Semantic Web for Distributed Social Networks". Read more »
Newbie guide to Google's Android
-- Google's platform for mobile devices has been announced and ready for developers to get their hands dirty. Here's the basics of what it's all about and the core architecture overview. Read more »
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