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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 »

Oracle adopts RosettaNet standard

The RosettaNet standard will provide a non-proprietary tool for developing business processes on Oracle's 9i application server. Read more »

XML: Extremely critical or exhaustingly complex?

Could the myriad standards and specifications surrounding XML seriously discourage users in the short-term? Read more »

California eyes OpenDocument

California may follow Massachusetts in making the OpenDocument Format the required standard for state agencies. 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 »

Microsoft bends on OpenDocument

Microsoft said it plans to sponsor an open-source project to create software that will convert Office documents to OpenDocument, a rival format gaining ground, particularly among governments. Read more »

Macromedia ship new Flex server

Macromedia announced today in Australia the release of Flex 1.5, the companies J2EE server and application framework that enables developers to put rich media applications on top of business applications using ActionScript and XML. Read more »

You call that a standard?

Q&A Robert Glushko, a UC Berkeley professor who was involved in early XML proceedings, decries how powerful interests have distorted the standards process. Read more »

Xamlon looks to beat Microsoft to the punch

Software engineer and entrepreneur Paul Colton thinks he can beat Microsoft by taking a page from its play book--literally. Read more »

Developers get .NET source -- look but don't touch

Microsoft intends to release parts of the .NET 3.5 source code in the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2008. Read more »

Features (277)

Five XML in .NET tips

.NET's XML classes may not work quite like you expect. Check out these tips for using them more effectively and then share your own tricks with other members. Read more »

Pulling XML forward with the .NET Framework XmlReader object

Microsoft has introduced a third paradigm with the .NET Framework called the "pull model," which attempts to provide non-cached, forward-only, read-only access to XML data. Read more »

Learn to read and write XML with .NET

Lamont Adams wrote a sample application to explain how to use the XmlTextReader and XmlTextW classes to work with XML documents. Read more »

Take a guided tour of XML support in .NET

Learn your way around .NET's XML neighborhood. Here's a look at the Framework's various reader and writer classes. Read more »

Easily navigate XML with VB.NET and XPath

The .NET platform includes full XPath support, so developers can easily combine .NET and XML to locate necessary information. Here's how it works. Read more »

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 »

Store .NET application settings in custom XML .config files

Before you begin deploying applications based on the .NET framework, you need to decide how your organisation will manage common application settings. ZDNet Australia provides these tips. Read more »

Validate XML files efficiently via cached schemas in .NET

Validating XML documents with schemas is a key element of Web services. The technique outlined in this article makes the process of validating XML files more efficient by caching the schemas. Read more »

Use XML to store configuration settings

The .NET Framework provides many ways to track application data, with its inherent XML support providing the perfect vehicle for maintaining this data. Take a closer look at storing application data in an XML file. Read more »

Blog (2)

.NET looks to REST

Chris Duckett [blogs:betaliving] -- With news that REST will play a big part in the next version of the .NET Framework, it is timely to take a look at ADO.NET. Read more »

Down to Semantics

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Web Directions South conference in Sydney, David Peterson presented "Semantic Web for Distributed Social Networks". Read more »

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    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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