XML, Web services, and the data revolution

Author: (USA) Koeller
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: XML and basic XML Web services are a major development in IT technology over the past 20 years and will gradually enter the lives and work of most people in the Internet industry. This book profoundly reveals the role of XML in the upcoming data revolution and its real value in constructing distributed information systems; it explains how XML is changing the way data is managed and software systems are built. The book mainly includes the following content: the role of XML and its enterprise extensions, the XML technology series, practical applications, and security; how .NET and J2EE meet the requirements of Web service transaction processing and security; ebXML and process-based Web interaction; how to leverage the new role of traditional mainframe-based applications; and the prospects of Web services for peer-to-peer computing. The book is vivid, rich in content, and introduces new technologies in plain and practical language, making it highly suitable for technical experts, managers, and system architects.