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Inside Open XML

As Matt Nicholson explains, Open XML is not just a new file format for the latest version of Microsoft Office, but an open standard capable of expressing any Word, Excel or PowerPoint document. more

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Inside Open XML
As Matt Nicholson explains, Open XML is not just a new file format for the latest version of Microsoft Office, but an open standard capable...

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Is BizTalk Server an ESB?
Is Biztalk Server Microsoft?s version of the Enterprise Service Bus? Matt Nicholson discusses this together with human workflow and long-running...

 What's new in System.Xml 2.0
Just as XML itself has evolved, so the XML related classes in .NET Framework 2.0 have changed. Alex Homer finds out what's different.

Inside 'Yukon': XML
Whatever the reason for its popularity, we cannot afford to ignore XML, and neither can Microsoft. As Mark Whitehorn explains, the new version...

 SOA: behind the hype
Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is the latest buzzword in the industry, but does it actually mean anything? Simon Bisson looks at the technologies...

Mark Greatorex on the path ahead
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 Understanding XML Schema
The W3C XML Schema Recommendation is the new standard for describing and validating XML documents. Martin Gudgin of DevelopMentor explains how...

 Don Box on SOAP, XML and .NET
Don Box is a co-author of the SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) specification and a member of the W3C Schemas working group, as well as co-founder...

 Using XSLT to transform XML
XSLT is the language you use for transforming XML documents from one form to another. Martin Gudgin explains how to use it.

Understanding XPath
XPath is the equivalent of SQL for the XML world. Martin Gudgin of DevelopMentor demonstrates how it allows you to query XML documents, and...



Understanding Open XML
Matt Nicholson introduces a range of articles covering the new Ecma Office Open XML standard, as supported by 2007 Microsoft Office system....

Introduction to XML
XML is fast becoming the standard for data exchange - both across the Web and between applications. Dino Esposito describes how it works and...



Open for business
The new file format introduced with the 2007 Microsoft Office System opens up many business opportunities. Matt Nicholson finds out who is doing...

Infuziasm
Matt Nicholson talks to on board info about how it is using Microsoft technologies to access digital diaries.

 

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