The XML handbook - Charles F. Goldfarb

The definitive XML resource: applications, products, and technologies! Revised and expanded Second Edition -- over 600 new pages CD ROM: 125 Genuinely free software packages including the IBM alphaWorks suite - plus unique trialware, demos, examples, specs, and more '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 New Web of smart structured data and electronic commerce Start by understanding what XML is, how it came to be, how it differs from HTML, and the handful of vital concepts that you must understand to apply XML quickly and successfully.;Experience what its like to use XML through illustrated walk-throughs of applications and XML tools -- including hot new Web servers for e-commerce, portals, content management, conversion, syndication, and presentation. Master the details of the XML language and related technologies from reader-friendly,in-depth presentations on XML, XSL, XSLT, XLink, XPath, schemas, namespaces, topic maps,and extended linking.