XML is, among many other things, a data-encoding standard for network
protocols. What's known as "XML" in the community or the trade press is
actually a large collection of protocols and data-handling systems that use
XML-encoded packets or instructions.
SOAP, XML-RPC, UDDI, BXXP, XSLT/XPath, XML DSig, XML Enc, SAML, XSD - despite
their disparate purposes and higher-level complexities, the one requirement
they share is the need to parse, and process, XML. If XML is a new protocol,
just as HTTP was in the Web's infancy, it's not hard to see that a new breed
of intelligent network infrastructure can be created and harnessed to
overcome XML's own growing pains. XML network equipment hardware is already
being sold.
Keeping that in mind, this article provides an overview of ... (more)
It is a welcome sign of XML's success that it increasingly appears in
unexpected places and concerns an everbroadening set of people. Those of you
who were involved with XML technology in the early days or who bravely
pioneered XML in your organizations years ago may be bewildered by this, and
wonder whether all of these "other" people really understand what XML is all
about. The major c... (more)
Even today, I'm frequently faced with those who are disappointed at the
progress of XML and Web services. My stock answer to skeptical questions
about XML adoption is to talk instead about the "Adoption:Hype" ratio and
agree that its value is at or near zero. The many successful projects cannot
possibly match the infinite hype associated with the technologies.
Often, the enthusiasm of eve... (more)
The ability to establish identities across domains to partners and customers
is driving Web services security-related issues and standards, such as SAML
and WS-Security. In this session we will discuss how federated identity is
being used in Web services and will outline the security-related issues, the
standards and specifications involved, and the importance in the growth of
Web servic... (more)