XML : Strategic Analysis of XML for Web Application Development

Part 1 Executive Summary: What is a Markup Language? Why Was Extensible Markup Language (XML) Created? Comparing XML with Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Primary Features of the XML Toolbox Companies Developing XML Applications Some XML Risks Industry Standards Organizations. Part 2 The History of XML: What is SGML? The Problem with HTML SGML Versus HTML Will XML Replace HTML and SGML? How Was XML Designed? What is an XML Document? What is a Document Type Definition (DTD)?: The Components of the XML Toolkit Client-Side Processing. Part 3 XML Document Type Definition: What is the Function of a DTD? DTDs Define Rules Metadata DTDs Define Applications What is a Schema? Creating a Document from a DTD The Meaning of DTD Data Elements The DTD Standards Debate. Part 4 XML Documents: What is an XML Document? Human- and Machine-Readable Documents How Does an XML Document Appear? XML Document Rules The Components of an XML Document HTML-Style Text Data Identification Conventional Data Processing Document-Driven Programming. Part 5 XML Applications: E-Commerce Business-to-Business (B2B) E-Commerce Competitive Intelligence (CI) Data Mining Web Automation Toolkit XML Developer's Toolkit (XDK) XML Viewer Applet Wireless Computing. Part 6 XML Parsers and Browsers: What is an XML Parser? XML Processors Versus Parsers Simple Application Programme Interface for XML (SAX) and Document Object Model (DOM) How XML and HTML Browsers Differ Parsing Perspective Differences Between XML and HTML Data Universal Data Interchange Format Parsers and Browsers Online Validating and Nonvalidating Parsers Strategically Exploiting XML Creating New Business Assumptions and Opportunities Planning for Total Customer Satisfaction Exploring Customer-Motivated Innovations The Profit Model. Part 7 Corporate and Interoperability Risks: Immature Resources Security Risks Legal Issues Underestimating Costs and Resources Conventional Operating Models Interoperability Risks Migrating from HTML: DTD Standards in Flux How Errors Impact Business The Future of XML Universal Data Format XML-Based Data Warehouses The Semantic Web Corporate Backing - IBM, Microsoft and Oracle International Trade Distributed Resources The Wireless Internet Emerging Specifications Transaction Processing Relational Databases Forecast for the Next Decade.