Description

• Offering a unique approach to learning XML, this book walks readers through the process of building a complete, functional, end-to-end XML solution
• Featured case study is an online business product catalog that includes reports, data input/output, workflow, stylesheet formatting, RSS feeds, and integration with external services like Google, eBay, and Amazon
• The format of presenting a problem and working through the design to come up with a solution enables readers to understand how XML markup allows a business to share data across applications internally or with partners or customers even though they might not use the same applications

 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: XML and the Enterprise.

Chapter 2: Well-Formed XML.

Chapter 3: Creating and Distributing a Structure for Shared Information.

Chapter 4: Presenting XML Directly.

Chapter 5: Converting XML Content Online.

Chapter 6: Rendering XML to Print.

Chapter 7: Targeting Your Audience.

Chapter 8: Searching and Merging XML Documents.

Chapter 9: Integrating XML with the Rest of Your Data.

Chapter 10: Transforming Business Documents.

Chapter 11: Consuming Data with Web Services and Syndication.

Chapter 12: Providing Web Services.

Chapter 13: Combining Catalogs.

Chapter 14: Integrating and Automating Business Processes.

Appendix A: Tools.

Appendix B: Additional Reading.

Appendix C: Online Resources.

Glossary.

Index.