XML: ECommerce Solutions for Business and IT Managers

Name: XML: ECommerce Solutions for Business and IT Managers
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ISBN: 9780071371889

ISBN-10: 0071371885

ISBN-13: 9780071371889

Edition: 2001

Authors: Solomon H. Simon

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XML facilitates the ability to share information and data using a common format, and business managers will have to know how to use and conduct business in this format. This text will aid understanding of XML and its uses.

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List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 259
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxi
Executive Summary	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Overview	p. 2
What Is a Markup Language?	p. 4
Rationale for XML	p. 4
Contrasts--XML, SGML, HTML	p. 5
DTDs	p. 6
Schemas	p. 7
XML Does Not Replace SGML or HTML	p. 7
Key XML Technologies	p. 10
Corporate Support for XML	p. 13
Why Managers Are Interested in XML	p. 13
Some of the Risks of XML	p. 14
DTD Repositories and Standards	p. 15
Exploiting XML	p. 16
Leveraging XML DTDs	p. 19
Peer-to-Peer Processing	p. 20
Conclusion	p. 21
XML Schemas and DTDs	p. 23
Introduction	p. 23
What Is a Schema?	p. 23
Attributes	p. 26
Datatypes	p. 26
What Is a Namespace?	p. 27
Differences between Schemas and DTDs	p. 28
Why Use Schemas?	p. 29
Guidelines and Best Practices	p. 31
Transforming Schema Meta-Data	p. 33
Why Use DTDs?	p. 35
What Is the Function of a DTD?	p. 35
Defining Rules	p. 36
Defining Meta-Data	p. 36
DTD Standards Debate	p. 40
XML Documents	p. 42
Introduction	p. 42
Reasons for Building XML Documents	p. 44
Taxonomies	p. 45
XML Document Design--Deciphered, Delineated, and Demystified	p. 46
The Simplicity of Modular Design	p. 47
Data vs. Documents	p. 49
Customer Example	p. 50
Dual Functions	p. 51
Hierarchical Structure	p. 52
Made for Man and Machine	p. 53
Security	p. 54
How Does XML Provide More Meaningful Markup?	p. 55
Content	p. 56
XML Structure and Grammar	p. 57
XML Document Size	p. 59
Saving Some Work	p. 61
XML Tools	p. 61
XML Trees	p. 62
XML Style Sheets [XSLs] and Transformations [XSLTs]	p. 63
Introduction	p. 63
Formatting Capability	p. 64
Repurposing XML Documents	p. 65
XSLT	p. 67
XSLT Foundations	p. 69
Conclusion	p. 75
XML Linking Language [XLink]	p. 76
Introduction	p. 76
XLink Linking Classifications	p. 77
Simple Links	p. 78
Extended Links	p. 78
XPointers	p. 79
XPath	p. 80
XML Infoset	p. 81
Implementing XLink: Speculation	p. 81
Content Is King	p. 83
Implementing the XML Linking Language	p. 85
XML Applications	p. 87
General Trends	p. 87
General Markup Language Applications	p. 92
XML Browsers	p. 103
XML and HTML Data Contrasts	p. 104
XML for Databases and EDI	p. 108
Introduction	p. 108
Storing XML in Databases	p. 109
Document Decomposition	p. 110
Exchanging XML Data	p. 114
Data Transfer Format	p. 114
Using Legacy Data	p. 114
Data Warehouse	p. 115
Data, Information, Knowledge	p. 119
Data Mining	p. 120
EDI	p. 121
XML/EDI Foundation	p. 123
XML/EDI Models	p. 124
Advantages of the XML/EDI Approach	p. 125
XML/EDI Document Management	p. 126
Intelligent Agents	p. 126
XML/EDI Connects to EDI	p. 127
Risks	p. 127
XML Document Design Architecture	p. 130
B2B Exchange	p. 132
Introduction	p. 132
Strategic Advantages of E-Business	p. 133
The Makings of a Successful B2B Implementation	p. 135
Advertising Impact	p. 139
Benefits of B2B E-Commerce	p. 139
B2B Defined	p. 140
Three Models	p. 141
The Payoff	p. 141
B2B Design Requirements	p. 141
Developing the XML Documents	p. 142
Processing XML	p. 142
Storing the XML Data	p. 143
Protect XML Documents from Manual Modifications	p. 144
B2B E-Commerce Examples	p. 144
The Alliance	p. 145
Antitrust Red Flags	p. 145
Linking Rivals	p. 147
How Can I Benefit?	p. 148
B2B Opportunities	p. 150
XML Strategic Plan	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
Customer Focused Strategy	p. 153
Leveraging XML Features	p. 155
Creating Customer Satisfaction	p. 155
Extending New Opportunities	p. 156
Discovering Viable Core Competencies	p. 156
Customer-Motivated Creativity	p. 157
Value-Added Response	p. 158
The Business Model	p. 158
Anticipating Change	p. 160
Migration to New Services	p. 160
The Plan	p. 162
XML Vocabulary Development	p. 166
E-Business Decisions	p. 167
Outline of an Example XML Document Implementation Plan	p. 168
Concerns, Myths, and Hype	p. 172
Introduction	p. 172
Move Quickly	p. 172
Educate the Executives	p. 173
Avoid the Wait-and-See Approach	p. 173
Best Foot Forward	p. 174
Changing Standards	p. 174
Security Concerns	p. 174
Legal Issues	p. 175
Financial Planning	p. 175
Adequate Infrastructure	p. 176
Interoperability Concerns	p. 176
Transforming HTML	p. 177
Unstable DTD Standards	p. 178
Even One Can Make a Difference	p. 178
Sloppy HTML Coders	p. 179
Industry Standards	p. 179
Splintering	p. 180
International Trade Agreements	p. 181
Overreaction?	p. 181
Semantic Web	p. 182
Start Over?	p. 183
Fighting Apathy and Ignorance	p. 183
Summary of XML Standards Issues	p. 184
Summary of Industry XML Projects	p. 187
Introduction	p. 187
Automotive	p. 188
Chemical	p. 189
Computer	p. 191
Education	p. 193
Financial	p. 194
Insurance Firms	p. 197
News Media	p. 198
Telecommunications	p. 199
USENET	p. 199
Microsoft	p. 200
Microsoft.NET Changes for Applications	p. 204
The Risks of .NET	p. 204
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)	p. 205
The Outlook for XML	p. 207
Introduction	p. 207
Universal Data Format	p. 207
XML-Based Data Warehouses	p. 208
Semantic Web	p. 208
Corporate Backing: IBM, Oracle, Microsoft	p. 209
Forecast for the Next Decade	p. 210
Faster Connections	p. 210
B2B E-Business	p. 210
International Trade	p. 210
Convergence	p. 210
Peer-to-Peer Computing	p. 211
Wireless Internet	p. 211
Ubiquitous Web Servers	p. 212
Emerging Specifications	p. 212
Opportunities	p. 214
Semantic Web: Machine-Understandable Information	p. 215
Summary and Conclusion	p. 219
Introduction	p. 219
How to Apply XML	p. 220
Planning an XML Implementation	p. 221
Leveraging Collaboration	p. 222
Business Potential	p. 222
Polylingual Potential	p. 223
Information Reuse	p. 223
Moving to XML	p. 224
Omnimorphic Possibilities	p. 229
WC3 Addresses	p. 233
Glossary	p. 235
Index	p. 249
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