XML in the news...

Microsoft being sued by i4i over use of XML in Office

- http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/314620/injunction_microsoft_word_unlikely_halt_sales
- http://sev.prnewswire.com/banking-financial-services/20090811/DA6039911082009-1.html
- http://www.google.com/patents?id=y8UkAAAAEBAJ&dq=5787449
- http://thepriorart.typepad.com/the_prior_art/2009/05/i4i-v-microsoft-creative-internet-advertising-v-yahoo-false-patent-marking-.html
- http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE54J72V20090520
- http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22595
- http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/court-allows-microsoft-to-sell-word-during-appeal.ars

XML Standards and Vocabularies (Applications)

(due to the galactic nature of the word XML we are zeroing our discussion to the topics below):

For our discussion in tomorrow's class we will focus on XML Standards and Applications. Specifically we will look at Electronic Data Interchange XML (EDI XML) & Electronic Business XML (ebXML). We will talk about the utillization of the two applications as well as the architecture. Also we will speak on benefits and some examples. We will also compare/contrast the two different technologies and finish the discussion with some thoughts on the future of both EDI & ebXML.

Some good reference material for the discussion is listed below:

ebXML.org

EDI/XML (wiki)

Index of XML Standards

XML..to infinity and beyond!

For our discussion next week we will cover XML based standards and applications. We will briefly talk about various different XML vocabularies and in reference to different industries and the capability of web services. There will also be discussion around applications which use XML based standards. Below are some more resources that I encourage everyone to look at.



Jean Paoli (one of the co-editors of XML) comments on where XML is today, and moving forward:

Source : YouTube

Some XML sites that contain background information:

Extensible Markup Language (XML)

XML Standards Reference

XML standards and vocabularies

...and I shall follow...

I am Umoja Thomas...aka MO BLOGGER. I am in my third semester in the Flex MBA program with a concentration in Information Systems. Although born in NY I was raised here in Atlanta. My undergrad degree is in Computer Science at N.C. A&T State University (AGGIE PRIDE!). I have worked for the past 8 years in IT and currently work in Application Support/Engineering.
I enjoy listening to music and gaming (when I can). I also enjoy a good game of chess.

A brief introduction to your humble contributors.

Greetings! My name is Peter Weber. I just started my first semester in the MS in Information Systems program. My wife and I moved to Atlanta from the Chicagoland area just over 3 years ago and I've been on staff here at GSU for the last 2 years. My undergrad work was in Psychology, Sociology & Computer Science. I worked in mental health for about 5 years and did some graduate work in Clinical Psychology in Chicago, but eventually decided to change careers. I'm currently working as the supervisor of Initial Processing/Operations in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

I spend most of my non-working and non-school hours being the proud daddy of my 18-month old daughter. My favorite hobby is playing my saxophone, though I don't get to play much between work, school & parenting! My musical tastes are rather eclectic, but by far my favorite genre is jazz.

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