XML, Extensible Markup Language, is a text-based markup
language for defining what information is as opposed to
how it looks. In addition, XML is platform independent. The
JavaTM programming language and XML combined
complement the
portability of both technologies.
XML APIs for Databases by Ramnivas Laddad
Use APIs directly over a database, enabling XML tools to treat databases as if
they were XML documents. Reprinted from JavaWorld (February 2000)
Ask Espresso Man by Ron Kleinman
This first Q & A session discusses the more important implications of XML
and its tremendous opportunities for JavaTM
application development. (October 1999)
XML and Java Tackle Enterprise Application
Integration by Todd Sundsted - Release Java 2
Find out why XML and the JavaTM programming language have captured the minds of
enterprise application developers. Reprinted from
Java World. (June 1999)
XML JavaBeans Integration, Part 3 by Mark
Johnson
Take control of the XML written for any JavaBean component, simplify the Bean
file format, and integrate XMLBeans with the java.beans
package by
creating a new type of property descriptor. Reprinted from
Java World. (July 1999)