June 10, 2005

ONLamp.com has published an article explaining how to use the mod_security module in Apache to secure web services at the WSDL and SOAP level, without having to modify the web services code itself. Because attacks against web services can lead to information theft and remote command execution, it is important to get the security right, and this is one way to do that.

April 19, 2005

An article over at ONDotNet.com explains how to use new XML DataSource Controls in Whidbey (.NET 2.0). These controls allow your application to bind to XML data just as you would to database tables. They are perfect for quickly developing XML-aware ASP.NET and Windows.Forms applications. In addition, the article explains how to use the XPathDocument class for even more development flexibility.

April 2, 2005

XML.com takes a look at the current state of native XML databases. See how they compare to standard relational databases and XML-enabled relational databases.

March 25, 2005

DeveloperWorks has published an article showing how to use XQuery in Java to extract information not only from XML documents, but also from HTML pages. For instance, you can write a simple application to extract stock quotes or weather data from a Yahoo! page and feed it directly into your own Java program for further processing.

March 23, 2005

The standard for Binary XML is close to being approved, but developers are already taking sides as to whether or not it's needed. Many fear that Binary XML will break existing web services protocols and applications.

March 17, 2005

XML.com has published a nice article on how you can use RSS and XSLT to track packages sent through UPS. Additional code is also available for tracking FedEx, USPS, and DHL packages.