Strategic XML [Paperback]

W. Scott Means (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 21, 2001

Strategic XML analyses the IT systems of a typical large corporationand gives specific, fully-functional examples that show how XML can solve problems today while positoning your company for the demands of tomorrow. Strategic XML addresses: XML Web content publishing, asimple workflow system, an offline order processing system, SOAP client and server examples, legacy system integration (using COBOL), and aunified Web and print documentation system based on XML and XSL.

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Strategic XML analyses the IT systems of a typical large corporation and gives specific, fully-functional examples that show how XML can solve problems today while positoning your company for the demands of tomorrow. Strategic XML addresses: XML Web content publishing, a simple workflow system, an offline order processing system, SOAP client and server examples, legacy system integration (using COBOL), and a unified Web and print documentation system based on XML and XSL.

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and gives specific, fully-functional examples that show how XML can solve problems today while positoning your company for the demands of tomorrow. Strategic XML addresses: XML Web content publishing, a simple workflow system, an offline order processing system, SOAP client and server examples, legacy system integration (using COBOL), and a unified Web and print documentation system based on XML and XSL.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Sams (September 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672321750
• ISBN-13: 978-0672321757
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,967,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Scott was born and raised in Salem, West Virginia, which uniquely prepared him for a career in information technology. Ok, so it "uniquely prepared" him by forcing him to beg, borrow, and steal computer time until he could convince his parents to buy him a TRS-80 Color Computer in 1984. Being an active software developer since 1982 means that Scott has seen the rise of the personal computer first-hand. Hired by Microsoft at age 16, Scott was one of the original developers of OS/2 and Windows NT.

Suffering from technology ADD, Scott has simultaneously been developing rich Web 2.0 applications based on Flex and RESTful web services while releasing iPhone apps. His pet project right now is an XML-based scripting language for quickly creating server-side mashups. He's also becoming more active in social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written and to the point, February 18, 2002

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"cooperjc24" (St. Peters, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strategic XML (Paperback)

I really liked this book. It gave me some very good insight into how to use the XML I have been learning for the past 2 years. It is not filled with a lot of useless rehash of XML primer material, it has a real nice review/overview of the technology and then focuses on the real issue of how to use it to solve business problems. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who doesn't need a 600 page regurgitation of XML basics, but instead is focused on solving problems with an exciting technology!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who said realitiy needs to suck ?, July 2, 2004

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Adam (Christchurch, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strategic XML (Paperback)

I love this book, it's not your average learn to build a CD or Book database in XML. If you want to learn the XML, buy a generic fat red book with the lots of faces on it, if you want to learn how to apply the XML to practical situations, get this one. It's not going to take you years to read and the selection of applicable quotes at the start of each make it quite amusing and exciting. Add a bit of method to your madness, buy this book and apply a Software Engineer's approach to your data modelling.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview for non-programmer, December 20, 2001

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David Setzer (Greenville, SC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strategic XML (Paperback)

I initially read this book because I know the author and I promised him I would. I'm not a programmer but I am responsible for the technical direction of my company. Suprisingly, the book was written in plain enough English to give me a good general understanding of how to use XML, SOAP, Web Services etc. I'm passing it on to my programming department as a primer to start getting us up speed on these technologies.