By Edd Dumbill – Support for the OASIS/UN ebXML electronic business project grows as RosettaNet announce plans to integrate the ebXML Messaging Services specification into future releases of their implementation framework. The ebXML Messaging Services specification provides for secure p
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First Remote IIS 5 Root Exploit In The Wild
By Brian McWilliams – Less than 24 hours after the publication of a severe, system-level security flaw in Microsoft's IIS 5.0, source code to a program that exploits the hole and gives a remote user full control of a vulnerable server has been posted online.
Building a Semantic Web Site
by Eric van der Vlist – Even though the Semantic Web may yet seem a remote dream, there are already tools one can use to make a tiny step forward by building "semantic web sites," which can be much easier to navigate than ordinary sites. In this article, I will discuss how RSS 1.0
Microsoft buys business software maker NCompass
By Wylie Wong Staff Writer, CNET News.com<br> Microsoft filled a hole in its software portfolio Monday by acquiring NCompass Labs, maker of software that manages Web content, for about $36 million.<br> <br> Microsoft plans to sell NCompass software as a stand-alone product as part of its famil
Sun releases XML Schema Datatypes implementation
Sun Microsystems has released an XML Datatypes Library, supporting the data types defined by the March 16 Proposed Recommendation of XML Schema Datatypes. Written by Kohsuke Kawaguchi, the new library allows developers to work with XML Schema data types outside of the context of comple
Mix and Match Markup: XHTML Modularization
By Rick Jelliffe – XHTML Modularization makes it convenient to create specialized versions of XHTML: subsets with tailored content models and extensions in other namespaces. XHTML Modularization may be one of the most important new technologies of 2001. This article introduce the basics of XHTML mod
W3C collecting XML Schema tests
By Edd Dumbill – Henry Thompson has announced a W3C XML Schema Test Collection project, to coordinate test suites for W3C XML Schema processors.
Microsoft Will Show Off MOM At N+I
Microsoft plans to reveal more specifics about the Microsoft Operations Manager at NetWorld Interop in Las Vegas May 7. Cliff Reeves, Microsoft's new vice president of marketing, Windows.Net Server Product Management Group, will talk about the next steps in Microsoft's management strategy
OASIS Forms Technical Committee
OASIS, the XML interoperability consortium, announced the formation of a new technical committee to standardize the exchange of election and voter services information using XML. The new OASIS technical committee will develop the Election Markup Language (EML), an XML specification for the struc
New Workflow Application Portal Promises Personalization
By Mike Mayor – A personalized, enterprise-level system designed to allow Web-based, single-point access and interaction with a company's mission-critical content and applications has been introduced by Ceyoniq, Inc. (Nasdaq: CCEQ – news).