Systems integration. (Technology Tools).XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. Global Technologies Inc., an XML (eXtensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. ) middleware company, and Altova Inc., the provider of XMLSPY, the world's largest XML development tool with more than 700,000 registered users, have released of XML Integration Workbench 2.0. The companies call it "a powerful and cost-effective alternative to the more expensive solutions offered by the large integration vendors." The XML Integration Workbench is a data integration solution bundle consisting of easy-to-use XML tools for small-to-mid sized companies, as well as for larger corporations to facilitate the adoption of XML technologies. It bundles together three essential XML-based tools, including GoXML Transform Workbench, a data transformation workbench and engine; GoXML DB Workbench, a native XML database See XML database. ; and XMLSPY 5 from Altova, a strategic XML Global technology partner. Altova claims that XMLSPY 5 is the industry standard XML Development Environment for designing, editing and debugging enterprise-class applications. In order to meet the needs of enterprise developers, XML Integration Workbench 2.0 adds several compelling functionalities. Key new features include: * Web Service Description Language (WSDL (Web Services Description Language) An XML-based language for defining Web services. Developed by Microsoft and IBM, WSDL describes the protocols and formats used by the service. ) editor for modeling and validating Web Services applications. * XSLT (eXtensible Stylesheet Language Transformation) Software that converts an XML document into another format such as HTML, PDF or text. It may also be used to convert one XML document to another XML document with a different set of XML tags (different schema). Debugger for troubleshooting advanced XSLT stylesheets. * HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. Conversion Utilities for separating HTML pages into an XML document, XSLT stylesheet and XML Schema/DTD. * Java/C++ Code Generator for implementing program code based on XML schemas. * Web Folders to securely access XML documents. The XML Integration Workbench is delivered on the Windows platform. GoXML Transform and DB also support Solaris and Linux. For more information on the XML Integration Workbench, including purchase and pricing details, please visit: Web: www.xmlglobal.com/prod/xmlworkbench/index.jsp. |
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