XML -- the Extensible Markup Language -- is rapidly becoming one of the most widely used formats for transferring structured data between applications. XML is a format for Web-based data communication: it is more powerful and more expressive than HTML. XML represents more than just "display formatting" for Web applications. XML can be used to define data structures that can be fed to a variety of applications.

Although XML is simple in concept, XML's capabilities permit great diversity and creativity in implementation. This seminar will serve as your introduction to XML with particular emphasis on application programming. After covering the origins and fundamentals of XML, the seminar will progress to examining some common XML scenarios. These include "B2B" (business-to-business) e-commerce and application integration. Finally, you will be introduced to the more common tools and technologies for using XML in applications, with primary focus on Web development.

Steve Mohr is a senior software systems architect with Omicron Consulting. He designs and develops systems using C++, Java, JavaScript, COM, and various internetworking standards and protocols. Steve holds BS and MS degrees in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His research interests include distributed object-based computing and the practical applications of artificial intelligence.

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       PRINCETON CHAPTER OF ACM/IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY
        SPRING 2000 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

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Seminar date: Apr. 8
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The registration fee includes the seminar course notes,
lunch, and morning and afternoon coffee breaks.

Confirmed registrants will be notified by mail, provided
registration is received at least one week before the
seminar.  Attendance is limited -- register early.

There is an optional supplementary textbook:
Professional XML, Wrox Press, 2000, ISBN 1-8610-0311-0.
It is an 1169-page book on XML with example applications.
If you want a copy of the book, you can check the
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