E-commerce solutions for business and ITmanagers

-From the foreword by Justin Kestelyn, Editor-in-Chief, Intelligent Enterprise

"Dr. Simon presents a bold, imperative business case for the potential of extensible Markup Language (XML). He presents a compelling case for the modern business manager to use XML in e-business to save and earn billions of dollars for their companies."

-jack D. Davidson, MBA, Information Technology Architect

"Don't read this book and expect to learn how to code with XML, but read it to find out why your corporation should aiready be using XML À great read which demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the next logical step in the evolution of Web technology."

-R. Anne Hendrick, Specialist, Information Technology

"Solomon H. Simon has created a nontechnical introduction to the advantages of XML for managers and executives. Dr. Simon explains how executives can use this knowledge to make intelti- gent decisions about applying XML to effectively leverage the benefits of this new technology in their business."

-Max Tunnicliff , Senior Specialist, Lockheed Martin

"Finally, a book that answers the question, 'What's XML good for?' Simon's book tells businesses why they need XML and provides a solid foundation for successful deployment."

-Mark Beckwith, President, Intrig (www.intrig.com)

Contents

• Chapter 1 Executive Summary
• Chapter 2- XML Shemas and DTD s
• Chapter 3- XML Documents
• Chapter 4- XML Style Sheets (XSLs) and Transformations (XSLTs)
• Chapter 5 -XML Linking Language (Xlink)
• Chapter 6- XML Applications
• Chapter 7- XML for Databases and EDI
• Chapter 8- B2B Exchange
• Chapter 9 - XML Stratégic Plan
• Chapter 10- Concerns, Myths and Hype
• Chapter 11 Summary of Industry XML Projects
• Chapter 12 The Outlook for XML
• Chapter 13 -Summary and Conclusion