XML, Data Integration, & Web Services Whitepapers

The XML Schema Definition (XSD) language has emerged as a leading technology for end-to-end system design across the enterprise. The XML Schema whitepaper examines the benefits of using XSD to define a formal data model. Then, it discusses how components from Altova's MissionKit™ product bundle can be used to seamlessly create and maintain such a model.

Read the data modeling whitepaper now (PDF 3.36 MB).

Web services have evolved as a practical, cost-effective solution for uniting information distributed between critical applications over operating system, platform, and language barriers that were previously impassable. The Web services whitepaper introduces the concept of Web services and identifies the benefits and challenges associated with their implementation. Then, it discusses how Altova’s visual approach to Web services design and implementation can reduce the complexity of Web services development, allowing organizations to quickly reap the benefits of this powerful technology.

Read the Web services whitepaper now (PDF 3.58 MB).

Burton Group has released a new report titled What’s Up, .DOC? ODF, OOXML, and the Revolutionary Implications of XML in Productivity Applications (PDF 938 KB). Written by Peter O'Kelly and Guy Creese, the report provides a deep and insightful analysis of the current state of ODF, OOXML, and other document formats (W3C, PDF), the history of those formats, and then continues to parse through the FUD and standardization games to arrive at a set of projections regarding the success of OOXML and ODF, as well as a set of practical recommendations.

Learn about Altova support for OOXML.

InfoTrends/CAP Ventures, a leading market research firm for the digital imaging and document solutions industry, has published an analysis of XSLT 2.0 in the recent report titled, A Focus on XSLT 2.0: Understanding the Development and Business Benefits (PDF 66 KB). This report discusses recent additions to the XSLT specification in its 2.0 version, the relationship of XSLT 2.0 with XPath 2.0, and tangible benefits that these two languages deliver to developers and corporations. In addition, the report cites how the products within version 2005 of the Altova XML Suite [currently the Altova MissionKit] cover every aspect of XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0 development.

Click here for more information on the benefits of working with XSLT 2.0 and XPath 2.0.

The ability to seamlessly connect with customers, partners, and co-workers is vital for success; yet most enterprises store and exchange data in dissimilar formats, such as databases, flat files, EDI systems, and, increasingly, XML-based applications. The ability to map and convert between these different formats is mission-critical, and Altova MapForce offers a unique and powerful approach to easing the pain of systems integration...

Read the complete MapForce whitepaper (PDF 3.64 MB).

The ability to offer customers business content in multiple formats, such as Web pages, email messages, Word documents, PDF documents, etc., is vital for meeting customers’ needs and expectations in today’s hyper-competitive Internet economy. However, this task presents a significant challenge since the popular formats in use today are generally not interoperable. XML technologies provide a framework for implementing single source publishing to produce multiple output formats from one source of content, but this still requires the time-consuming development of multiple intricate stylesheets. Only Altova StyleVision delivers on the promise of single source publishing by simultaneously generating multiple stylesheets based on XML or databases, providing tremendous cost and time savings.

Learn more: read the complete StyleVision whitepaper (PDF 2.32 MB).

The Altova/IBM Technical Whitepaper uses the real-world example of the Online Brokerage Application Scenario to demonstrate just some of the business problems that can be solved through the integration of Altova tools with IBM DB2 9.

With the introduction of the pureXML functionality in DB2 9, IBM revolutionized support for XML data in databases. To help customers working with XML, XML Schema, XQuery, and other XML-related technologies supported by DB2 9, Altova has built specialized capabilities for deep integration with the DB2 9 pureXML data server. Read about how Altova tools integrate with DB2 9 to solve real-world business problems in the IBM/Altova Solution Brief.

A joint Microsoft and Accenture whitepaper entitled "Accenture Portal Deployment Guide" discusses Accenture's new XML content management solution based on Microsoft's CMS 2000 and the use of Altova's Authentic® XML document editor.

An Ixiasoft partner whitepaper titled "Streamlining Content Creation, Retrieval and Publishing on the Web" explains how XMLSpy® can be used with Ixiasoft's TEXTML, a native XML content server, to provide a powerful system for unlocking content. A web content publishing architecture is presented and a concrete example application is developed throughout the discussion.

Read this Project Haystaq Whitepaper published by Intel, which highlights how Intel uses Authentic® for managing status reports in an XML database (PDF 402 KB).