http://xmlhack.com/ Developer news from the XML community en-us Edd Dumbill (mailto:webmaster@xmlhack.com) Edd Dumbill (mailto:editor@xmlhack.com) Copyright 1999-2001, xmlhack team. http://xmlhack.com/images/mynetscape88.gif http://xmlhack.com News, opinions, tips and issues concerning XML development http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=2187 It's been a lot of fun writing XMLhack since 1999, but it's time for us to take a rest. Comment Community http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1959 As ever, XML Europe 2003 had its share of unforgettable statements, some of which will be the subject of more detailed stories on xmlhack over the next week. Community Comment http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1846 Jean Paoli from Microsoft and Daniel Vogelheim for OpenOffice both chose the same title "XML for the masses" for their XML 2002 presentations, a commonality which hides two very different approaches from the editors of two competing office productivity suites. Tools Comment http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1839 For many participants, the most memorable event of XML 2002 will be Jean Paoli's presentation of Office 11, which promises to deliver easier access to XML for hundreds of millions of work stations. Tools Comment http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1827 The fifth annual Forum XML, on November 12-14 in Paris, featured a consistent theme--that SOAP-based Web Services seem more than ever based on a contradiction, even as they are being positioned by vendors as a foundation for both loosely coupled systems and a new RPC architecture. Comment Protocols http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1541 Bruce Schneier has written, in the latest issue of CRYPTO-GRAM, an analysis of the security of Microsoft's products, touching on .NET and SOAP. Comment Protocols http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1490 James Clark, the first recipient of the IDEAlliance XML Cup Award and opening keynote speaker at XML 2001, gave a lively description of the five challenges facing the XML community. Community Comment http://xmlhack.com/read.php?item=1457 Focused on Web Services, the opening keynote session from the fourth Forum XML in Paris showed a mismatch between a need for information integration and the current orientation of Web Services toward application integration. Comment Community