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Using XML Schemas Effectively in WSDL Design

Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:00:00 EDT

Developers are beginning to develop more sophisticated Web services, exchanging complex XML documents rather than simple parameter types. As this shift takes place, development teams begin to grapple with different approaches to designing these Web services interfaces through the use of WSDL.

PORTALIZE IT!

Thu, 27 Mar 2003 00:00:00 EST

In recent years, Web portals have risen in popularity as a way of aggregating, organizing, and presenting content in a highly uniform, customizable, and personalized way. As the technologies that enable the creation and management of these Web portals have evolved, it is not only information content that is being offered, but application functionality as well.

A Strategy for Securing Web Services

Mon, 24 Feb 2003 00:00:00 EST

Security is not a new concern for companies that want to protect key information and systems from unauthorized access. Protection from such attacks has traditionally been achieved by placing those systems in a tightly controlled intranet accessed through a hardware firewall, possibly over secure TCP/IP connections. However, as more information and functionality are made available over the Web and distributed computing begins to cross corporate Internet boundaries, these mechanisms are no longer adequate. In addition, new concerns arise as a result of distributed computing and transacting business over the Web.