While XML provides a foundation that supports varied information exchange requirements through flexible document structures, storing the resulting data in a database with a coherent data model remains a challenge. This session will reveal how to design a modular, extensible Oracle8i database to support the requirements of flexible document exchange. We will demonstrate how to generate XML Schema for customized business document formats based on this database schema as well as using XML metadata to dynamically configure a Java server interface for storing and retrieving customized XML documents. Knowledge of XML Schema, relational database design, and Java required. Dragan Sretenovic Next-generation Internet is about services, content, discovery, universal access, and intelligent software agents.
Question is how to get there, with many proposed XML based standards .
To get the most out of this new breed of systems, software agents have to become more autonomous and intelligent , toward Holy Grail of Internet known as Semantic Web. We will discuss some open questions and possible answers to this challenge. The use of XML is growing to include not only a wide range of industry-specific markup languages but also the underlying transport protocols that enable the exchange of application data. Along the way we'll examine how DTDs and schemas are being used to structure data and solve real-world problems. Participants will come away with insights on how to adapt XML for their own applications.