XML seen as integral to application integration
TL;DR: Analysts and some early adopters say XML will help simplify this complex, labor-intensive process because it lets developers precisely identify pieces of data on the basis of content.
Abstract: Many companies have a wealth of information in their databases and applications, and want to leverage these assets. They are beginning to see that XML could help them do this by providing a standard data format for cross-platform information exchange. XML thus offers a powerful new way to integrate new and existing applications within companies. Today much of that linking must be done using enterprise application integration software, which is often complex and quite costly. Developers may have to translate legacy APIs to new component APIs or change flow data and workflow processes are structured to permit data exchange between incompatible applications. Analysts and some early adopters say XML will help simplify this complex, labor-intensive process because it lets developers precisely identify pieces of data on the basis of content.
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20 Sep 2010TL;DR: In this paper, an interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to an appropriate object requiring contact information.
Abstract: An interface for enabling a user to quickly access contact information automatically displays a list of expected contacts that are most likely to be selected by the user when attention is directed to an appropriate object requiring contact information. When a contact is selected, the corresponding and appropriate contact information is automatically entered. If a user does not select a listed contact, but instead begins manually typing in the contact information then the interface performs a search and displays a list of unexpected contacts having contact information matching the typed input from the user. Various criteria can be used to identify which contacts will be presented to the user and how they will be presented.
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01 May 2003
TL;DR: In this article, an interface for enabling different contact information for a plurality of different contacts to be aggregated from numerous data stores into a single contact management system includes a window frame for displaying contact information in a variety of rich views that graphically illustrate patterns existent within the contact information.
Abstract: An interface for enabling different contact information for a plurality of different contacts to be aggregated from numerous data stores into a single contact management system includes a window frame for displaying the contact information in a variety of rich views that graphically illustrate patterns existent within the contact information Some of the available views include hierarchical, organizational, chronological, social, geographical and operational views of the contact information The interface also enables a user to search through the aggregate contact information by search term and by filter The interface also includes another window frame for displaying exploded, detailed, or additional information about selected directories and contacts
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a method, system, and computer program product for efficient processing of Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents in Content Based Routing (CBR) networks.
Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for efficient processing of Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents in Content Based Routing (“CBR”) networks. Specifically, the method involves converting existing XML documents to a machine-oriented notation (“mXML”) which is significantly more compact than XML, while still conveying the content and semantics of the data and the structure of the document. Documents are converted from XML to mXML upon entering a CBR subnetwork and/or upon receipt by an mXML-capable device. The documents are then processed in mXML format. Devices within the inventive system are provided with an awareness of whether target devices or processes are mXML-capable. Documents being routed to a target which is mXML-capable are passed in mXML format while documents being routed to a target which is not mXML-capable are converted to XML before they are passed.
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TL;DR: A methodology for developing business software components as basic building elements of industrial information systems, implemented and deployed in Web-based computing environment is proposed and discussed in this paper.
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...Simple Object Access Protocol [18] is an example of the protocol based on XML-enabled Web servers that supports EDI using only HTTP and XML technology....
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...With respect to support EDI, the communication between tiers of BOs can be implemented using HTTP and XML-based infrastructure as follows....
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...IE and Netscape) and Web servers (e.g. Apache’s Cocoon [16] provides XML-enabled Servlet) support XML-based Web information system development that offers features of electronic data interchange (EDI) [17]....
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...This XML document will be sent back to the requested client either to be processed in the EDI manner or to be rendered and presented for end user at client side....
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...Apache’s Cocoon [16] provides XML-enabled Servlet) support XML-based Web information system development that offers features of electronic data interchange (EDI) [17]....
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23 Oct 2002
TL;DR: XML enables data portability and will reach its full potential when the medical community develops a standardized basis for medical schema content and shares these schemas in recognized repositories.
Abstract: The Internet is changing the face of medical research. The current world of isolated research and proprietary data encodings is evolving into a future of standardized medical databases and integrated medical applications, such as clinical decision support systems. This paper explores the use of XML, and its associated Schema Language, to enhance sharing of medical data. XML enables data portability and will reach its full potential when the medical community develops a standardized basis for medical schema content and shares these schemas in recognized repositories. Our research group is currently harnessing XML's standardization potential by designing a standards-compliant, medical information infrastructure that will allow for seamless integration of all our clinical decision support tools.
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