Pro Apache XML [Paperback]

Pro Apache XML thoroughly introduces several subprojects found under the Web Servicesdriven API umbrella. The book begins with a concise introduction to XML and Web Services. Subsequent chapters devote themselves to specific subprojects covering their purposes, APIs, implementation, and practical uses through appropriate code examples. Additional material includes

• Introductions to several of the Apache Foundation's hottest projects, including Xerces, Axis, and Xindice
• Building XMLdriven websites using the popular Cocoon project
• Transforming XMLbased documents into a variety of formats, including PDF, SVG, and PS, using the Formatting Objects Processor (FOP) project

You'lll learn to perform tasks like validation, parsing, transformation, and storage and how to work with this information through a programming interface. You may either read this book from cover to cover or jump to any desired subproject for a detailed study of its implementation. All programming examples use the Java programming language.

XML.- XML Processing.- Web Services Architecture.- Apache SOAP.- XSLT and Apache Xalan.- XSL-FO.- The Apache Cocoon Framework.- XML-Security.- XML Databases.- Apache Forrest.Dr. Poornachandra Sarang has worked in various capacities in the IT industry during his tenure of more than 20 years. Dr. Sarang provides consulting and training in enterprise architecting, solution architecting, design and development to a large number of clients worldwide. He has been a consultant to Sun Microsystems for several years and his recent engagements include director of architecture for Kynetia (a Spanish origin MNC). He has been a recipient of Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional award for two consecutive years. He has spoken on Java/CORBA/XML/.NET at several international conferences organized by O'Reilly, SYS-CON, WROX, SUN and Microsoft lãÕ