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What every IT manager and system administrator needs to know about the technology that drives the B2B marketplace
The B2B marketplace is rapidly exploding--fast outpacing business-to-consumer e-commerce and expected to reach more than $7 trillion in sales by 2004. This guidebook equips XML authors, programmers, and managers with the technology know-how they need to create and develop simple yet robust B2B systems from scratch. It provides easy-to-understand explanations on how and why XML and other important technologies such as HTTP and MIME are driving the B2B marketplace. Along with XML and Java code examples, readers will find broad coverage of emerging standards and protocols, including Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), ebXML from OASIS/UN/CEFACT, XML Common Business Language (xCBL), BizTalk, and Commerce XML (cXML).
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Amazon.com Review
If we ever reach the point where businesses can efficiently and cost-effectively transfer information among themselves, chances are that XML will be the key technology that makes it all work. Building B2B Applications with XML offers an overview of using XML as a data transfer mechanism between organizations. Although this area is still really in its infancy, this book lends good perspective to the benefits of XML and offers a snapshot of the current landscape of standards. Author Michael Fitzgerald aims the book at both managers looking to grasp the general concept of B2B, and software developers looking for a little more detail about where to start with such an initiative. The first part of the book describes the fundamentals of the XML standard, transport mechanisms, and security techniques that come into play when designing a B2B solution. The XML overview isn't a comprehensive tutorial, but rather a quick run-through of all the various components of XML, such as DTDs, Schemas, and transformations. The transport section discusses HTTP, FTP, MIME, SMTP, and other standards key to communicating data. The demonstrations are conducted in Java. The second part of the book will be of greatest value to software developers. It explores some of the key standards currently available in the XML world. The reader gets a look at ebXML, xCBL, cXML, SOAP, and BizTalk. All of these are essential initiatives for an XML developer to keep current on. The book's easy-to-read style makes it suitable for non-programmers, but its content is detailed enough to warrant a read by seasoned coders. While it isn't a panacea for the challenges of XML B2B, it's a good place to start. --Stephen W. Plain Topics covered: - B2B overview
- XML document structure
- DTDs
- XML Schema
- CSS
- TCP/IP
- HTTP
- SMTP
- MIME
- Digital signatures
- Public-key infrastructure
- S/MIME
- XML Signature
- IPSec
- PGP
- SSL
- ebXML
- xCBL
- cXML
- SOAP
- BizTalk
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