Don Walker

How many appliances do you have in your household? Unless you're currently a contestant on "Survivor" island, the answer is probably over 20. Refrigerators, microwaves, TVs, VCRs, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, and the favorite appliance of so many programmers - the coffeemaker. The list goes on. Unfortunately, although appliances have grown increasingly intelligent in recent years, they tend to exist in their own individual universes, oblivious to the world around them. Wouldn't it be nice if our appliances could pool their resources and take advantage of the Internet? An automobile could use a cell phone to schedule maintenance and record the appointment in a personal digital assistant. A blood pressure monitor could immediately alert a hospital in the event of an emergency. Although homeowners could take an active role, for example, by using remote access to tur... (more)

EspressChart by Quadbase Systems,Inc.

Using charts makes complex data easier to comprehend. Unfortunately the decision to add charts to a Web site or an application doesn't necessarily make life easier for the designers and programmers responsible for displaying them. Depending on the complexity of the data, developers may encounter a seemingly endless series of questions. What type of chart is needed? Should the data be displayed horizontally or vertically? 2D or 3D? What increments should be used along the axis lines? What happens if the data changes? EspressChart from Quadbase Systems, Inc., is a set of tools to he... (more)

XactML 1.2 by Bristol Technology

Once you've decided to store your data in XML files, how do you get access to it? One solution is to write custom applications to manipulate the data, but this may be easier said than done. The Document Type Definition (DTD) files and schemas that define an XML file can be quite complicated. Developing code from scratch is likely to be extremely challenging, particularly since each new DTD or schema will require new coding. A better solution is to have the code you need generated for you. eXactML C++ Classes eXactML from Bristol Technology Inc. is a Windows application that genera... (more)

TransactXML Server and DesignerXML by United Business Technologies

As cross-platform data, XML is a natural solution for organizations that need to share information. The challenge is to assemble the proper information and deliver it to various clients in the desired format. United Business Technologies, Inc., facilitates this process through the use of a pair of products. TransactXML Server 5.2 runs on Windows, Linux, and Solaris platforms and processes requests for data from clients - either on the server or over the Internet - by consulting rules scripts that identify the data source (or sources) and the desired format for the requested data.... (more)

Extensible Information Server 3.0

The task of making data available to business partners and customers presents a variety of challenges. For instance, the content and quantity of data frequently changes (usually by becoming larger and more complex). Or new sources and potential consumers of data emerge, each with different requirements - both in terms of the nature of the data they use and the technology they use to process it. Or access to confidential data must be limited to authorized personnel and users must be isolated from system failures. eXcelon Corporation addresses these issues and more through Extensi... (more)