SOA and XML networking

HIGHLIGHTS

	XML Learning Guide LEARNING GUIDE - This guide explains what XML is, how it's used, and where it fits into the world of Web services.
	Boubez: SOA needs practical operational governance INTERVIEW - SOA has reached the point where implementers need operational governance, says Toufic Boubez, CTO at Layer 7 Technologies and an editor for the W3C WS-Policy specification.
	Handling XML with Ajax TIP - This chapter discusses how to create an XML document in Ajax.
	Making sense of data services mashups ARTICLE - Data services mashups would be easy if all the data was in XML. Since it is not, Kirstan Vandersluis of XAware Inc. explains how open source tools can help convert SQL into XML.
	Cisco Systems buys Reactivity in SOA networking play ARTICLE - Cisco buys Reactivity to boost its Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) strategy as it tries to move from the network world and make a Web services play.

SUBTOPICS

	XML acceleration, transport and messaging Find Extensible Markup Language acceleration, transport and messaging how-to resources, basics and best practices to help optimize SOA and Web services.
	XML security Extensible Markup Language security is the protection of information assets through the use of technology, processes, and training. Find XML security tutorials and best practices for SOA and Web services security teams.

	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to SOA and XML networking:  Grid computing and virtualization for SOA, Mainframes and legacy applications for SOA, SOA security