-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello jBoss :) XML is a real hype at the moment but there is a lot that really makes me think about new ways of development (i�ve been researching in this field for half a year now). There is several merges between the EJB environment and XML: - XML deployment descriptors (really unimportant because it only concerns development) - XML Protocols: e.g. SOAP - can be integrated into the container and allow SOAP access - very clear concept - XML Persistence/Databases: There is some systems that allow XML persistence e.g. Castor XML or object Databases with DOM interfaces like ozone. - XML Publishing: In many web Applications one will need to publish Bean Data in XML. One could think of using XML Data in Beans or providing a framework that would make things like publishing to XML easier. I�m (at least trying) to design and develop document management, publishing and unified messaging systems. We already have one but its based on CORBA and TopLink. I would like to go for EJB but i still don't really know how to integrate XML. XML Document Management: If you have a document management system then it would be nice to store documents (if possible) in XML. So i would need an "XML Database". An XML Database would also allow multiple users to edit the same document at the same time. There is some systems like CorbaDOM implementations around that allow for node based access rights and transactions. I think one could implement something like this within the EJB environment. The question then still is for what objects to use this system - only for documents? Or maybe for all objects - this would then produce something like a XML Persistence. The drawback of such concepts might be that is would most probably cost a lot of resources to do this. mfg roman - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Roman Seidl Design & Developement - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Voice Lab Operngasse 24, A-1040 Vienna Tel.: +43-1-585 22 80/23 Fax: +43-1-585 22 80/99 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.pvl.at - ------------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5i iQA/AwUBOX2wqPg2uKdd4ESJEQJckQCfQsbxdlupKSgbCfUX6rybebf6LzUAn1AO SNqvG8DEacfgqnERw+iMT4Ug =7N0J -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
