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Newsletter: Using XQuery with Office Documents (ODF & OOXML)

Two emerging standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF) and Office Open XML (OOXML), are gaining popularity (and originating several fights in standard bodies). Although neither ODF nor OOXML creates a clear separation between data and presentation, both standards have adopted XML, which means that you can finally use standard XML tools, like XQuery, to query your office documents! A new article by Marc Van Cappellen describes in detail how to query your office documents using XQuery.

On-Demand Webinar: Converting Between EDI and XML

The Internet has ushered in a new age for EDI — one in which EDI is used in conjunction with the ubiquitous Web to transact business. Watch this on-demand webinar and learn how to modernize your EDI infrastructure and exploit XML technologies. Our topics presented in this webinar include:

• Tackling challenges in EDI and flat file integration with modern applications
• Streaming any non-XML data as XML to industry-leading XML processing components or to your own applications
• Understanding the benefits of EDI transformation to XML

Finally, a customer case study shows you how this technology is solving real-world problems, today. Watch this on-demand webinar now. (Registration not required)

Get eXtra Money for the Holidays

XQuery saves you time and effort developing advanced data integration applications. And now you can make money with XQuery, too! For a limited time, DataDirect will send you a $10 (US) Amazon.com Gift Certificate for each XQuery usage tip and trick you submit that we publish on our website! You can check out our existing XQuery tips and tricks, or you can submit your own here.

Join DataDirect at the XML 2007 Conference in Boston

The XML 2007 Conference is this December 3-5 in Boston, Massachusetts. Join the DataDirect XML Team at several practical XML sessions. If you'd like to spend time with us at the show to chat about how DataDirect's XML tools can help solve your data integration challenges, email us and we'll find a time that's convenient. DataDirect's agenda at XML 2007 looks like this.

Recent DataDirect XML Blog Postings

Check out some of the latest blog postings at the XML Connections blog:

• XQuery API for Java (XQJ) Tutorial, Part X – XML Pipelines
• XQuery your Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets
• Converting between EDI and XML... Why?

Stay up to date by bookmarking the news feed today.

Document Sciences Selects DataDirect Technologies XML Converters and XQuery Engine for High-Volume XML Data Conversion, Processing and Integration

In their own words: "We needed a high-performance data mapping tool to help our customers shape XML, one that could be easily embedded into our stack and offered an XML transformation engine for converting one XML format to another," said Doug Winter, Chief Operating Officer for Document Sciences. "DataDirect Technologies answered the call on all fronts. Its comprehensive XML product offering, coupled with a solid reputation for outstanding customer service and support, made them an ideal technology partner."

Read the complete story here.