Presents XML architectures and implementations from the software architect's point of view.

This book is primarily designed to describe the landscape of a typical large enterprise in terms of where XML can be successfully adopted as a data format. It also should serve as a warning of where not to try to apply XML. The examples give almost equal time to Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications, reflecting the increasingly mixed nature of development in large companies. This book speaks to technologists who have decided that XML provides the benefits necessary for their organizations, but who need to map out an implementation strategy.