SearchDatabase Member, Among the resources in this week's update is a targeted focus on the pros and cons of XML. Check out the information we've aggregated for you in this week's Featured Topic section, and participate in the DBA Water Cooler Forum Wednesday as an all-star panel of database technology experts debate the usefulness of XML. * Featured Topic: The Pros and Cons of XML * Discussion: The Pros and Cons of XML * Pascal on XML in 3 Parts * The Future of Application Integration * MetaMatrix Separates Repository from Integration * Coming Soon: Bill Inmon and the Corporate Information Factory * Book of the Week: The Corporate Information Factory * Want a free 42" Plasma Screen TV? * Get the Database News * Featured Destination: searchSolaris.com * 10 searchDatabase Featured Topics FEATURED TOPIC: THE PROS AND CONS OF XML XML began as a simple markup language for defining and sharing documents containing structured information. Recently, initiatives such as XML Query and XML Schemas have been designed to incorporate database-like features. Is this the direction XML should be headed? Read on: http://www.searchDatabase.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid13_gci761146,00.html DISCUSSION: THE PROS AND CONS OF XML What are your thoughts on XML as a database language? This Wednesday, August 22nd, is your chance to debate this topic in the DBA Water Cooler Forum with a veritable who's who of database technology experts. Join Bianca Blount, Mike Hotek, Craig Mullins, Fabian Pascal, Brian Peasland and Pat Phelan in what will certainly be an informative online discussion. Log in now to pre-post your questions and comments: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/forums/0,289802,sid13_fid1,00.html PASCAL ON XML IN 3 PARTS In his Against the Grain column, outspoken database technology analyst Fabian Pascal wrote a three-apart series entitled: XML Data Management, Setting Some Matters Straight. Check out all 3 editions at: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid13_tax284872,00.html THE FUTURE OF APPLICATION INTEGRATION Join us this Wednesday, August 22nd at 11:00 am EDT (15:00 GMT) for a Live Expert Q&A with David Linthicum, Chief Technology Officer, Mercator Software, Inc. The topic of this presentation and discussion is The Future of Application Integration. Wednesday's live event is sponsored by IONA. Prepare your questions, and pre-register today for this exclusive, free event: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid13,00.html METAMATRIX SEPARATES REPOSITORY FROM INTEGRATION MetaMatrix believes CA and Unisys have left the metadata repository market wide open, so starting with the forthcoming 2.0 version of its information integration software, MetaMatrix is splitting out its repository as a distinct product to be sold separately. 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