Pervasive XML for the Agile Enterprise

XML technology usage continues to grow and is being incorporated in enterprise applications. Industry groups are embracing XML as a mechanism to encourage standard data interchanges within their vertical industry. XML is now common in Web applications, desktop software, services-oriented architectures, and application configurations. Learn about Hartford Financial Services Group’s challenges and successes developing and deploying an enterprise strategy for XML in all their application tiers. Find out how they use the same schema for business rules engines, Web services, and user interfaces and how XML has become an integral part of their enterprise's service-oriented architecture. Take away a practical approach to manage and secure your XML based applications.

• Changes in development practices when emphasizing XML implementations
• A structure and process for managing XML schemas across the enterprise
• Interoperability and business challenges or implementing applications with XML