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• Create an automatic alerts system using XMPP, SMS, IBM DB2 pureXML, and PHP

  In this tutorial, build an alerts app to poll the European Central Bank (ECB)’s RSS feed for currency exchange rates between the Euro and the US Dollar. Whenever the ECB feed updates, your app will store the new rate in a DB2 pureXML database. The rate is then sent in an instant message to another XMPP client.

• Use Simple for XML object serialization: Really does make it simple to go from Java objects to XML

  Java developers have a variety of choices when it comes to serializing and deserializing XML objects.  Learn why this one is named Simple and how it provides a number of advantages over its competition.

• XML Schema 1.1 introduction: Evolve your schema with powerful wildcard support

  Take an in-depth look at versioning features introduced by XML Schema 1.1, specifically the new powerful wildcard mechanisms and open content, in this third of a 6-part article series.

• Build a pureXML and JSON app: Create OpenSocial gadgets for pureXML

  Define, deploy, and test OpenSocial gadgets to interact with JSON Universal Services and the pureXML capability of DB2. In this third article of the series, build a pureXML app whose user interface is a gadget that you can deploy in any OpenSocial compliant Web site.

• Validate XML in PHP: Ensure data integrity and validate XML documents against an XML schema in PHP

  Move beyond just parsing XML data using PHP and validate it against an XML schema (XSD) file and easily identify the errors in your XML documents.

• Build XQuery-powered apps with PHP and Zorba: Add XQuery support to PHP with Zorba

  Zorba is an open-source, robust, and standards-compliant XQuery processor. Add sophisticated XQuery processing to your PHP/XML applications with PHP's Zorba extension and its API to Zorba functions from within PHP.

• developerWorks forums: DB2 pureXML

  Discuss the native XML storage capability in IBM DB2. Post requests for help, tips, and any other relevant information about pureXML. This forum brings pureXML experts and novices together to advance pureXML education and development.