In the software development services industry -- people are the software company's #1 asset. With pressure to deliver faster with fewer resources, increasingly distributed teams, and savvy customers -- software companies need to find ways to build capable leaders within their organizat...

Swainson: 'Let's start by defining 'on demand.' First, on demand reflects what our customers are doing with their businesses - streamlining their business processes to make them more flexible and adaptive to new markets and opportunities. They use information technology as a tool to in...

Who Is David Litwack? Litwack is responsible for the development and advancement of Novell's secure Web services strategy, a position he assumed in July 2002 following Novell's acquisition of SilverStream Software, a company for which he'd served as president and CEO since 1997. He is ...

In the interview, conducted by Ivan Pedruzzi, Stylus Studio Senior Product Architect, and editor The Stylus Scoop, Dr. Kay provides an update on the exciting work being undertaken at the W3C on emerging XML technologies including XSLT 2.0, XPath 2.0, XQuery 1.0, and he shares his insig...

Q: Molly, could you please tell us about your role at XMLSolutions and now at Vitria? [Vitria acquired XMLSolutions in May.] A: As training manager, I am responsible for allocating resources for XML training engagements that are conducted internally, externally, and for business partne...

XML-J: What's the focus of Progress Software? Gordon: Our primary focus is connectivity and standards - connectivity from the SonicMQ messaging infrastructure into other messaging infrastructures and support of nonmessaging Internet protocols. We're also very focused on standards init...

XML-J: SEAGULL just released a new application integration product. Tell us about it. Boul: SEAGULL, a Dutch-based company, has been dealing with legacy extension for about 10 years now. We started with text translation tools, then offered a product called GUI/400 for delivering GUI v...

XML-J: Tell us about HiT Software and how you got into the XML business? Lorenzin: HiT Software was incorporated in California in 1994 and started out developing SQL middleware. A year ago, as we thought through new product plans, it was clear that XML showed strong justification fo...

XML-J: Tell us what Talva does. Martin: We do XML servers. What we do is something that's at the end of the pipeline. It sits on top of XML stores, because XML stores are also called XML servers.

XML-J: Tell us what IXIASOFT does, what you're all about. Vauclair: We have an XML server that's a repository, an indexing engine, and a search engine all built into one item. It's specifically targeted toward developers, integrators, and people looking to integrate an XML database co...

XML-J: Tell us about Sequoia Software. Bryan: Sequoia Software is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland. We have a product called the XPS, which is a tool that's used for implementing XML-based e-business portals for organizations. I know portal is an often overused or ambiguous term. W...

XML-J: Can you give our readers a brief overview of infoShark, what area of XML it focuses on, and your role in the organization? Bouldin: infoShark provides software products for B2B data integration. These products enable enterprises to access, exchange, and transmit information qui...

XML-J: What is your role as the chief marketing officer at B-Bop? Manchanda: As CMO at an early-stage start-up I wear several hats. However, my main focus is on marketing and product strategy as well as business development, that is, establishing partnerships with ISVs and VARs to cre...

XML-J: webMethods has been making big waves in the XML and B2B industry. Tell us how you got into this highly competitive field. Allen: In early 1997 webMethods submitted the specification for WIDL (Web Interface Definition Language) to the W3C. It was the same year webMethods shippe...

XML-J: Can you tell me a bit about Infoteria Corporation? What your company does and what products you offer? Pappas: Infoteria is an XML tools provider. We make toolsets that enable you to integrate and augment your existing back-end systems and structures with XML. Our tools are ...

XML-J: Can you give me an idea of how you got started and what the background is? Did the developer start off with XML or did he or she actually have some other technologies in place?

XML-J: Recently, Allaire has been in the acquisition and partnership mode. Can you give us a brief history of the events over the last couple of years and the rationale behind these decisions?

XML-J: Would you care to comment on the state of XML technology in the industry today? Jaenicke: The official 'state' of XML is that it's been accepted, but I don't think it's well understood. Most IT managers and project leaders have XML on some checklist somewhere, but few have yet i...