Need Solutions?   Need Help with XML?

Need help with XML? It's become pervasive, and now offers a complete suite of standards for data/document management and interchange, while a small army of vendors have developed tools and practices based on these.  The scope is broader than for any comparable technology - established standards include:

• the XML document specification
• XML Schema to define structure rules for documents, for any specific business or technical purpose
• XSL Transformations to convert XML data to other formats, render for display or printing, or prepare for downstream applications
• XPath and XQuery for location and extraction of data in documents and repositories
• XSL Formatting Objects to compose high-quality and highly-controlled page layout for printed publication or other critical presentation situations
• APIs (DOM and SAX) for direct programmatic operations on XML structures, enabling construction of smart applications working on XML data and documents

Business and technical uses for XML include:

• business-to-business data interchange, web services, content management, software configuration and numerous other applications
• content for publication on websites and intranet, with stylesheets providing the layouts
• XML will be a native format for data and documents in future versions of Microsoft Office, the world's most widely-used desktop productivity suite
• XML can provide a framework for structured documentation, previously the domain of heavyweight SGML solutions, available to all and delivered through a web browser

SMH Systems has specialised in XML applications since year 2000. We provide consulting and implementation services to help you define, design and accomplish your XML projects:

• advice on application and technology strategies
• solution design
• develop proof of concept
• selection, acquisition and deployment of software tools
• data analysis and XML document design
• coding of schemas
• development of stylesheets
• storage of XML data/documents, and XML / SQL integration
• authoring and management of content
• publication and printing
• web-based applications
• PDA / Pocket PC applications

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• full systems integration services and project management for your XML initiatives
• turnkey solutions for authoring XML-based content and documentation
• custom data entry solutions for desktop/notebook and for PDA