[topicmapmail] information about topicmaps!!

[Gary Pupurs]

> > I need, like the subject says, informations[...]
> > about topic maps for my PRESENTATION!!!

Thomas,

Be sure to check www.easytopicmaps.com, it's the best starter site I know of
for a good vendor-agnostic overview of topic maps. (Uh oh, it's down again.
Keep checking, it may come alive again.  I was so glad to see it up again,
too...)

Also, XML.com has had some decent articles in the past, although nothing new
in the past year or so...
http://snipurl.com/5g6e (link to their search page, a few specifics below)

What Are Topic Maps? by Lars Marius Garshol (on this list, also replied to
you)
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/09/11/topicmaps.html

Business Maps: Topic Maps Go B2B
by Marc de Graauw
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/08/21/topicmapb2b.html

Marc also wrote an article where he applies topic mapping concepts to an
existing relational database.  It's not "to spec", but is a good (if simple)
example to demonstrate how TMs might be integrated into existing data
stores...
Using Topic Maps to Extend Relational Databases
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2003/03/05/tmrdb.html

-g