[topicmapmail] Topic Map Articles on MSDN

[Kal Ahmed]

Hi all,

Some of you may be interested to know that there are now two articles on
topic maps published in the Microsoft Architecture Journal. 

The first article appears in Journal 5
(http://www.architecturejournal.net/2005/issue5/Jour5Intro/) and provides a
general overview of the concepts behind topic maps; how those concepts are
implemented in the XTM syntax; and how patterns can be applied to topic maps
to create reusable application components.

The second article appears in Journal 6
(http://www.architecturejournal.net/2006/issue6/Jour6TopicMaps/) and
discusses how topic maps can be applied in a number of different application
scenarios including intranet and internet content management. This article
also discusses the use of Web Services for integration of topic map data
into wider application architectures.

These articles are also archived in the Microsoft MSDN site
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnmaj/html
/aj5intro.asp)

You can subscribe to the print edition of the Architecture Journal and
download translations in Spanish and Portuguese from the Architecture
Journal home page at www.architecturejournal.net.

To accompany the second article, I have also recorded a podcast interview
with Ron Jacobs on MSDN's Channel 9 site
(http://channel9.msdn.com/Showpost.aspx?postid=150161). You can hear us
discuss how topic maps can contribute to a wide range of applications and
architectures. It's what your iPod was made for! ;-)

Cheers

Kal
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Kal Ahmed, Founder, Networked Planet Limited
http://www.networkedplanet.com/