<HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="XML,CSS,XSL,HTML,DSSSL,JavaScript,DHTML,SGML,CDF,browser,"> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Welcome to BeyondHTML.com, the Web site based on Web Techniques Magazine's popular column of the same name. In this issue: learn how to use XML to create compelling sites; Why Scott McNealy should worry about the DOJ; XML resources; product reviews and more."> <LINK REL="stylesheet" type="text/css" HREF="beyondhtml.css"> <TITLE>BeyondHTML Table of Contents</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><IMG SRC="gifs/logo.gif" ALT="Jump to BeyondHTML Home Page" WIDTH="426" HEIGHT="112"></P> <MAP NAME="logomap"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="0,1,425,112" HREF="http://www.beyondhtml.com" TARGET="_top" ALT="Jump back to the Home page"> <AREA SHAPE="default" HREF="http://www.beyondhtml.com" TARGET="_top"> </MAP> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" WIDTH="99%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="106" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <FONT SIZE="-1"><I></I></FONT> <BR> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I>Welcome to the December issue of </I> BeyondHTML<I>.</I></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I></I></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I><B>This Week: </B></I></FONT> <FONT SIZE="-1"><I></I></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I>Find it Fast in the <A HREF="xmlTools.html" TARGET="MainPane">XML Tools Database</A></I></FONT>, <I><FONT SIZE="-1"> a comprehensive and searchable database of XML-related tools.</FONT></I> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I></I></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I></I></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I><B>Also:</B></I></FONT> <FONT SIZE="-1"> <I>Charles F. Goldfarb continues with his views on the future of XML <BR> <BR></I></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE="-1"><I>Check back weekly for hands-on coverage of Web Markup Languages, XML, scripting, HTML 4, CSS, DHTML, and much more!</I></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="27" HEIGHT="106" ALIGN="LEFT"></TD> <TD WIDTH="433" HEIGHT="106" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><B> <H1>Contents</H1> <HR> <A HREF="oct98/news1098.shtml" > <Span ID="BoxCopy"> News&Views</Span></A> <Div Class="copy">Netscape announces its new Gecko browsing engine; Allaire introduces an XML vocabulary for distributed data exchange; and Innovision releases a beta version of its XML Protocol Server.</DIV> <BR><BR> <A HREF="columns/dec98/beyond1298.shtml"> <Div Class="BoxCopy2">XML Opportunities Knocking</DIV></A> <Div Class="copy">Charles Goldfarb, the father SGML, can also be considered the grandfather of XML. This month, Michael continues his discussion with the man who coined the term "markup language" in Part 2 of this two-part series.</Div> <BR> <BR><B>From the Archives:</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF="articles/editorials/editorial398.shtml"> <SPAN ID="BoxCopy1">Achieving Greatness</SPAN></A> <BR><BR> <Div Class="copy">It's been nearly a year since Richard Hamming passed away. As Michael notes, Hamming's greatness will always be felt in the computing community.</DIV> <BR> <BR><B>Upcoming articles in my Beyond HTML column in <A HREF="http://www.webtechniques.com" TARGET="_top"> Web Techniques</A> magazine:</B> <BR> <BR> <BR> <TABLE WIDTH="50%"> <TR> <TD WIDTH="106"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B></B></FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> <B>1999</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="289"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="106"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>January</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="289"><FONT SIZE="-1">Examining Aestiva's HTML/OS </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="106"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>February</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="289"><FONT SIZE="-1">How Browsers <I>Really</I> Support Style Sheets </FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="106"><FONT SIZE="-1"><B>March</B></FONT></TD> <TD WIDTH="289"><FONT SIZE="-1">Cascading Style Sheets and XML </FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <BR>Interested in a topic? Drop us a line at <A HREF="mailto:editors@beyondhtml.com">editors@beyondHTML.com</A> <BR> <BR></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P></P> <!--#include virtual="footer.txt"--> </BODY> </HTML>