Kristian Cibulskis

Epic Editor is a full-featured editor for structured content such as SGML/XML that allows authors to focus on content development instead of formatting issues. Using Epic Editor, a team of authors can collaborate on the content of a single master document, which can then be personalized and tailored for delivery through multiple media channels, such as the Web, CD-ROM, print, and wireless devices. Epic Editor is the core product in the Epic product suite. Other components, such as Epic Print Composer and Epic Web/Wireless Composer, aid in the delivery of content created with Epic Editor. Components for interaction between Epic Editor and content management systems, such as Documentum and Oracle iFS, are also available. Installation The installation of Epic Editor was straightforward. In addition to specifying which products I wanted to install, I was able to create ... (more)

Java Unplugged

The Web is moving to wireless and Java is making it happen! How is a wireless environment different from the Web? What languages are used for wireless devices and what features do they have? Most important, what role does the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) play in a wireless architecture? Wireless vs Web There are several key differences between clients in a Web world and those in a wireless world. For example, in the wireless world network connections have a lower bandwidth and a higher latency than a typical Internet connection. Also, wireless connections are unstable and unpr... (more)

An Introduction to BSML

Over the past two decades, the life sciences industry has taken a dramatic leap into an online, collaborative world. Tasks and activities that are commonplace today were either extremely difficult or outright impossible just 20 years ago. One key reason for this shift was the abundance of genomic sequence data, the sequence of base pairs that make up an organism's DNA. A vast amount of this data was made possible by advances in genomic sequencing techniques, such as the shotgun and clone contig techniques made famous to the general public during the Human Genome Project. In orde... (more)

The ebXML Registry

The electronic business extensible markup language, better known as ebXML, aims to allow companies of any size to conduct business electronically via the Internet. Obviously, companies doing business together isn't a new idea. EDI (electronic data interchange) has been used between large businesses to conduct electronic business since the 1960s. However, EDI often requires the implementation of custom protocols and proprietary message formats between the individual companies. Because of this, its use has been restricted to larger corporations that can absorb the initial costs re... (more)