XML is now ubiquitous, not just in Web development, but as the underpinning of interactive Web services: applications that really do run on any platform Includes twenty-four one-hour lessons that recreate a typical week-long introductory seminar Provides readers with a sound, fundamental understanding of XML and how it changes application development Explains how to use XML when dealing with transforms, schemas, and other Web services requirements The authors teach courses for IBM Canada Companion Web site features an online presentation by the authors that follows along with each chapter and includes an audio-only option for readers with dial-up Internet connection