Ronald Bourret

Ronald Bourret is a freelance XML researcher and writer, specializing in database issues and XML schemas. He co-edited the DDML specification and coordinates work on XML-DBMS, a product for transferring data between XML documents and relational databases.

Articles by this author

Going Native, Part 3

Ronald Bourret, acknowledged XML database expert, concludes a three-part series that makes the case for native XML databases--this time focusing on schema evolution, web services, and hierarchical data.

Going Native, Part 2

Ronald Bourret, acknowledged XML database expert, continues a three-part series that makes the case for native XML databases--this time focusing on data integration and semistructured data management.

Going Native: Making the Case for XML Databases

Ronald Bourret, acknowledged XML database expert, begins a three-part series which makes the case for native XML databases.

Mapping DTDs to Databases

This in-depth article describes best practice for mapping XML documents to databases.

Namespace Myths Exploded

Published over a year ago, the "Namespaces in XML" recommendation may only be a small specification, but it's caused more than its fair share of confusion. Find out what the right-thinking developer should do about XML namespaces.