Altova® MapForce® auto-generates standards-conformant XQuery code for mapping one XML Schema to another XML Schema. A visual data integration tool, MapForce® allows you to define data mappings graphically and then generate XQuery code to implement the data transformation. The ability to generate XQuery code allows you work with XQuery in a native implementation with MapForce® acting as a visual XQuery builder, and the XQuery code produced by MapForce® can be executed in an XML-capable database.

Altova® XMLSpy® 2007 includes native, schema-aware support for XQuery 1.0, including creating, editing, debugging, profiling and executing XQuery files. XQuery is an important new language for extracting information from XML documents and databases. Built largely on the robust XPath 2.0 specification, XQuery is predicted to be for XML what SQL is to the relational database. Altova XMLSpy® 2007 provides powerful support for XQuery and XPath 2.0 and includes an XQuery debugger and an XQuery profiler. Support for both standards has been updated to comply with the respective standards released by the W3C on January 23, 2007.

An introduction to XQuery, and a growing list of resources. The category is cross-referenced with others in the RDMS world, and you can stay up to date by subscribing to the RSS feed.

This XQuery tutorial explains how to use Stylus Studio XQuery tools to you to construct XQuery expressions and run them.

An overview of the Stylus Studio XQuery Profiler that enables developers to benchmark any XQuery expression, locate performance bottlenecks and eliminate them for maximum XQuery performance.

An overview of Stylus Studio XQuery-based XML mapping tools, including support for multiple data sources (flat files, relational databases, XML files, XML schemas, DTD's, EDI, and live web services), XQuery functions, XQuery operators, etc.

An overview of the Stylus Studio XQuery editor, including XQuery syntax help, configuring XQuery processors (Saxon, DataDirect, Marklogic, etc), previewing XQuery output files, etc.

Learn the basics of the XML query language with this tutorial by XML expert Jonathan Robie. Jonathan is XML Program Manager at DataDirect Technologies, an editor of several of the XQuery specifications, and a well-known speaker at XML conferences. The tutorial presents the XQuery language in detail using a series of queries that illustrate both the mechanics of the language and the rationale for the features of XQuery. It is excerpted from the recent book that Jonathan collaborated on called "XQuery from the Experts - A Guide to the W3C XML Query Language." Free printable PDF download!

The W3C's XSLT 2.0 and XQuery 1.0 Serialization specification - This document describes how XSLT 2, XQuery and other related XML standards convert an instance of the XML DataModel into a sequence of octets.

Covers executing and debugging XQuery expressions in Stylus Studio using Saxon, the popular Java XQuery processor.

An XQuery mailing list for practical discussion about XQuery: a place to work together to learn a new language, talk about problem solutions, discuss engines and implementations, chat about the latest announcements, and so on.

The Stylus Studio XQuery Innovator Awards offers enterprise software developers, systems integrators, and IT consultants engaged in building cutting edge solutions based on new cutting-edge XQuery technologies the opportunity to have their work publicly showcased and gain valuable recognition as pioneers in the XQuery industry from the XML developer community.

The 2005 XQuery Industry Study is a survey of 550 XML developers which asks them if they are using XQuery, and if so, why? Topics covered includes: Who is using XQuery (developer demographics), what industries are using XQuery, what kinds of applications are being built using XQuery, etc.

What is XQuery? Why should I use XQuery? Where can I use XQuery? The XQuery FAQ is list of Frequently-Asked Questions about the World Wide Web Consortium's XML Query Language (XQuery). It is intended as a beginner's guide for users, developers, managers, or any interested reader getting started with XQuery technologies. Got an XQuery question? add it to the XQuery FAQ today!

Various XQuery use-cases from different industries, including aerospace and healtchare, which illustrate how developers are using XQuery technologies to simplify middleware applications, including Web services, Service Oriented Architectures (SOA)and other XML data integration projects.

DataDirect Technologies, provider of components for connecting software to data, today announced its top 10 XML and XQuery predictions for 2005. The coming year will bring many new developments to XQuery, the highly anticipated language for querying and creating XML documents, that will ultimately lead to a complete overhaul in the way software applications are built.

The XML Query Working Group and the XSL Working Group have released five updated Working Drafts.

DataDirect Technologies, the leading provider of components for connecting software to data, today announced the development of DataDirect XQuery(TM), an embeddable, standards-based software product that enables Java(TM) developers to access both relational and XML data sources using a single query. Built to accommodate XQuery, the new language for querying and creating XML documents, DataDirect XQuery will join DataDirect Technologies' comprehensive offering of data connectivity components to simplify application development, allow portability across databases and ease application deployment.

I posted the T-SQL XQuery demo. I will add the .Net Framework Xquery demo later. Also, Kent has written up a synopsis of the presentation. This time, I have no further comments :-). Thanks to all who showed up for the last presentation on a Friday afternoon. And congrats to the two winners of the XQuery books. There were lots of questions and though competition.