ABOUT THE SPEAKER As XQuery technology evangelist for DataDirect Technologies and its parent company Progress Software Corporation, Jonathan Bruce is focused on advancing the XQuery and XQJ standards and driving the adoption of DataDirect’s new XML query technologies. A technical and specification architect with significant experience in leading industry standards such as Java, J2EE, and SQL, Bruce led four Java specification request efforts that have contributed to the J2SE and J2EE platforms. Jonathan is coauthor of the book JDBC API Tutorial and Reference, Third Edition, holds a number of patents, and frequently speaks at industry conferences. SESSION DESCRIPTION Most businesses store and query data with relational databases but need to use Extensible Markup Language (XML) to exchange and display data on the Web and with vendors and partners. As a result, programmers need to deal with both relational and XML data, often at the same time. Emerging standards such as XQuery, XQJ, and SQL/XML, promise to revolutionize data exchange and the ways applications are developed, deployed, and utilized. Learn the key facts about these standards, including what they mean, when they will be available, and what you, the developer, can do to prepare.