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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014909/http://www.saxonica.com/" class="url">Web site</a></li> </ul> </div> <h3>Sessions</h3> <div class="en_session vevent"> <div class="session_time"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014909/http://2008.xtech.org/public/schedule/full#s2008-05-07-14:00">14:00</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014909/http://2008.xtech.org/public/schedule/grid?date=2008-05-07">Wednesday, 7 May 2008</a> </div> <div class="en_session_title summary"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014909/http://2008.xtech.org/public/schedule/detail/493" class="url uid" name="session493">Will XML Schema 1.1 solve the problem?</a> </div> <div class="en_session_roominfo"> <span class="en_session_topics"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014909/http://2008.xtech.org/public/schedule/topic/Data+and+databases">Data and databases</a> </span> <span class="en_session_room location">Goldsmiths 3</span> <span class="uf_timing"> <abbr class="dtstart dtstamp" title="20080507T1400"></abbr> <abbr class="dtend" title="20080507T1445"></abbr> </span> </div> <div class="en_session_speakers"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014909/http://2008.xtech.org/public/schedule/speaker/852">Michael Kay</a> (Saxonica Limited) </div> <div class="en_session_description description"> XML Schema is in an odd position: everyone is using it, but no-one really likes it. It's clearly fit for purpose, or people wouldn't be using it; but it attracts complaints both because of its immense complexity and because there are basic features that it doesn't provide. Version 1.1 in on the way: this talk surveys the new features and tries to assess whether they will solve the problem. <span class="en_read_more"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080405014909/http://2008.xtech.org/public/schedule/detail/493">Read more.</a> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="en_footerwrap"> <div id="en_footer">Copyright © 2001-2008 IDEAlliance Inc. All rights reserved. <a href="/web/20080405014909/http://2008.xtech.org/public/content/credits">Web site credits</a>.</div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>