Additional resources

You can find many useful resources on the Internet that provide information about Adobe Connect, web services and XML, and other technologies that Adobe Connect uses.

Adobe Connect

Adobe Connect User Community
The Adobe Connect User Community at connectusers.com is the hub of the Adobe Connect community. This site has forums, tutorials, events, announcements, a partner showcase and much more.

Adobe Connect Help Support Center
The Adobe Connect Help and Support Center contains the Adobe Connect documentation and Support contact information.

XML and web services

The Web Services Primer
at the Xml.com website (xml.com) is a good introduction to web services.

The XML Tutorial
at the W3Schools website (w3schools.com) can help you get started with XML.

The XPath Tutorial
also at the W3Schools website (w3schools.com), describes XPath, which parses an XML document so that you can use it in an application.

The XSLT Tutorial,
a third tutorial at the W3Schools website (w3schools.com), teaches you XSL Transformations, which you use to convert XML data to other formats.

The XSL Transformations (XSLT) specification
at the W3C website (w3.org) is the official definition of XSLT, from the standards committee who created it.

Numeric Representation of Dates and Time,
at the International Organization for Standardization website (iso.org), provides information about how to use the ISO 8601 standard date and time format.

Date and Time Formats
at the W3C website (w3.org) is the official definition of the ISO 8601 date and time format.

Other technologies

Flash Player Developer Center
and Flash Media Server Developer Center, both available from the Adobe Developer Center , offer articles, samples, and insights to developing applications that use Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Flash Media Server.

SCORM Concepts,
at the Eduworks Corporation website (eduworks.com), is a tutorial about the Shareable Content Object Reference Model and describes Shareable Content Objects (SCOs) and Learning Management Systems (LMSs).

An LDAP Roadmap
at the Kings Mountain Systems website (www.kingsmountain.com), provides a useful overview of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). This site might provide good background material or links for developers integrating an LDAP directory with Adobe Connect.

Microsoft SQL Server
Adobe Connect uses a Microsoft SQL Server database, which your custom applications retrieve data from and write data to. You may find useful resources at the Microsoft SQL Server Developer Center (msdn.microsoft.com) including references, community, support, and other information.

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