XML Dynamic News is a complete J2EE 1.3 based application to demonstrate the power of Java and Oracle XML DB features in a real life scenario. The application implements an online News Portal. All news feeds are stored and managed persistently in Oracle XML DB and various other news portals can customize this application to provide static or dynamic news services to the end users. The end users can personalize their news pages by setting their preferences. Apart from Oracle XML DB features, the application demonstrates the use of Model View Controller architecture and various J2EE design patterns. Posted on 12-May-2003