(Wyatt Barnett) One of the neatest new features of .NET 2.0 is the concept of Generics. And one of the most common uses of this feature is in the new GenericCollections. Anyone who spent quality time extending CollectionBase and DictionaryBase in 1.1 (or just cheating using CodeSmith’s collection ge
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Oracle, Open Text Team on Next-Gen Content Management
Oracle and Open Text will offer content management solutions on the Oracle Content Database infrastructure software.
DataDirect XQuery 2.0 Addresses XML, Web Services
DataDirect Technologies has released version 2.0 of DataDirect XQuery, the industry’s first embeddable, database-independent component for processing and aggregating XML, relational and legacy data formats such as EDI and CSV. DataDirect XQuery v. 2.0 is an enterprise-grade XQuery engine that suppor
IBM intros quick-start content integration tools
Entry-level, lower-cost versions of IBM’s enterprise search and content integration software are now available to help customers make valuable information more accessible throughout the enterprise.
Web Services and the Microsoft Platform
(Payam Shodjai) This whitepaper provides a high-level overview of Microsoft support for Web services across its product offerings. Microsoft interoperability efforts and involvement in the Web services standardization process are also discussed.
An Introduction to the ASP.NET 2.0 Wizard Control
(John Peterson) Those of us who use Windows all know what wizards are, and whether you love them or hate them, they’ve become a fixture in the modern computing landscape. For those of you who don’t already know, according to Wikipedia, “A wizard is an interactive computer program which acts as an in
PostgreSQL Summit: Day 1
(Dru Lavigne) I’m in Toronto, Canada for the 10th anniversary of the PostgreSQL project. There are 131 attendees from 16 countries, many from the USA, Canada and Europe and some from as far away as Japan, China, Australia, Russia, and Turkey. PostgreSQL core is here: Bruce Momjian, Josh Berkus, Dave
System Views and Functions in SQL Server 2005
(Steve) I tried to explore some basic TSQL functions and VIEWS in SQL Server 2005. I believe this would be useful when we write DDL-DML Statements.
Information Integration – New capabilities in data warehousing for the on demand business
Learn about fundamental assumptions behind data warehousing and how they have led to today’s implementations. Current, real-life experiences of data warehousing show how business needs are changing and how implementation approaches are evolving in response to those changes. Get an updated view of th
Bringing Ruby to the Enterprise
(Brad Banister) The Ruby language is generating a great deal of buzz in the software community these days. Developers are becoming interested in Ruby for a various reasons such as its promise of increased productivity, the power of the language itself, or simply its ease of use. At the same time, ma