(Paul Tuohy) Once upon a time, life was simple when it came to determining dependencies in a database: You simply ran a Display Database Relationships ( DSPDBR) command to see all of the logical files that were built over a physical file. Of course, you had to run the DSPDBR command for all the
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Smaller businesses take another look at open source apps
(Jack Loftus) A surge in IT spending among small and medium-sized businesses is raising hopes among freeware advocates that a flurry of new open source products will spur the corporate use of Linux. (R)
MySQL V5 – Ready for Prime Time Business Intelligence
(Seth Grimes) Business intelligence (BI) creates competitive advantage for organizations of all sizes and in all industries. It is an important business tool, a means of exploiting data previously locked in operational databases. (pdf)
VB.NET or C#: choose your weapon
(Tony Patton) The debate over which language to use—VB.NET or C#—has been going strong since .NET was first introduced. While you may use other languages, these two are by far the most popular. Each language uses the same .NET code base, so each is equally powerful for application development. Perso
Microsoft’s Lineup of SQL Server Related Webcasts for June 2006
Twenty-three new webcasts are scheduled for June, covering such topics as Integration Lab, Reporting Services, Getting Started with Data Mining and more.
Oracle unveils new version of open source BerkeleyDB
(Mark Brunelli) Oracle has announced the general availability of the open source Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition Release 3.0. (R)
Converting a List of Data to XML using Microsoft Excel 2003
(Mike Ellison) Microsoft Excel 2003 supports XML in a variety of ways. One application of this XML functionality is the ability to export a list of data to an XML format. This is particularly useful when working with data originally in comma-separated value files (.csv files) or fixed-width data fil
IBM To Ship Tivoli Change/Configuration Management Software
(Dan Neel) IBM said it plans to ship its much-anticipated Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB) software on June 30.
Building Express Forms
(Raj Mattamal) When developers talk about customizing Oracle Application Express applications, they usually mean server-side rather than client-side customizations—for example, directing users to a specific page based on a value submitted from a form. Oracle Application Express (formerly Oracle HTML
Birds of a Feather
(Vincent McBurney) The next release of IBM’s WebSphere Information Server (code-named Hawk) unites the products formerly known as Ascential into a unified offering with a common metadata store.