(Uche Ogbuji) An important goal of XHTML is to provide developers a clean and easily parsed Web format, something anyone who has had to do any screen-scraping would appreciate. The problem is that the Web is still mostly populated by the scary legacy of HTML, much of it not even compliant to the mor
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MySQL issues security fix
(Dawn Kawamoto) MySQL has issued a security update to address flaws in its client-server protocol that could allow a malicious attacker to exploit buffer overflow vulnerabilities and gain access to sensitive information.
Integrating Microsoft ActiveX components with WebSphere
(Paul Holm) I’m all for platform independence, but the facts are the majority of WebSphere and iSeries shops are also running Windows-based desktops with Microsoft Office — Word, Excel, Outlook, etc. (R)
Choosing between XML and SQL in .NET Content Management Systems
(Petr Palas) This article compares various approaches to storing, editing, and displaying structured content on the web. It shows the advantages and disadvantages of using XML and relational SQL databases.
Creating custom Visual Studio 2005 code snippets
(Tony Patton) In last week’s column, we introduced Visual Studio 2005’s new code snippet features. The built-in snippets are great, but Visual Studio 2005 takes it a step further by allowing you to create your own for reuse in a project or projects. This week, we extend the concept by creating custo
Tour de SQL Part II: Administrative Features
(Eric Johnson) SQL Server 2005 is so packed with new features that it can be hard to keep track of it all. Like a tightly packed peloton of Tour de France riders, the new capabilities of SQL 2005 may appear as a blur. In last month’s installment, we introduced the various versions of SQL 2005 and di
Testing delays Oracle patches
(Robert McMillan) Some Oracle customers are being forced to wait for their monthly security patches. The company said that some difficulties with testing meant that some April updates would not be available until 15 May. Previously, the company had said that updates would be released on 1 May.
Introduction to the Atlas Controls
(Brian Mains) Atlas is a free framework to develop richer web applications using AJAX with ASP.NET. It provides a means to perform server-side callbacks using client-side scripting capabilities, update only a region of the page, and add additional UI capabilities such as dragging-and-dropping capabi
DB2 Leader Joins Ants In Database March
(David A. Utter) If the reports can be believed, former IBM DB2 leader Don Haderle may be advising the next challenger to Oracle, Microsoft, and even IBM.
Tips for tackling MySQL 5.0
Testing, testing, testing. IT pros have been checking out the new MySQL 5.0 open source database since its recent release its commercial parent, MySQL AB. Some of those IT pros put our resident MySQL expert, Mike Hillyer, to the test, too. In this tip, he answers users’ questions about the ins and o