(Bob Watson) Electronic documents have changed the way people publish and exchange information. But while convenient, the process isn’t flawless. With current software, documents often appear one way when viewed on the screen and another when printed. To make matters worse, many documents depend
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Stored procedure: Keep track of SQL Agent jobs
(Brian Walker) This tip continues the system stored procedure series with a routine to list information about selected SQL Agent jobs. (R)
SQL Server 2005 Editions and Integration Services
(Darren Green) The SQL Server 2005 product family has now been released, so with four editions available, what does this mean for SQL Server Integration Services? Starting from the bottom we have the free edition known as Express, and the entry level Workgroup edition, and neither include the full I
Introduction to DB2 Content Manager V8.3 Portlets V3.1
(Raymond Wong and Jane Kohn) IBM DB2 Content Manager V8.3 Portlets V3.1 provides numerous new features and significant enhancements over previous releases of DB2 Content Manager V8.2 Portlet. It has also been extended to utilize the services provided by the DB2 Content Manager V8.3 server to support
Tip: xsd:any: A cautionary tale
(Russell Butek) xsd:any is a popular feature for people designing XML schema. But it’s often more trouble than it’s worth. Explore some of the shortcomings of xsd:any, both in XML itself and in the JAX-RPC Java language binding, so that, even if you decide to use xsd:any, you will be more prepared t
Publishing IMS and DB2 Data using WebSphere Information Integrator: Configuration and Monitoring Guide
(Nagraj Alur, Neale Armstrong, Tadakatsu Azuma, Christian Daser and Manuel Mueller) This IBM Redbook provides an overview of IBM’s event publishing solution delivered via its WebSphere Information Integrator Classic Event Publisher and WebSphere Information Integrator Event Publisher products, and d
Content in the Age of XML
(Bruce Silver) Not so long ago, information could be neatly separated into data and content. Data was “structured” and stored in relational databases, OLTP and other hierarchical systems. Content was “unstructured” and consisted of, well, everything else. Data was what made the company go, so databa
Troubleshooting Oracle Publishers
This topic lists a number of issues that might arise when configuring and using an Oracle Publisher.
Use Oracle With ADO.NET
(Bob Beauchemin) Many Oracle customers use Microsoft operating systems and data APIs, and a substantial number of Microsoft customers use Oracle databases. If your organization belongs to either group, you’ve undoubtedly encountered a plethora of potentially confusing software choices among APIs, da
Comparing IDS 10.0 and Oracle 10g
(Jacques Roy) How do we select a database that will give us a business advantage over our competitors, a database that provides the best possible return on investment? This paper focuses on the technical characteristics that make a good OLTP database system and why IBM-Informix Dynamic Server ve